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<p>[QUOTE="Sam Wainford, post: 561825, member: 10317"]Since I have a BFA in Ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design and have a good bit of experience in the pottery world, I'll take a stab at this one. </p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like Griffin to me too. I googled 'Griffin pottery' and came up with two possibilities in the USA. <i>A. Griffin Pottery</i> in NC and <i>George Griffin Pottery</i> in Sopchoppy, FL. Both use similar styles and glazes in their studios. </p><p><br /></p><p>According to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AGriffinPottery/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/AGriffinPottery/" rel="nofollow">A. Griffin Pottery facebook page</a>: "The studio was opened in 2002 by Allen Griffin. Newly retired from teaching art at Ashbrook High School in Gastonia, Allen gradually began to take on private students interested in learning about pottery." Susan Jones studied under him and purchased the studio from his family after his death in 2016. If you scroll down on her <a href="http://susanjonespottery.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://susanjonespottery.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Susan Jones' website</a>, you can see the similarity in the glazes and styles. </p><p><br /></p><p>The George Griffin Pottery looks even more like a match to me. Others have posted photos on a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Griffin-George-Pottery/166269426723457" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Griffin-George-Pottery/166269426723457" rel="nofollow">facebook page</a> and there's a photo of his signature on a pot bottom. He signed it <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216080105064588&set=a.2023956047720&type=3&eid=ARDxmiNoeERPVyheiOE_SYYGsuf5L8YdhagT55j0kpD0bbEX4g87Bu505ss6w9_4QN0Dijqi74_aXOyc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216080105064588&set=a.2023956047720&type=3&eid=ARDxmiNoeERPVyheiOE_SYYGsuf5L8YdhagT55j0kpD0bbEX4g87Bu505ss6w9_4QN0Dijqi74_aXOyc" rel="nofollow">"George" here</a>, but the G is exactly the same as your piece, silverthwait, as is the slip-trailed calligraphy style on the small pieces. The last photo on the page shows the top of a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ATAFSU/photos/a.344247638998358/344247662331689/?type=3&eid=ARDZZKe2iNhQ8Kdn-3mplLAmz3T8CCZDeJEZVos4dUh9pg_hPxoU8PKKb8GkZWRclebrRnFB2xsT54S4&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBQAR5Hsttj7Mjb17vPZ39Mz2-w4bL_wfT_mbyBODmCluSThOD-QmvRc35e1gJkRSQrO7GGNo-MCFhHc5Gsf2zSxmaO_AmgW_itHf2U4-m0uFJ4aWAGqExaO8FDsZ_Jn8Ir4bx8591fxqT-NEAn_nIxAijdSuH_3y56Yq0waC6NyhicF_wFp4jRZZlBQ7sKOxhaEIkNuKsyE4FSJS2sBJIlk4fdBgq2fTsOC4aGPNRIpvya3krBgYFPn4-PIEqiJ4BHcNpEmfV_hhdYCW0YxuXSm_ScUoKu4Fvp1pgzDg6QL-RyeKbxt8P1Onf10iMsPPqE&__tn__=EEHH-R" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.facebook.com/ATAFSU/photos/a.344247638998358/344247662331689/?type=3&eid=ARDZZKe2iNhQ8Kdn-3mplLAmz3T8CCZDeJEZVos4dUh9pg_hPxoU8PKKb8GkZWRclebrRnFB2xsT54S4&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBQAR5Hsttj7Mjb17vPZ39Mz2-w4bL_wfT_mbyBODmCluSThOD-QmvRc35e1gJkRSQrO7GGNo-MCFhHc5Gsf2zSxmaO_AmgW_itHf2U4-m0uFJ4aWAGqExaO8FDsZ_Jn8Ir4bx8591fxqT-NEAn_nIxAijdSuH_3y56Yq0waC6NyhicF_wFp4jRZZlBQ7sKOxhaEIkNuKsyE4FSJS2sBJIlk4fdBgq2fTsOC4aGPNRIpvya3krBgYFPn4-PIEqiJ4BHcNpEmfV_hhdYCW0YxuXSm_ScUoKu4Fvp1pgzDg6QL-RyeKbxt8P1Onf10iMsPPqE&__tn__=EEHH-R" rel="nofollow">casserole lid with a blueish handle</a> twisted the same way as yours. Look at the very bottom of the picture. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've attached both George Griffin pictures below. I'm sure you could call the posted phone number (850-962-9311) or perhaps post your query with photo to the facebook page. But it doesn't look like he maintains that facebook page. He probably has his hands in the mud instead. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Both studios have other potters working with other style variations. A potter's style is like a signature. In my opinion, the G in the signature, the slip trailed calligraphy and the twisted handle are a good bet that George Griffin is your potter. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]171260[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]171261[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sam Wainford, post: 561825, member: 10317"]Since I have a BFA in Ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design and have a good bit of experience in the pottery world, I'll take a stab at this one. It looks like Griffin to me too. I googled 'Griffin pottery' and came up with two possibilities in the USA. [I]A. Griffin Pottery[/I] in NC and [I]George Griffin Pottery[/I] in Sopchoppy, FL. Both use similar styles and glazes in their studios. According to the [URL='https://www.facebook.com/AGriffinPottery/']A. Griffin Pottery facebook page[/URL]: "The studio was opened in 2002 by Allen Griffin. Newly retired from teaching art at Ashbrook High School in Gastonia, Allen gradually began to take on private students interested in learning about pottery." Susan Jones studied under him and purchased the studio from his family after his death in 2016. If you scroll down on her [URL='http://susanjonespottery.blogspot.com/']Susan Jones' website[/URL], you can see the similarity in the glazes and styles. The George Griffin Pottery looks even more like a match to me. Others have posted photos on a [URL='https://www.facebook.com/pages/Griffin-George-Pottery/166269426723457']facebook page[/URL] and there's a photo of his signature on a pot bottom. He signed it [URL='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216080105064588&set=a.2023956047720&type=3&eid=ARDxmiNoeERPVyheiOE_SYYGsuf5L8YdhagT55j0kpD0bbEX4g87Bu505ss6w9_4QN0Dijqi74_aXOyc']"George" here[/URL], but the G is exactly the same as your piece, silverthwait, as is the slip-trailed calligraphy style on the small pieces. The last photo on the page shows the top of a [URL='https://www.facebook.com/ATAFSU/photos/a.344247638998358/344247662331689/?type=3&eid=ARDZZKe2iNhQ8Kdn-3mplLAmz3T8CCZDeJEZVos4dUh9pg_hPxoU8PKKb8GkZWRclebrRnFB2xsT54S4&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBQAR5Hsttj7Mjb17vPZ39Mz2-w4bL_wfT_mbyBODmCluSThOD-QmvRc35e1gJkRSQrO7GGNo-MCFhHc5Gsf2zSxmaO_AmgW_itHf2U4-m0uFJ4aWAGqExaO8FDsZ_Jn8Ir4bx8591fxqT-NEAn_nIxAijdSuH_3y56Yq0waC6NyhicF_wFp4jRZZlBQ7sKOxhaEIkNuKsyE4FSJS2sBJIlk4fdBgq2fTsOC4aGPNRIpvya3krBgYFPn4-PIEqiJ4BHcNpEmfV_hhdYCW0YxuXSm_ScUoKu4Fvp1pgzDg6QL-RyeKbxt8P1Onf10iMsPPqE&__tn__=EEHH-R']casserole lid with a blueish handle[/URL] twisted the same way as yours. Look at the very bottom of the picture. I've attached both George Griffin pictures below. I'm sure you could call the posted phone number (850-962-9311) or perhaps post your query with photo to the facebook page. But it doesn't look like he maintains that facebook page. He probably has his hands in the mud instead. :) Both studios have other potters working with other style variations. A potter's style is like a signature. In my opinion, the G in the signature, the slip trailed calligraphy and the twisted handle are a good bet that George Griffin is your potter. [ATTACH=full]171260[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]171261[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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