Richard Beyer Remembered

Richard Beyer

by George Pratt
One morning I looked up from hammering at the Terry Fox sculpture to see this stranger standing quietly on the top of that huge pile of granite quarry blocks adjacent to my studio yard. True, my yard was located in an area of Vancouver where bad guys were eternally cruising to see what they could score, but making off with an eight-ton granite block seemed unlikely. Yet he stood there, still and thoughtful, for almost half an hour, as if he was wondering how he could put one of those beautiful, fresh blocks in his pocket and take it home. I was busting to find out what he was all about, but before going over to accost him, I seized the moment to take this dramatic photo which has sat forgotten here in my shoe-box for thirty-seven years. (Where did those years all go!?)

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Elaine Mackay; More than a Tenth

Elaine Mackay

The NorthWest Stone Sculptors Association was saddened to hear of Elaine Mackay's recent passing in January 2017. In memory of her, we share the following articles, photos, video and your remembrances of Elaine and how she touched so many of us.

In her own words:
"Carving stone has given me personal happiness, satisfaction and an even keel in my life that had heretofore eluded me. Which brings me to the importance of NWSSA in my life. The community of like-minded people, ideas, education, and opportunity.

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Sheri Tangen

Sheri Tangen

The NorthWest Stone Sculptors Association was saddened to hear of the passing of Sheri Tangen on December 2nd 2018. In memory of her, her family shared the following in remembrance of Sheri.

Sheri was born in 1954 in North Seattle to Harry and Elin Tangen. She grew up in Richmond Beach in a house that her parents built. She had an older sister, Julie, and 2 younger brothers, Bryan and Erik. Her father was a fisherman, and her mother was a homemaker. In addition to the children, her mother raised poodles and German shepherds. They enjoyed growing up there and playing at the nearby beach. Sheri loved animals of all kinds and was known to bring home strays that crossed her path.

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Nancy Green

Nancy Green

Nancy Green was a teacher, mother, artist, and student of Everett DuPen. Nancy joined NWSSA in 1992 and served as a membership chair. Above is a picture of Nancy sketching the field during a Camp Brotherhood Symposium - notice the sculpture walk set-up in the foreground and the barn in the background.

Charlie Kleiman

Charlie Kleiman
(1954-2016)
www.charliekleiman.com

"The Children of Abraham"

Charlie Kleiman passed away in an auto accident in March, 2016. Charlie truly loved working in stone. He loved that he could create soft, smooth, caress-able art from a rough stone. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Slattery.

A POEM FOR CHARLIE

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Karl Hufbauer

Karl Hufbauer 
July 7, 1937 - January 28, 2020

It is with heavy heart that I share the news of Karl Hufbauer's passing on January 28th. Karl was a friend and I had the pleasure of sharing a studio with him for many years. We met nearly 20 years ago. I was moving a newly acquired piece of basalt on the sidewalk in front of my old studio when Karl's son-in-law walked by and said his father-in-law wanted to learn sculpture. I gave him my contact information and never expected to hear anything, because it is rare that people follow up. Karl called that afternoon, we talked, I gave him a piece of limestone, and then we spent the next decade carving together. 

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