Meet the Artist, Tricia
I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Fairleigh Dickenson
University, Madison, NJ and I am a graduate of the Newark School of
Fine & Industrial Arts in Newark, NJ. I have worked in various
advertising agencies in NJ, NY, NV, and NC since graduating and have
done quite a bit of freelance work.
My time now is devoted to my ceramics studio, Mad Ceramics, and teaching
ceramics at Ellis Park in Spencer NC. We purchased the studio in
September of 1989 after returning from England where my husband had been
stationed in the Air Force. Jeff, my husband makes our slip and I do
most of the pouring, cleaning, firing, painting and teaching.
I have authored over 40 articles for various ceramic industry magazines
including: Ceramics, Popular Ceramics, Ceramic Arts & Crafts, and Fired
Arts & Crafts, and have had four of my articles appear on the covers. I
have also won numerous awards in Ceramic Competitions in NJ, UK, NC and
SC, including 5 "Peggy's", the "Master's" award in June of 2011,
2013, 2017, 1018 & 2019,
the Colors for Earth "Brushstroke Award" June, 2012 And the "Colors For
Earth Award" for the best use of their products in 2013.
I have always loved horses and took the first step in creating this web
site: Horseramics, in England when I painted my first horse plate in
1984. I have been custom painting horses ever since. I have recently
been commissioned to paint cats & dogs and decided to include all pets
and companion animals in my product line, see the
Photo Gallery.
We have two horses, a Friesian Sport Horse, and a Kentucky Mountain
Horse, three cats along with a bunch of chickens! We love to trail
ride and I have learned how to "Drive" our Friesian mare. We entered our
first competition October, 2005 at Oak Hill in Lexington, VA and she won
Reserve Champion her first time showing and only three years old! I've
got the show bug bad now! September 2007 she won Champion Driving Horse
at the CCC Show in Tryon. In 2009 she won Reserve Champion Obstacles and
in 2010 she won Champion Obstacles.
At the present time I am very involved (Secretary/Newsletter editor)
with a driving club in our area called Whips and Wheels Driving Club. I
have served on the Board of Directors of Sauratown Trails Association, a
group that has worked with landowners in Stokes and Surry counties NC to
create a 32 mile long trail on private land that connects two state
parks, Pilot Mountain and Hanging Rock State Parks.