I was born in King City, Ca., the second of four children. We grew up riding horses, raising 4-H animals, building fence and, as teenagers, working various jobs in the family's newspaper and printing business. Hard work and leadership were encouraged. Creativity was the norm: My grandmother was an artist and writer, my dad was a writer and all of my siblings grew up to be musicians, writers, printers and makers.
After high school, I went off to college to earn my stripes as a journalist. I left school before graduation, joining the staff of a daily newspaper in California's central valley, which was exploding with growth. There, I covered beats ranging from crime to water issues and education, and learned how to ask questions and think about others' perspectives. Eventually, I left to start a public relations and design firm specializing in print media. Within a few years, the firm had morphed into a full-service agency and was thriving.
I wandered into my first clay class with the intention of injecting a little fun and creative exploration not tied to satisfying clients' needs. Instead, I found a whole new world - and have been exploring its various paths ever since. After exhausting the local clay scene, I took intensive seminars and workshops at Arrowmont School of Art and Craft in Tennessee, Sierra Nevada College in Nevada and Mendocino Art Center in California.
Since 2007, I've been living and working in Cambria, Ca., an artists colony on the central coast.
After high school, I went off to college to earn my stripes as a journalist. I left school before graduation, joining the staff of a daily newspaper in California's central valley, which was exploding with growth. There, I covered beats ranging from crime to water issues and education, and learned how to ask questions and think about others' perspectives. Eventually, I left to start a public relations and design firm specializing in print media. Within a few years, the firm had morphed into a full-service agency and was thriving.
I wandered into my first clay class with the intention of injecting a little fun and creative exploration not tied to satisfying clients' needs. Instead, I found a whole new world - and have been exploring its various paths ever since. After exhausting the local clay scene, I took intensive seminars and workshops at Arrowmont School of Art and Craft in Tennessee, Sierra Nevada College in Nevada and Mendocino Art Center in California.
Since 2007, I've been living and working in Cambria, Ca., an artists colony on the central coast.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Patricia Griffin creates original, handmade pottery from her studio in Cambria on the Central Coast of California.
SHOWS AND INVITATIONALS:
Living with Clay: California Ceramics Collections – 2018
Included in collection of Richard and Judy Jacobs @
Nicholas and Lee Begovic Gallery – CSUB Fullerton
Patricia Griffin: Solo Show – 2017
Patricia Griffin Ceramics @ San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
San Luis Obispo, Ca
National Niche Finalist – 2014
American Made Show • Washington, DC
Clay & Glass National Show – 2013
Association of Clay and Glass • Brea, Ca
Small Favors – 2013
The Clay Studio • Philadelphia, Pa
Eight from ACGA – 2013
Davis Art Center • Davis, Ca
Potters Fest – 2013-14
Orcas Island, Eastsound, WA
Teabowl National – 2011-12
KC Glay Guild • Kansas City, MO
Ink & Clay – 2011-12
Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly, Pomona
Dining In: An Artful Experience – 2011
18 Hands Gallery, Houston, Tx
FEATURED IN:
Ceramics Monthly, Feb. 2016
Professional Artist Magazine, Dec. 2014
Humor in Craft, Crafthouse Publications, 2012
ONGOING GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Freehand Gallery – Los Angeles
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
Chambers Gallery – Cambria
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Patricia Griffin creates original, handmade pottery from her studio in Cambria on the Central Coast of California.
SHOWS AND INVITATIONALS:
Living with Clay: California Ceramics Collections – 2018
Included in collection of Richard and Judy Jacobs @
Nicholas and Lee Begovic Gallery – CSUB Fullerton
Patricia Griffin: Solo Show – 2017
Patricia Griffin Ceramics @ San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
San Luis Obispo, Ca
National Niche Finalist – 2014
American Made Show • Washington, DC
Clay & Glass National Show – 2013
Association of Clay and Glass • Brea, Ca
Small Favors – 2013
The Clay Studio • Philadelphia, Pa
Eight from ACGA – 2013
Davis Art Center • Davis, Ca
Potters Fest – 2013-14
Orcas Island, Eastsound, WA
Teabowl National – 2011-12
KC Glay Guild • Kansas City, MO
Ink & Clay – 2011-12
Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly, Pomona
Dining In: An Artful Experience – 2011
18 Hands Gallery, Houston, Tx
FEATURED IN:
Ceramics Monthly, Feb. 2016
Professional Artist Magazine, Dec. 2014
Humor in Craft, Crafthouse Publications, 2012
ONGOING GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Freehand Gallery – Los Angeles
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
Chambers Gallery – Cambria
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Join Studio Friends @ PatriciaGriffinCeramics.com
to check out quarterly online shopping events.
Please visit my studio and gallery at 1601 Main Street in Cambria, on the central coast of California. It's a working studio and you're welcome to watch the process. Always eager to talk about art and clay. Please stop by!
