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Resources – Archived

Sculpture Resources

Our sculpture resources directory is maintained for the benefit and convenience of Pacific Northwest Sculptors. It is not a comprehensive list of sculpture resources our members have used, but reflects sources we feel have value for other sculptors. If you have sculpture resources you would like to share, please contact the website chair.

Galleries
Suppliers
Foundries
Services
Classes

Galleries and Exhibit Resources

Guardino Gallery

2939 NE Alberta
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 281-9048
guagallery@aol.com
Website

Owner Donna Guardino is responsible in a large way for the Alberta St. art scene as well as the first Thursday art walks. They exhibit works by new or unknown artists as well as those who are more established. Shows include both sculptural and 2-D works.

Price Sculpture Forest

678 Parker Rd
Coupeville, WA 98239
Contact@SculptureForest.org
Website

Sculpture resources include opportunities to see the work of other sculptors. Price Sculpture Forest offers a convergence of nature and outdoor art. The forest is alive with surprise. Discover art hanging from trees or hidden behind foliage.

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Sculpture Supply

Cement

Carole Murphy

4495 SE Aldercrest Road
Portland, Or. 97222
(503) 235-7233
Website

Offering a variety of sculpture resources for PNWS members and the public. Supplier for AAC, (Autoclaved Aerated Cement). AAC is a carveable cement. See Carole’s website for examples.

Mason’s Supply

2637 SE 12th Portland, OR 97202
(503) 234-4321

The best place in town for white cement or for cement dyes or acid stains.

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Metal

Standard Steel

1745 NE Columbia Blvd Portland, OR, 97211
(503) 282-9273
Website

Supplier of steel, decorative iron, hinges, base plates, elbows, welding rod, gloves, abrasives, threaded rod, and more.

Alaska Copper & Brass Company

2440 SE Raymond Portland, OR 97202
(503) 238-717
Website

Offers a full line of sculpture resources products, including pipe, rod, bar, sheet, coil, plate, tubing, fittings and flanges. Metals stocked include aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, copper-nickel and stainless steel. 

Clackamas Steel and Mfg. Inc.

16022 SE Evelyn St, Clackamas, OR 97015
(503) 656-5028

Specializes in new and used metals including mild steel and steel sheet goods, aluminum and aluminum sheets, brass copper and copper sheets, etc.

Cherry City Metals

3155 Kanz Ct NE, Salem, OR 97301 (503) 588-0721
Website

Scrap metal for artists. A special place in Cherry City Metals salvage steel yard that features a large selection of beautiful and unique items that can be used in a variety of creative and artistic ways.

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Stone Sculpture Resources

Georgie’s

756 NE Lombard St.
Portland Or. 97211
(503) 656-5028
Website

Primarily small pieces of Montana and Washington soapstone + small pieces of Italian translucent alabaster. Excellent for beginners.

Northwest Stone Sculptors Assn

PO Box 27364
Seattle, WA 98165-1864
Website

NWSSA maintains a list of stone and tool suppliers.

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Molds and Moldmaking Sculpture Resoureces

Farwest Materials

944 N 9th Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362 (509) 522-0556

A complete supplier of mold making and casting materials. Stock includes urethane rubbers, urethane resins, urethane ridged and flexible foams, silicones and polysulfide rubber. A full line of clays, slab waxes, and wax sprues. Casting materials include resins, plasters and bronze ingot. A wide variety of release agents and epoxy/ adhesives, too. Most orders are shipped the same day as ordered.

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Misc Sculpture Resources and Supplies

Columbia Art

1515 SE Burnside, Portland, OR (503) 232-2216
Website

Art and drafting supplies

Georgie’s

756 NE Lombard St.
Portland Or. 97211
(503) 656-5028
Website

Clays of all kinds, sculpting supplies, kilns, tools, etc.

Mario & Sons

2750 N. Eagle Lane
Liberty Lake WA 99019 (509) 536-6079
Website

This family owned business is equipped with the latest in computerized machinery to cut different shapes and sizes in a wide choice of marble, granite, & other stone for bases. They do beautiful work at a reasonable price.

Tap Plastics

2842 NE Sandy, Portland, OR (503) 230-0770

15230 SW Sequoia Pkwy, Tigard, OR, (503) 620-4960

Website

Plastic material (sheet, cast, film, etc), adhesives, tools

Winks Hardware

200 SE Stark, Portland, OR 97214 (503) 227-5536
Website

Extensive supply of hardware and tools.

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Sculpture Foundry Resources

Bend Bronze

63027 Lower Meadow Dr. Ste. A
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 389-3377
Website

Fine Arts foundry utilizing ceramic shell investment for lost wax method.
Full Service foundry including fabrication.

Firebird Bronze

803 NE Harlow Rd
Building A
Troutdale, Oregon 97060
(503) 912-0400
firebirdbronze@gmail.com
Website

Description

Franklin Equipment Company, Sweed Division

900 N. Main
Independence, OR 97351
(503) 838-1515

Production foundry utilizing chemically bonded sand.
Metals available: Ductile iron, capable of finer detail by pouring high temperatures

Jim Calcagno Studio & Foundry

27400 SE Highway 212
Boring, OR 97009
(503) 663-5840

35675 SE Dunn Road
Boring, OR 97009
(503) 663-5026


Website

Fine Arts foundry utilizing ceramic shell investment for lost wax method.
Production foundry utilizing green sand (also for uses in fine art)
Full Service foundry including fabrication.
Metals available: Silicone bronze (Herculoy & Everdur), other bronzes and brass,
Stainless steel,
Carbon steel, aluminum, cast iron and numerous other alloys.

Macadam Aluminum & Bronze Company

1255 N Columbia Blvd
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 285-0331
Website

Production foundry utilizing green sand.
Foam displacement casting.
Metals available: Nonferrous menu; Silicone bronzes, other bronzes and brass, aluminum. (no precious metals)

Maiden Bronze

16600 SE 362nd Dr
Sandy, OR 97055
(503) 668-8097
(800) 422-8852
Website

Fine Arts foundry utilizing ceramic shell investment for lost wax method.
Full Service foundry including fabrication.
Metals available: Silicone bronze (Herculoy), silver and gold.

Parks Bronze

331 Golf Course Rd
Enterprise, OR 97828
(541) 426-4595

Fine Arts foundry utilizing ceramic shell investment for lost wax method.
Full Service foundry including fabrication.
Specializing in monumental works.
Metals available: Silicone bronze (Herculoy), silver,

Reinmuth Foundry

3295 Meadow Lane
Eugene, OR 97477
(541) 463-8280
Website

Fine Arts foundry utilizing ceramic shell investment for lost wax method.
Full Service foundry including fabrication.
Metals available: Silicone bronze Everdur), aluminum.

TW Bronze
(Tim William Parks)

202 Golf Course Rd
Enterprise, OR 97828
(541) 398-0380

Fine Arts foundry utilizing ceramic shell investment for lost wax method.
Full Service foundry including fabrication.
Gallery forthcoming.
Metals available: Silicone bronze (Herculoy), silver.

Valley Brass & Aluminum

1055 Hilfiker Ln SE
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 364-4570

Production foundry utilizing green sand.
Metals available: Nonferrous menu; Silicone bronzes, other bronzes and brasses,
aluminum, and numerous other alloys.

Valley Bronze of Oregon

307 W Alder
Joseph, OR 97846
(541) 432-7551
Website

Fine Arts foundry utilizing ceramic shell investment for lost wax method.
Full Service foundry including fabrication.
Metals available: Silicone bronze (Herculoy and Everdur), Stainless steel.
Tours available and own a Gallery in Joseph, Oregon.

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Logistical Resources

Photography

Eric Griswold Photography

eric@griswoldphoto.com (503) 232-7010
Website

After 40 plus years of commercial photography, I am still offering services to existing clients and limiting new clients to artists.

Brian McLernon Photography

6224 SW 55th Drive
Portland, OR 97221
503.768.9878
Website

Brian once gave us a lecture on lighting sculpture for photography that was very useful to those on a budget. His work is excellent and highly creative.

Steve Meltzer

STEVE MELTZER PHOTOGRAPHER, LLC
Gig Harbor, Washington
253.592.4799
Website

Steve is the author of “Photographing Arts, Crafts & Collectibles” (Lark Books, 2007), the complete guide to the digital photography of objects for artists, craftspeople, collectors and photographers. It is available at Amazon and other outlets.

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Printers

Color Majic

2470 NE Marx Street (Building 3)
Portland, Oregon 97230 (503)-222-2333
Website

Full service printing. Postcards, Brochures, Posters, Die cut Presentation Folders, Flyers, Business Cards, Direct Mail Services

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Shipping & Crating

Artech Fine Art Services

6841 NE Columbia Blvd Unit 1
Portland, OR 97218
(503) 964-1726
Website

Fine art logistics, installation, packing, crating, global shipping, museum-quality storage, picture framing, and art collection consulting

Art Work

P.O. Box 20306​​
Portland, OR 97294
(503) 256-7648
Website

Art Work FAS specializes in expert handling of artwork.

Industrial Craters & Packers

3509 NW St. Helens Rd.
Portland, OR 97210
Phone: (503) 224-7535
Website

Custom packing and crating.

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Website / Social Media Consulting

George Heath

(503) 777-2769
Website

Web Design for Artists and designers. Hand Coding. Simple, easy to navigate sites that display your artwork clearly. We can also convert slides to digital format and take digital images of artist’s work. The Pacific Northwest Sculptors site is an example.

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Educational Resources

Magrath Atlier at Gage Academy of Art

1501 10th Ave. East #101
Seattle, WA 98102
206 323-GAGE (4243)
Website

The Magrath Sculpture Atelier is a new multi-year, part-time Atelier designed to confer the core disciplines needed to become a practicing figurative sculptor at a high level of excellence.
Led by celebrated sculptor Michael Magrath, students learn to become adept in both traditional approaches as well as contemporary concerns in a variety of media.

Carole Murphy Studio

4495 SE Aldercrest Road
Portland, Or. 97222
(503) 235-7233
EMail
Website

Each student is encouraged to move in their own individual direction and supported and as they do so. My job as the teacher is to help each find their vision and put it into form. The class is a warm, inclusive and noncompetitive atmosphere that will put you at ease quite readily. People come who are architects, who have degrees in sculpture or who have never tried sculpting or even art as an adult and each comfortably find their way. The goal is to allow you to risk going to places you haven’t traveled to and support you in that journey. The mediums are recycled paper clay, steel, found objects, encaustics and anything else we can get our hands on. Check out the Student Gallery at https://carolemurphy.com/student-gallery/
For more information on classes: https://carolemurphy.com/classes/
The cost is $225 for 6 weeks and after that, it is $35 per week should you choose to continue on.

Clackamas Community College

19600 S Molalla Ave
Oregon City OR 97045
(503)-657-6958
(ext 5104)

Blacksmithing and traditional metal work classes. Saturday evening from 6 to 10pm and Sunday from 10 to 2pm. Projects oriented “what do you want to make”. Clackamas Community College welding department. A cheap way to “rent” a welding and blacksmithing shop. Come on down and check it out.

High Low Art Space

936 SE 34th Avenue Portland, OR 97214
EMail
Website

We offer art classes and open life-drawing sessions that sculptors are more than welcome to attend.

Hipbone Studio

2342 S.E. Ankeny
Portland, Or. 97214
(503) 231-3994
Website

Figurative drawing and sculpture classes. See website for scheduling.

Pratt Fine Arts Center

1902 South Main
Seattle WA 98144
(206) 328-2200 x259
Website

Since 1976, Pratt Fine Arts Center has offered art classes for everyone and workspace for artists in its equipment-rich facilities in Seattle’s Central District.

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

56605 Sitka Drive
Otis, OR 97368
541-994-5485
Website

Each year, the Sitka Center offers over 100 workshops and public events on a broad and inspiring range of art, writing, music and natural science topics.

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