Sandra Ure Griffin

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Author and Artist

Specializing in Scratchboard, Woodcut and Sgraffito (Ceramic Tile) Illustrations
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      • 2010 "The Creation of Enkidu" scratchboard illust...
      • 2010 "Enkidu and his Family" scratchboard illustr...
      • 2010 "Mealtime for Enkidu" scratchboard illustrat...
      • 2010 "Enkidu Running with the Gazelles" scratchbo...
      • 2010 "Enkidu and the Lion" scratchboard illustrat...
      • 2010 "Enkidu at the Waterhole" scratchboard illus...
      • 2010 "Enkidu - Grown to Adulthood" scratchboard i...
      • 2010 "Enkidu's Discovery" scratchboard illustrati...
      • 2010 "Approaching the City of Uruk" illustration ...
      • 2010 "Unwelcome Guest" scratchboard illustration ...
  • ►  2009 (12)
    • ►  February (12)
      • 2009 "The Artist's Apprentice" scratchboard 4" x ...
      • 2009 "Hatchling Surprise" scratchboard 11" x 17" ...
      • 2009 "Full Moon Dance" scratchboard 11" x 17"
      • 2009 "Border Crossing" scratchboard 4" x 6"
      • 2008 "Tumble Whee!" scratchboard 5" x 7"
      • 2008 "Peacebird and the Moon" carved porcelain ti...
      • 2008 "The Nighthawk" carved porcelain tile (sgraf...
      • 2008 "Sleepwalker" (after Lynd Ward) scratchboard...
      • 2008 "Hold Still" scratchboard 8" x 10"
      • 2008 "The Treasure" scratchboard 4" x 6"
      • 2008 "In the Garden" carved porcelain tile (sgraf...
      • 2008 "Protection" carved porcelain tile (sgraffit...
  • ►  2008 (2)
    • ►  April (2)
      • 2008 - illustration for "The One-Eyed Cat Takes F...
      • 2008 - "Tree Hugger" carved porcelain tile (sgraf...
  • ►  2007 (42)
    • ►  August (42)
      • 2007 "The Hatchling" porcelain-sgraffito 6" x ...
      • 2007 "Whose Egg?" porcelain-sgraffito 6" x 6" ...
      • 2007 "Little Frog" porcelain-sgraffito 6" x 6"
      • 2007 "Capture - Flight - Destiny" porcelain-sgra...
      • 2007 "Canaries in a Soul Mine" porcelain-sgraff...
      • 2007 "Two Birds" porcelain-sgraffito 4" x 4" e...
      • 2007 "Little Squirrel" porcelain-sgraffito 6" ...
      • 2007 "The Meeting" (after Durer) porcelain-sgra...
      • 2007 "Babe in the Woods" porcelain-sgraffito 6"...
      • 2006 2 of 12 "Alternatives to War" tiles porcela...
      • 2006 "Welcome Peace" porcelain-sgraffito 6" x ...
      • 2006 "Encounter" porcelain-sgraffito 12" x 12"...
      • 2006 "A Circle of Ravens" porcelain - sgraffito...
      • 2005 "Evie" digital art 8 1/2" x 11"
      • 2005 "The Dragonfly Hunt" digital art 8 1/2" x ...
      • 2005 "Summerdance" digital art 8 1/2" x 11"
      • 2005 "Froghead" scratchboard 8 1/2" x 11"
      • 2004 "Turnabout" colored inks 8" x 10"
      • 2004 "King of the Hill" colored inks 8" x 10"
      • 2003 "The Window" colored pencil 9" x 11"
      • 2002 "Barnaby Bunny" colored pencil 8 1/2" x 1...

About Me

Sandy
Born in St. Louis, I grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri. I moved to Kansas City in the 1970s, where I studied printmaking at the Kansas City Art Institute. In the 80s I lived in a log cabin in rural Missouri. That's where my four sons were born, as well as my first picture book, EARTH CIRCLES. In the ’90s, back in St. Louis, I developed PictureBookMaking, a writing and art program for young children. I helped more than 1,000 inner-city children make picture books! I also held workshops for teachers so they could learn the PictureBookMaking process. I continued to develop my artwork and writing during this time. Eventually my second and third books were accepted for publication: ONLY ONE WISH and BIG AND LITTLE ABC. My creative work depicts our relationships to each other and our planet. I believe that our most important tasks are taking care of Mother Earth and learning to live peacefully with one another. I hope my art and writing can help us with these tasks.
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