Own a true piece of Florida craft history with this pristine vintage (1960′s) Pat Young Ceramics Geranium Leaf Bowl. This studio has passed through 3 generations of family members and continues to produce these same style leaf bowls. The Story of Pat Young Ceramic Arts. The story of Pat Young Ceramic Arts began in 1950 when for health reasons, Pat Young, then age 46, and her husband Bud moved from St. Petersburg to Inverness, Florida. Because of a heart condition, Pat’s doctor had told her to slow down from the hectic social life she had been leading and find something more restful to do with her time. Pat got interested in hobby ceramics, attended some classes and eventually split the cost of a small hobby kiln with a girl friend who was making china doll busts. She developed the idea of making imprints of real Florida leaves she collected from her property into the soft clay and forming various plates and bowls following the outline of the leaf. She was resting and enjoying herself when fate changed her life. While there, he saw some of the ceramic pieces that Pat had modeled. After some heavy complimenting, he convinced Pat to let him have a few pieces to check their sales potential. Suddenly bigger kilns, employees and suppliers had to be found. In May of 1954, Pat Young Ceramic Arts was established. Pat Young built her business to the point where she was supplying 310 of the finest gift shops in the USA and many locations overseas. Almost every day public customers would drop by and load themselves up with gifts for their friends. By then the “factory” had spread from the back porch to the entire house, with additional buildings being added. The bottom of each piece of ceramics was “signed” with a simple PY and carried a bright gold label letting people know they were holding a Pat Young Hand Made Original made in Inverness, Florida. Pat eventually “retired” in 1968 and her eldest daughter, Barbara Young Brokaw took over the day-to-day operations. Pat still loved to spend time with customers and give them the grand tour. By that time the product line totaled nearly 100 different items. In July of 1980, at the age of 76, Pat Young passed away. She had spent the previous 26 years providing the world with very unique and incredibly beautiful pieces of art, while she was resting under doctor’s orders. Barbara Brokaw then became the second-generation owner of Pat Young Ceramic Arts. Employees were not replaced as they left or retired. Eventually she became, as her mother had started, a one-woman studio, modeling, glazing, firing, packing and corresponding with the shops and private customers in her warm down-to-earth, friendly manner. Barbara eventually increased the product line to 185 items. She took just enough equipment and supplies to keep the business going from her new home. Eventually she scaled back her customer list, politely dropping most of the commercial accounts and filling only her private customer’s orders. At that time Barbara started trimming the bottom of the well known gold label to eliminate the Inverness, Florida identification. The PY still remained. View more great items. The item “Vintage Pat Young Hand Crafted Green Ceramic Geranium Leaf Pottery Bowl 8.5 dia” is in sale since Friday, September 15, 2017. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\Art Pottery\Studio/ Handcrafted Pottery”. The seller is “hollys_consignment_closet” and is located in Atlanta, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Color: Green
- Main Color: Green
- Original/Reproduction: Original
