Richard Griggs Thingmaker
About
I try to find a different purpose for the materials I use. I like whimsy and movement. If it doesn’t move, I’m not interested. I can’t resist repurposing scraps from friends work into unique sculptures. Once a week, I rehabs computers for a local PC company. This gives me more materials, such as hard drive discs that beg to be used in my work.
Bio
Born in Mount Vernon,NY, Richard Griggs graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor of science in theatre arts.
Although Griggs would have described himself as a mechanic in his youth,art is in his genes. His great grandfather was James Henry Moser, a well-known Cornwall artist who, among other things, taught watercolors to first lady Caroline Harrison, wife of the 23rd president, Benjamin Harrison. Richard graduated from Emerson College with a degree in theater design and went on to work as a stage manager for dinner theaters in the northeast. That segued into electrical and carpentry jobs on the road with several rock groups including Foreigner and Rod Stewart. His last tour deposited him in Los Angeles where he found a job in television as a grip on such shows as “Alf”, “Roseanne” and “The Cosby Show”. In 1993 he came to his family’s home in Cornwall after a bicycle accident left him with a broken back and pelvis. There he met his wife, Bianca and eventually got a job with architect/artist, Tim Prentice. His works can be found in numerous private collections and galleries.
Contact: [email protected] or 860-672-6208.
https://vimeo.com/66028027
Thank you Juliene Lasseur for this brilliant documentary !
Bio
Born in Mount Vernon,NY, Richard Griggs graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor of science in theatre arts.
Although Griggs would have described himself as a mechanic in his youth,art is in his genes. His great grandfather was James Henry Moser, a well-known Cornwall artist who, among other things, taught watercolors to first lady Caroline Harrison, wife of the 23rd president, Benjamin Harrison. Richard graduated from Emerson College with a degree in theater design and went on to work as a stage manager for dinner theaters in the northeast. That segued into electrical and carpentry jobs on the road with several rock groups including Foreigner and Rod Stewart. His last tour deposited him in Los Angeles where he found a job in television as a grip on such shows as “Alf”, “Roseanne” and “The Cosby Show”. In 1993 he came to his family’s home in Cornwall after a bicycle accident left him with a broken back and pelvis. There he met his wife, Bianca and eventually got a job with architect/artist, Tim Prentice. His works can be found in numerous private collections and galleries.
Contact: [email protected] or 860-672-6208.
https://vimeo.com/66028027
Thank you Juliene Lasseur for this brilliant documentary !
