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.
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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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…
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
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.
Free Public Guided Tour of Price Sculpture Forest April 29 2o23
Free public guided tour of Price Sculpture Forest.
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PNWS material and intangible
There’s a transformation that happens within us as we transform raw materials into something meaningful. Sculpting can open an experience of discovery and wonder
Coming to the Southeast Portland’s Goat Blocks in early summer
Hopscotch, an interactive art installation, is set to take up a 23,000-square-foot space in Southeast Portland’s Goat Blocks. San Antonio, Texas, is the…
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Raku on the beach
We glazed and Raku fired over 70 marine figures last weekend at Longview, WA. My neighbor decided to celebrate his birthday by making Ocean…
Weekend beach Raku event
For those hearty souls looking for adventure, my neighbor Nathan and I are doing a weekend Raku firing out on Longbeach this coming weekend, March 4 & 5th.
Retrospective…Claudia Star Carter
A retrospective of Claudia’s sculpture can be seen through the month of February, (Black History Month)
Mask Making with Russ Ford
I will begin with the fact that the last time I worked with clay was in grade school so it was with…
Alisa Looney Exhibits in ALCHEMY 6 – International Enameling Biennial
Two works by Alisa Looney are currently exhibiting in ALCHEMY 6, the 18th Biennial – International Juried Enamel Exhibition in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.…
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Two Online Enameling Courses offered by Alisa Looney
Alisa Looney is offering two consecutive online enamel on steel workshops through Pocosin Arts this Fall. Take either as a stand-alone course,…
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Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening at Price Sculpture Forest
You are invited to a Sculpture Forest first: an immersive professional dance performance interacting with sculptures along our Forest trails. We are honored that famed choreographer Eva Stone selected the Sculpture Forest to create “Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening” and present it for the public with a professional dance troupe.
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Oregon Potters Association show visit
There were many of the traditional items one would expect at a ceramic show and much more. I managed to take over 100 pictures some of which I will share below.
Augmented Reality Exhibition Opportunity for Your Real-World Physical Sculpture in Public Sculpture Park
Call for Artists to new Augmented Reality exhibition of real-world physical sculptures at Price Sculpture Forest in Coupeville on Whidbey Island
Claudia Star Carter
Our newly found friend and fellow sculptor, Claudia Carter passed last week. She was a self taught artist who found her passion…
Golden Connections
Dave Frei and Jennifer Corio recently installed their latest public artwork, Golden Connections, in Ashland, Oregon. The theme of the project was to highlight the significance the railroad made to the transformation of Ashland
Kilnloading
My kiln is being loaded with some of Andy Kennedy’s recent work. We are both interested in exploring the use of local…
Raku Saturday
We will be hosting a Raku firing event at my studio this coming Saturday March 26. This is the culmination of our…
Expressions West at Coos Art Museum.
Is anyone planning to drive to Coos Bay to deliver their sculptures for the Expressions West show? One of my submissions was…
Material for the February Meeting
The materials presented by Kohel M Haver have been added to the Copyright the Law and the Creative Professional event post and…
NFTs
Bob Deasy will be chatting with Dan Fine about the world of crypto, blockchain and how that makes NFTs (non-fungible tokens) possible. We will be exploring the functions of NFTs, and how it will change the future.
WEDNESDAY MAY 25 at 7:00pm
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Mylin and Ford
David Mylin and I are sharing the gallery floor at The Cave Gallery artatthecave.com through the month of March. Opening is on…
Resiliency and Adaptability: A Conversation with Sam Cobb
https://youtu.be/9MLhEgj3D3o Our March 23rd zoom meeting was a conversation with multidisciplinary sculptor Sam Cobb who works in the commercial and entertainment fabrication…
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Board Training
RACC MLB Grant Submitted for Funding by Alisa Looney, DEI Committee Chair PNWS recently applied for a Make/LEARN/Build Grant from RACC, to…
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Copyright, the Law and the Creative Professional: A Basic Primer
Kohel Haver, Arts and Entertainment Law, Attorney and Provocateur In my experience as an attorney specializing in working with creative professionals, there…
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Invitation to Mylan/Ford Exhibit at the Cave
My friend and fellow sculptor David Mylan and I will be exhibiting our recent work at Art at the Cave gallery in…
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City of Auburn Washington Call to Artisits
Press Release: City of Auburn: CALL TO ARTISTS!2022-23 Downtown Sculpture GalleryContact: Mary Ellen Bowers, Arts & Events Assistant arts@auburnwa.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…
Fundraiser for Claudia Carter
I am reaching out to PNWS members to participate in a fundraiser to support our good friend Claudia Carter in her time…
Voices on Community Through Time and Space
The International Sculpture Center (ISC) is presenting, Voices on Community Through Time and Space, a series of monthly, virtual encounters with sculpture…
Queen Nefertari’s Egypt at The Portland Art Museum
Oct 16, 2021 – Jan 16, 2022 Nefertari’s tomb had been raided. The “good” stuff was gone. The sarcophagus lid was smashed…
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Making Aliens
So, you feel a need to make creatures. Hopefully the following will assist you in pursuing this ambition. Then again you may…
Art Saves Lives
Culture could save the Planet
I have posted here previously about broadening Culture, the challenge of racism and the concept of “de-colonization”…
Recognizing International Sculpture Day 2021
by Andy Kennedy In the tradition of York and Sacajawea, PNWS 2021 International Sculpture Day (IS Day) was a pioneering experience. A…
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Cartoon Sculpture: A Publishing Quandary
The goal of any cartoonist is to get published. When that happens the publisher will reproduce the drawing and distribute it. Ink…
McAlister Merchant – Cast Glass Sculpture
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, USA McAlister took his first art classes at the age of 8 at the Art Institute of Chicago. Several …
Space is the Place
Reflections on Meditation and Sculpture Process Recently, my meditation practice expanded into my clay studio. There was a spontaneous notion to stop…
Art Play Day at Murphy Sculpture Studio
I’ve wanted to do this since Carole first asked me to announce it. I finally made the third iteration and was not…
Ben Sams – A Nearly Forgotten Genius in Modern Ceramic Sculpture
Reprint of Zig Lambo’s article from the Art and Museum magazine spring 2019
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Pacific Northwest Area Sculptors Explore Space at Sculpture Gallery
This month, our Making Space sculpture gallery show displayed the talent and commitment of both Pacific Northwest Sculptors and Northwest Stone Sculptors…
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Art Inspiration – My Oracle…The Ocean
My sculpture medium is paper clay. It has a high water content and I have found that I can slam a slab of it against a “rock” that I set up in my studio and the effect is very like what I observe at the beach.
How drawing influences sculpture
Sculpture takes a great deal of time to create. How do you think through a sculpture? Not just the mechanical/technical process, but…
Elements of art: Thoughts about Lines
Just there on the office floor are 3 good sized boxes of comics. They are there because a friend of my nephew’s…
Portland’s top art event – Art in the Pearl 2018
The Art in the Pearl was a success for the 15th year of demonstrating artists from the Pacific Northwest Sculptors!
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Frogwood Collaborations: Sculptors share techniques and perspectives
6 days and 6 nights filled with making art with 38 other artists… what could be better? We usually were at work…
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Sculptors Near Me – How Collaboration makes us all better sculptors
Perhaps the most valuable feature of a group as diverse as ours is that we’re such a diverse group. Every meeting I’ve…
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Questions on Art, Commerce, and Eternity
I didn’t expect much of this condo estate sale. A friend wanted some advice about sculpture included in the estate. Expecting some…
Giacometti – Charioteers Rolling in the Money
A hundred and one million dollars is a lot of money but that’s what hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen paid in…
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Common Sculpture Tools – Orange Plastic Bowl
Pacific Northwest Sculptors member Andy Kennedy’s thoughts on unique materials and tools in installation art.
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The Belly – An interactive art installation of art in public places
Installation Art by Amber Metz at Art at the Cave Gallery during a Pacific Northwest Sculptors show for International Sculpture Day 2018
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The Cave in Vancouver, Washington hosts show by Top Sculptors from Oregon and Washington
The International Sculpture Center, (the publishers of Sculpture Magazine), some 4 years ago suggested that there be an International Sculpture Day. Not…
To Tomorrow and Back – A public art installation in Shanghai
A public art installation in Shanghai I’ve done the trip into tomorrow 4 times now. And by the trip into tomorrow, I…
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Andy Kennedy Hosts Sculptors Group
About twenty Pacific Northwest Sculptors group members and guests gathered at the home of fellow sculptor Andy Kennedy and his partner Stephanie…
Myles de Bastion Sculpts with Light – Interactive Art Installations
About 25 PNWS members and guests gathered at the southeast Portland studio of PNWS member and board director Shelly Durica-Laiche on June…
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Dave Gonzo Draws Sculptors Curious About Torch Welding Sculpture
PNWS members gathered at the studio of Dave Gonzo for a hands-on experience with torch welding sculpture. The Saturday event was the…
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