Party Time!

My workshop to the advanced ceramics students at Allan Hancock College started off with a party. The class showed up with a fancy birthday cake for their beloved instructor Bob Nichols. Such fun to be there for the celebration!

Bob Nichols with his surprise birthday cake.

Getting giddy about this collection

I've been designing a new collection of pieces, all in the "woodcut" style etching. Here are some work-in-progress shots for a large vase in the underway.

Progress work on vase - Patricia Griffin

More etching underway - Patricia Griffin

Etching in the design before carving away - Patricia Griffin

Design starting to come forward as background etched away - Patricia Griffin

Saint Valentine was a martyr

But that kind of love is so passé, right?
Let's love ourselves this Valentine's Day!

This Life is Pretty Amazing – large stoneware tray from the Woodcut Series by Patricia Griffin, featuring quote by poet Mary Oliver

Shopping Divas!

The Magnificent Trio: Leaving the studio and heavy-laden with pots!

How fun to get a studio visit from my good friends Susan Trihey, Sally Connell and Joan Swenson. We became friends years ago while working at a daily newspaper. These three are among the sharpest women I know, and we've had so much fun together through the years. Good times!

Don't call 'em cute

Well, OK, if you must.
Sometimes you just need a teeny little bowl... especially if it's cute.

Tiny stoneware bowls with a checkered past - by Patricia Griffin

Set of little bowls in yellow, orange and black - Patricia Griffin

Loves Me, Loves Me Not - Petal Power Bowls - Patricia Griffin

Vessels for the rain dance

I've got wildflowers blooming on vessels, in hopes of appeasing the rain gods here in California. Just checked the weather report... and we may just get some moisture today. Yay!

These pieces are etched with line illustrations on blocks on color one side, and woodcut bees in black/white on the other.

Wildflower Collection - Patricia Griffin

Vessel from Wildflower Collection - View 2

Want first pick?

Pottery, weaver, quilter, woodcarver, mosaic-maker.... We're all getting ready for The Handmade Show! If you're in Cambria this weekend, please visit! The fun starts on Friday at 10 a.m... Join us for a cuppa joe and first pick!

Want first pick on handmade crafts from our makers?
Come by on Friday at 10 a.m.! (We'll be open from 10-6:30 every day.)