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Endless Column - fountain by Barry Namm, local sculptor working in stone, metal, and ceramic. Mr. Namm displays work in galleries throughout the country with work ranging from small tabletop fountains to large scale pieces. Purchased for the Newport Way Library with a generous donation from Newport Way Library Association Board Member, Leif Bjorseth. (2004).

The Leif Bjorseth Memorial Bench was purchased by the Newport Way Library Association to commemorate the many years of dedication and service of long time NWLA Board member and founding member of the NWLA

The Herb Mutschler Memorial Bench was purchased by the Newport Way Library Association to commemorate the many years of dedication and service of long time NWLA Board member and former KCLS Director Herb Mutschler.

"Cairn," by Kirk McLean  
Purchased for the Newport Way Library for permanent display by the Newport Way Library Association in 2003, "Cairn" is a stone sculpture of granite and andesite representing the ancient art of stacking stones. Kirk McLean is a local Northwest artist. He is an active board member of the North West Stone Sculpture Association. His background includes a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Washington and a PHD in Zoology. He has worked in stone since the early 1980s with exhibits spanning the years: Snohomish County Arts Council Gallery Invitational, Sculpture 2000 in Bellingham, Written In Stone Pratt Fine Arts Center Invitational, and Art Outside at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. He has permanent installations in Port Angeles and the Tukwila Bike Path for the King County Arts Commission Art in Public Places program.

Double Wave
Double Wave by Steve Jensen is owned by the King County Library System and is on loan to the Newport Way Library.   Steve Jensen has won many awards for his work. Steve Jensen Website.

Basacolumbia #1 Basacolumbia #2

Basacolumbia #3

Basacolumbia Series:
Basacolumbia 1, 2, & 3; dynamited basalt columnar stone from the Columbia River Basin, welded steel. The works metaphorically deal with destruction and re-integration, the rebuilding of the Earth by Man, the healing of the mind following psychological trauma, etc.

Man-Caddis

Man-Caddis
Man-Caddis; granite and concrete; a giant, human-sized caddis shell. Oxford English Dictionary defines: Caddis as - The larva of the species of Phryganea, which lives in water, and forms for itself a curious cylindrical case of hollow stems, small stones, etc.

The Basacolumbia Series and the Man-Caddis sculptures are on loan and are for sale from John T Young, Professor and Chair of Sculpture and Public Art Program of the University of Washington.  John T Young has many sculptures located throughout the country. One of his most recent installations is Temple of Stones at the South Bellevue Community Center. 
John T Young Website

Newport Way Library has many brick carvings by local artist Richard S. Beyer, illustrating “man’s discovery of figures on rock and his decision to worship them,” they form an integral part of the library’s interior walls.  Richard S. Beyer is probably most famous for People Waiting for the Interurban located in Seattle’s Fremont district.  If you would like to find out more about Richard S. Beyer you can check out The Art People Love : Stories of Richard S. Beyer's Life and His Sculpture by Margaret W. Beyer.