For over thirty years Michelle Griffoul has thrown pushed rolled torn pit fired raku fired high fired low fired sun baked flocked painted and otherwise stretched the acknowledged limits of clay. The consummate clay artist she is a classically trained potter with the eye of a painter and the production skills and sensibilities of a manufacturing engineer.While receiving her B.A. and M.F.A. in ceramics she spent a year at the International School of Ceramics in Florence Italy. Through numerous gallery shows and public art commissions Michelle became recognized as a master of the ceramic arts. This led to the creation of her current ceramic tile design and production studio.With her sense of design and glazing techniques Michelle continues to surprise clients by breaking through the traditional boundaries of tile.