Old Town Pot Shop
Mary Lou Focht, Owner
201 N Court Ave
Tucson, AZ  85701
624-7708
www.oldtownartisans.com
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Terracotta Gargoyle by Tucson's Miles Thompson
Approximately 7" by 5.5" by 3".

Miles' gargoyles have been in juried shows and galleries nationwide. Each GARGOYLE is an original, conceived and executed by Miles Thompson. No molds are ever used, hence, no two gargoyles are ever alike. Each is individually handbuilt in terracotta or high-fire stoneware clay.

Miles Thompson has a M.A. in Classical Antiquity and has been sculpting gargoyles in clay since 1975. His gargoyles are an outgrowth of his academic background in Graeco-Roman archaeology plus his enthusisasm for Medieval art and architecture. Whereas his work takes the gargoyle-carving traditions of these periods as its overall inspiration and touchstone, it does not replicate or imitate actual historic examples.