Photo courtesy of Cat Roberts
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Artist Biography
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Pat Francis Pocius Mediums: Pottery, Jewelry |
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| My name is
Pat Francis Pocius. My background in art started at Iowa State University with a degree in commercial art, graduating in 1978. I then moved to Colorado immediately after graduation and South Park Pottery was established in June of 1979. After several years working out of my home and traveling to art shows to sell my work, I opened a retail shop in Fairplay, Colorado in 1986. While pottery was my main emphasis, beading had always been an interest since my mother gave me her "bead box" when I was young. As my beading hobby got out of hand, I decided to put some of the beads I had bought on display for sale in my shop. And once I saw that there was a market for beads even in this little  mountain town, I decided to expand the
bead line. Several years later I was introduced to lampworking while
attending my first bead show in Denver. I had always had an interest in
glass, but had never had the opportunity to explore that field. But one
book and a beginner kit later, I was ready to get serious about
lampworking. That was April of 2001 and the beginning of Back Room
Beads. Now my pottery production has slowed down and more time is
devoted to the torch. Selling on e-bay was the next step, then came
advertising in the bead magazines, Justbeads.com also had to be
explored, and now I'm on the road again showing in bead shows around the
mid-west in the spring and fall, including promoting two bead shows of
my own. My goal is to continue to produce my pottery line as well as
make beads. But through the years I've learned that once the pressure of
making and selling enough product to "make a living" is applied to any
art, the creativity and fun is very quickly taken away. So I make the
pottery to make a living, and I make beads for the fun of the art. If
you have purchased a bead or two from me, please know that your support
of my work is very much appreciated. I hope that my work inspires the
creativity in you and that you are successful in your work, with my
work.Best Wishes in your beading, Pat Pocius |
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Coyote Creek Gallery is located
at: 419 Front Street, Fairplay, Colorado 80440 719-836-2040 Post Office Box 2108, Fairplay, CO 80440 coyotecreekarts.com |