PNWS Members are encourage to share news of their work, upcoming shows, thoughts on techniques or reviews of work they’ve seen. The following is a listing of these member posts. We recommend you visit this page regularly to keep abreast of our members.
Gathering of the Guilds Gallery Application Open!
Apply now to the Pacific Northwest Sculptors Gathering of the Guilds Gallery Application link: https://forms.gle/TXHivKgvTK7T2im26 The Gathering of the Guilds is right…
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In Suspense
Time to hold off judgement, and be watchful, the PNWS Board taking December off.
Robert McWilliams Jan 18th 6pm Potluck & Studio tour
Join the PNWS January 18th, 6pm potluck at Robert McWilliams
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Donate to PNWS non-profit
PNWS is a 501 C3 non-profit. So any donations are tax deductible.
Holiday Season is busy for Artists
Learn about one member’s busy holiday sales season, and mark your calendars for our annual Camp Out and Field Trip coming in Spring.
Visiting the Mt. Hood Community College sculpture department: A seedbank for students.
November’s member meeting with host Nathan Orosco.
Skeleton Crew
There are several ways to get involved as a PNWS Volunteer
PNWS Beyond Politics
PNWS President and Vice President attempt a coherent response to political change.
November Meeting at MHCC
Since partnering on raku firing with Mount Hood Community College at the Troutdale Arts Festival, PNWS has been invited to engage with…
Conditioning Space
Signing on as a Member of Pacific Northwest Sculptors, you become a collaborator in an ongoing construction project. We’re building and…
October meeting in Washougal
October member meeting to held at David Eddy’s studio in Washougal on October 26th.
Reserve Your Gathering of the Guilds Booth NOW
Booth space now available for reservation at Gathering of the Guilds 2025 in Portland!
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Studio tour September 25 @6pm Greg Wilbur
The September PNWS potluck/Studio tour is Sept. 25th, 6pm at Greg Wilbur’s house
PNWS Ease and Synergy
Pacific Northwest Sculptors has a diverse Membership, using a variety of mediums, and a Board of Directors facilitating various platforms for…
Great Video on Carving an Ice Sculpture
Incredible video of an ice sculpture carving.
Oct 5th Swap Meet at Carole Murphy’s
Swap Meet October 5th @2pm.
Bring stuff, take stuff, and meet sculptors
Raku in the Pearl
A huge shootout to PNWS members participating in the demo booth and Raku area of Art in the Pearl!
PNWS Calendar
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Art in the Pearl
Labor Day weekend in Downtown Portland is the setting for the “Crown Jewel” of the summer art festivals. PNWS is a part of it all.
2025 SPRING CAMPING TRIP – PRICE SCULPTURE FOREST
Join PNWS May 30-June 1, for our 2025 Spring Camping Trip and tour of Price Sculpture Forest on Whidbey Island!
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Art in the Pearl 2024
Art in the Pearl is Portland’s premier art and craft festival located in the North Park blocks over the Labor Day weekend
PNWS and Politics
PNWS strives to be non-political, but we stand against intolerance
PNWS at Vancouver Art and Music Festival
PNWS “Jumps the River” to be a part of the Vancouver Art and Music Festival. Our demo booth attracted a steady stream of folks to witness what goes on behind the veil of a sculptor’s creativity.
Call for Entry. New Library Opening in Woodland, WA
New Public Library Grand Opening – looking for local artist to display art.
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Opening of Augmented Reality Sculpture Exhibition #2
Augmented Reality Sculpture Exhibition #2 has launched at Price Sculpture Forest
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WANDER/WONDER: a sculptured dance happening 2024
WANDER/WONDER: a sculptured dance happening 2024 at Price Sculpture Forest on August 24
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ALCHEMY 7 – The Enamelist Society 2024 Biennial International Juried Exhibition
Alisa Looney will be exhibiting two enamel works in The Enamelist Society 2024 Biennial International Juried Exhibition “Alchemy 7”. This exhibition is intended to highlight the best in contemporary enamels, showcasing the work of enamelists that demonstrate aesthetic and technical expertise.
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TECHNIQUE TUESDAYS IN AUGUST
Teri Fahrendorf will host “Technique Tuesdays” in August in her backyard. She will screen ceramics-focused technique videos from Domestika and Ceramic Arts Network, beginning at 6:30 PM. Eat first or bring your brownbag dinner, plus your beverage, snacks & a chair. You must RSVP to be included.
Bulls Eye Glass tour and sculpting at Manifestation
Bulls Eye Glass tour and sculpting activity at Manifestation July 18th, starting at 3pm RSVP!
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View of the Whole
A view of the Whole PNWS program, places where we find art and community
Vancouver Art and Music Festival
A call to PNWS members to sign up for a demo slot at he upcoming Vancouver Art and Music Festival on August 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
August 17th, 3pm Teri Fahrendorf studio tour Potluck with ICE CARVING DEMO.
Teri Fahrendorf Studio Tour – August 17th, 3pm with ICE CARVING DEMO
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Dream Boy
Dream Boy, a life-sized 10 year old boy made of clay.
Gathering of the Guilds – a Premier Opportunity
PNWS has been invited to join the 2025 Gathering of the Guilds. Now to figure out what that will look like!
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Free ($20. Materials fee) maskmaking workshop
Join in on the fun! Come, make a mask, and watch as it is fired raku style at the festival.
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Voyage into sculpture
PNWS is like a ship navigating fog;
clarity opens up with engagement.
Troutdale Art Festival-Reflections
Post Troutdale reflections: good crowds, good member volunteer contributions fun had by all.
Free Guided Tour of Price Sculpture Forest
Free Guided Tour of Price Sculpture Forest in collaboration with Sno-Isle Libraries
Event Collaboration Tool
A new events management and collaboration tool has arrived for the PNW Sculptors! The ultimate goal of the new tool is to make events a collaboration with all the participants contributing to the event management.
Sign-up for Troutdale Art Festival
PNWS members who want to volunteer to assist with the first of three Raku firing opportunities this summer can access the sign-up…
Cloud Sculpting
Pacific Northwest Sculptors is inviting participants for Summer activities
Art at the Cave…A wrap
Great show…Art at the Cave
ended with much appreciation all around
Summer Events and Opportunities
PNWS Summer Event Opportunities
June 8th&9th Troutdale Art Festival
August 3rd and 4th Vancouver Art &Music Festival
August 31st, Sept. 1st Art in the Pearl
New Fruit Sculpture
My newest fruit sculpture was displayed at the First Friday art opening party at Art at the Cave for the Shapes the…
April: IS Day, Art at the Cave and more
April 27th this year is International Sculpture Day, and PNWS members will be getting the celebration going a week early as we…
Jone of Ark
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See Creatures May Show
See Creatures May Invitation show
Something Trapped Inside
My latest mixed media sculpture. The metal ball has the feel of something both mysteriously ancient and paradoxically modern and industrial. The cool darkness of the carved walnut base has a calming essence. There is indeed something trapped inside. Is it a lost soul? Gold dust? Fine Scotch whiskey? Only the artist knows, and he ain’t telling.
To your Health
Sometimes the place of unknowing pounces. I know now to wait and watch. Senses and association tickle then flow and puzzle pieces…
Social Media Tools for PNWSculptor Members
Social Media Tools for PNWSculptors Members. Use our IG and FB pages to increase social media exposure to your event/show. Connect with other members on our in-house FB page.
In Search of a Kiln
Inveterate Craigslist searcher sets off on adventure – but not without some qualms.
Donations are welcome
Members of the Pacific Northwest Sculptors, are a radically inclusive, peer group, freely sharing knowledge, while making art. The diversity of…
PNWS Blind Vision
Artmaking can be like going forward into darkness, not seeing, but knowing something is there. As a leader for Pacific Northwest Sculptors,…
Another Great Year of Sculpture Conversations!
Hey fellow members!
Tis the season to celebrate another great year of Sculpture Conversations!
I would like to thank each of you who have attended and contributed your energy, art and ideas to these gatherings.Some of you attend each month, some come sporadically, and we are grateful to each of you.
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A visit with David Martin
When I was the previous membership chair I made an error in David Martin’s contact information and corresponded with him to fix…
Many Upcoming Events!
Exciting Upcoming Events for PNWS! Nov 29th meeting at Marty Eichinger’s studio, 2516 SE Division St. Portland, 4:30 Board meeting, 6pm Potluck…
Clark County Open Studios, Nov. 4/5, 10am-5pm
Clark County Open Studios Tour is a free self-guided tour as local artists open their studios to the public and share how, why,…
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Exciting Opportunities for Local Artists!
Exciting opportunities for local artists! Proposals for public art are being sought as part of the Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 1 development…
Sunrise With Copper Moon
New work in wood, steel and copper fully exposes our role in the universe.
Wear a mask!
I have been exploring masks for several years. Since our visit to Curry Design, I have started working with very crude kinetics.…
October 25th Studio Tour/Potluck
Our meetup this month will be at Andy’s studio. The address is: 310 NE 106th Ave. Portland. We will be meeting on…
Balancing Community and the Wild
We spend time in our own worlds, in our minds, in our studios, in that unique relationship between our hands and the…
October 25th 6pm PNWS Member meeting/potluck
Andy Kennedy Studio potluck and art talk, October 25th, 6pm 310 NE 106th Ave. Portland For more info contact Andy… playpurpose@yahoo.com This…
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2024 PNWS Group Sculpture Show at the ‘Art at the Cave Gallery’
PNWS is pleased to be invited to present a group sculpture show at the Art of the Cave Gallery in downtown Vancouver,…
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Functional / decorative wall panels
Carved wooden triptych covers butt-ugly dining room feature. My apologies if I insulted butts.
Verdancy Project: PNWS September 27th meeting
The PNWS September 27th Member meeting will be at the Verdancy Project Troutdale, OR. (address and directions will be in a forthcoming…
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PNWS Engagement is the real Currency
I will be hosting a PNWS Board meeting on Sunday September 24th at 2pm. 310 NE 106th Ave. Portland. It’s a…
September 24th meeting starting early 6PM
Plan to attend our September meeting at The Verdancy Project. Our host has requested that their address not be posted. RSVP via…
Freelance Finance for Creatives: Empowerment thru Education
RACC is pleased to host a two-hour workshop this fall on the ins and outs of managing your finances as a freelance creative.
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Art in the Pearl – 2023
PNWS demo booth at this year’s Art in the Pearl event included Raku firing of members’ sculptures.
Mask making with Russ Ford on August 23rd 2023
Check out this video of people working on making their masks for the Raku event at Art In the Pearl Mask Making…
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PNWS and OSA Host Sculpture Show
August marks the first joint show hosted by PNWS and OSA. The exhibit is open through August 26 at the OSA Gallery,…
Sign up for Mask Making and Raku Firing at Art in the Pearl
A great Pacific Northwest Sculpture volunteer activity is coming up in late August and early September.
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The PNWS Newport Group Show ‘Into the Depths’ Has Come Full Circle
The PNWS 2023 group show at Runyan Gallery in the Newport Visual Arts Center (NVAC) “Into the Depths” officially closed July 29th. …
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A Sculptors Peer group
Pacific Northwest Sculptors started informally, when several Portland area artists saw the inherent value of sharing resources. People got together and…
Welcome to New Members of Pacific Northwest Sculptors.
The PNWS Membership Committee is starting a article to introduce new members. Our intention is produce a posting of members who have…
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The Creative Potential of Patience
Final sketch before building sculpture Work in progress. Gesture changed from attached at shoulder to connected at hips.Dilemma about how to treat…
PNWS Request for Volunteers
Pacific Northwest Sculptors Board has revived the Education Committee on the Board, lead by artist and teacher, Toni Parque. Education is…
Art in the Pearl 2023
PNWS members have had an active role in Art in the Pearl, (Named one of the top 10 Arts and Crafts Festivals…
Raku on the Coast
The Newport Arts Center was host to their first Raku workshop on June 10th. The workshop was arranged to coincide with the…
The PNWS 2023 Group Show in Newport, OR is a Resounding Success!
54 exciting and beautiful sculptures created by 31 PNWS members are now showing at the Runyan Gallery in the Newport Visual Arts…
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PNWS at The Troutdale Arts Festival
This year the annual Troutdale Arts Festivalhttps://troutdaleartsfestival.org/ occurred on the weekend of the opening of the PNWS show in Newport, and…
PNWS Wisdom of the Coast
Our group was founded in Portland, but we are right at home on the Oregon coast. Pacific Northwest Sculptors has…
WANDER/WONDER: a sculptured dance happening at Price Sculpture Forest on August 19 2023
The big WANDER/WONDER professional dance event will be making an encore this August 19 1-3pm at the Sculpture Forest! Famed choreographer Eva Stone is bringing 11 national caliber dancers into the Forest with all new choreographed performances that enhance and re-interpret selected sculptures. Visitors can stroll from any performance to any other performance throughout the event, which will consist of short dances at each sculpture repeated frequently so visitors can wander through on their own schedule and at their own paces. All donation proceeds will be split between Gifts From The Heart Food Bank and the Sculpture Forest.
New PNWS member Philip Robertson exhibits sculptural statements at PDX
Philip Robertson is a new PNWS member who moved from New York recently and is in the process of reestablishing his sculptural…
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IS Day PDX 2023 was a Magical Evening!
Oh what a fun group! International Sculpture Day is a blast every year, and this year may have been the most fun…
New Work!
Making this “Wise One” has been a deepening experience. Getting up close to really see the details of this Great Horned Owl and…
Upcoming Online Workshop in May!
Upcoming Online Workshop in May! Presented by Silvera Jewelry School Explore new Ground – Enameling on Steel Forms with Alisa Looney Four…
PNWS the personal and the digital
We will always be more than what we think we are. More than what we can measure, define, value or digitize. Even…
The benefits of Collabs
Phil’s new adventures in large-format wood carving
Joseph R. Conrad Passes
Joseph R. Conrad was born July 27, 1941, in Cold Spring, MN to Walter and Martha (Kloeppner) Conrad. He passed away March 7th surrounded by family.
There will be a celebration of life this summer in his sculpture garden. If you are interested in attending, please call Debi @ Conrad Stonecutter – 503-235-3644 or send us your email at info@conradstonecutter.com.
Member meeting studio tour for April 30th
Julian Voss-Andreae is hosting a PNWS studio tour/potluck at his Sellwood shop 7pm on April 30th. Please, do plan to attend the address…
The Hookup and Swap Shop
It’s the place to find what you need and what you want!!!
It’s the place to connect and collaborate. Let’s do this!
Plan for International Sculpture Day 2023
I.S. Day 2023, Pacific Northwest Sculptors has rented a classroom within a wild assortment of cheap art supplies. Hot glue guns, scissors,…
Newport Maskmaking Workshop
I will be teaching another Spirit Animal Maskmaking workshop at the Newport Art Center on June 3rd (the day after the sculpture…
The Artwonk podcasts
The Artwonk podcasts, by New Zealand artist Neville Parker.
PNWS Solution and Challenge
While PNWS online meetings are continuing to develop, our in person meetings are taking strides forward.
April 29th International Sculpture Day 2023
Celebrating IS Day April 29th, 2023, You are invited to join other PNWS Members crafting Wearable Art at SCRAP (1736 SW Alder street, Portland). We’ll be bringing our creations out to several locations in downtown after using the classroom/workspace at SCRAP, between 4;30 and 6;30pm. You are encouraged to bring a plan or work in progress to complete during our time at SCRAP. There will be plenty of cheap and quirky art materials available. RSVP Bob Deasy or Andy Kennedy
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CollaborationNZ 2023 – Art in Paradise
A dynamic, page-turner, blow-by-blow account the the CollaborationNZ 2023 gathering.
Maskmaking Workshops
Join us for a fun, sculptural, communal, transformational experience.