Whidbey Island Working Artists Studio Tour 2025

Whether you live on Whidbey or can come for a visit, August 16-17, 10-5 Saturday and Sunday is a great time to come by the studio to visit! Although I won’t profess to have a huge inventory, I do have a selection of favorite collector-worthy editions as well as some archival works available for the first time. If you have not yet visited my Freeland studio, I would love to share images of the last few years of work, and if you are interested, I am accepting commissions (now booking 2026). 
Morosco’s Tin Can Studio • 1660 S Roberta • Freeland, WA 98249
 

Other artists on the tour will include Sue Taves, sculpture and Charles LaFond, ceramics. Above, Sue and I moving heavy objects around in tandem, a rare day last summer with heavy lifters, Carl and Albert!

Featured Piece:
from my private collection: Flinders of Indus, Indus Valley Limestone, 2004
A “flinder” is an archeological term… This piece spoke of the layers of the feminine, and the ancient and recent history that shape women in the context of cultural society, personal identity and the layers that go into how we are seen. Flinders of Indus if about digging deep and finding out who we are, what made us and how we discover ourselves new every day… like a personal  archeological dig! Perhaps you have the perfect place to incorporate this beautiful rich saffron sculpture into your home or garden?
 

Stories in Stone…
Remembering through memorial art. Legacy sculptures and custom memorials have become my primary focus over the last five years. A recent favorite is “Noahs Lamb”. Carved from a single piece of Italian marble, for a wee babe, “Noah” who tragically lived only six weeks. The story of Noah and his family is now becoming a lasting legacy through a fund I am creating to help support other families in similar situations. This will be my next big life focus! So keep watch for more on “Noah’s Lamb” and the perpetuation of generosity you can take part in! There is a start-up fund now just begun to help families through their grief process by creating legacy pieces to remember. Funds can go towards design, materials, carving, or shipping. My vision is too big to paint here, but keep a watchful eye on the inspiration and passion behind Noah’s Lamb!
 

Sculptors Tracy Mahaffey (tracymahaffey.com) and Alexandra Morosco scamp around seeking beautiful green slate at Tarran Brothers Quarries in Vermont. Thanks Joe!!

 
Returning to Ireland! September 2025!

It is hard to imagine that I have not returned to my beloved “littler” island, or Ireland herself since 2019!! Covid, moving, and setting up a new studio packed a punch on travel for me, and even my capacity to offer much towards teaching.  I am very excited to feel restored and ready to travel & teach again and return to Inis Oirr, in the Aran islands. I will be teaching again at the Feile na g’Cloch, a four day intensive in the “Stoniest” place on the planet! This will be my eighth time teaching at the annual beloved Festival of Stone. I’m honored to be teaching beside Tom Little (Letter cutter and carver) and look forward to meeting Irish stone carver, Aileen Anne Brannigan who will also be teaching. What a great team this should prove to be! I am looking forward to feeling the wind on my face and seeing the stars that wrap around the sky at night falling all the way to the horizon, like tiny lights inside a giant umbrella. The Aran Islands are a magical place. I long for that magic to touch me again! Stay tuned for what might be evoked in my next Taking Shape…