

Winter Greetings!
For me, September now annually belongs to Ireland, and 2019 was no different. Teaching on Inisheer at the Féile na gCloch on InisOírr, out on the Aran Islands, wandering Dublin and finding Sanctuary in the the Wicklow Mountains. At the end of my journey I wandered through the landscape of the ancient monastic city of Glendalough, and totally unplugged in silence for a week. I stayed at a hermitage that is situated in a valley that is steeped in a sense of sacred space and reflection. The whole valley is like a holy well in which to drink from.



—John O’Donohue, from “A Blessing for the Exhausted”
Alexandra Morosco,
Sculptor

As I continue to center into creating what I am truly most gifted in, I want to take this moment to share with collectors, friends and family my deepening concept of Legacy Stones. Celebrating life’s great moments and evoking memories is not sequestered to the tradition of marking a grave. Creating stories in stone in the format I have developed is a co-creative act that engages my clients and allows for a very unique creative process to tell a story, whether it is reflective of a life well lived, a celebration of a marriage or birth, or capturing a vocational or travel experience.



Seattle & Whidbey

Stone Carving Workshop with Master Tibetan Carver,
Sampa Lhundup
Sampa came to Whidbey in 2018 and carved the beautiful details in wood of the Phagtsok Gedun Choling Temple recently completed and opened in Clinton in 2019. Meeting Sampa was certainly one of my greatest gifts of 2019! We held a few workshops last year and plan to do more this winter at my studio as well as at Marenakos Rock Center in Issaquah to serve the wider Seattle audience and Northwest carvers. Sampa carves both stone





SUMMER SOLSTICE: CARVING on the ROCK

I am planning a June workshop that is open to maximum 6 participants that want to explore basic sketching, clay modeling (for scaled proportional enlargements and concept development) and carving at any level. This is a 3-Day Event, June 19-21, held at my studio on Whidbey. $425.00. includes daily snacks & lunch, clay, use of basic tools, instruction. Stone and tools for purchase are additional. Can’t make the June event? contact me for private studio carving and instruction time.
SEPTEMBER 2020
Féile na gCloch (Festival of Stone) in Ireland
This event is also afoot, which I am setting my sights on in advance, and is traditionally the 3rd weekend in September. Plan ahead and come to Ireland in 2020! Where we focus on lettering, relief and small scale carvings that allow for you to hone your skills on details! Other techniques of rough out can be explored in a group project, or create something small enough to be tucked into a suitcase or
shipped with ease. This will be co-taught with Tracy Mahaffey (Rhode Island) and Lettering with Ireland’s own beloved Tom Little. Of course for those who want to build walls- The Dry Stone walling training is some of the best you will find in the world. It is a brilliant landscape for knowledge, love of the craft, and Irish wit and humor to merge!
above: Participant, Fachtna Shortts exploring letter carving, political statements, and wry Irish wit …


I have had several recent inquiries about my works in bronze and a few stone pieces that have been molded & are ready for casting that have been sleeping in the studio, awaiting a new beginning. So, the Phoenix rises and I am excited to have several bronze pieces back in production, including my very favorite personal work, “Nurturing the Raven”. It is now available again, limited to an edition of ten, (only 6 remain available) listing price is $6200.00.

In closing, I usher in 2020 with enthusiasm for new legacy projects, sharing my knowledge through teaching and workshops, and new professional endeavors to sustain my vision of a home and studio that supports family, friends, and visiting students in a creative, fulfilling crucible.
From my hands & heart,
~Alexandra

As I walked the remote village streets of the medieval town Sortelha, Portugal this fall, I caught my own shadow against the ancient walls and heard a clear inner voice remind me: We are all passing shadows, here in this moment, just once. Enjoy the journey…it is precious.
The Artist’s Story
Predominantly working with the human figure as an allegorical vessel, Morosco works on both large scale and smaller personal pieces. Her works could be described as visceral storytelling. She works predominantly in stone, bronze and mixed media when bidden by the project.
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