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Life and Work of JOhn Ffrench – Irish Ceramic Artist / Peter Lamb

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John ffrench (1928-2010) was one of the founding fathers of contemporary ceramics in Ireland. He introduced a much freer style of pottery into Ireland at Kilkenny in the late 1950s and in Arklow in the 1960s, before establishing himself as an innovative ceramic artist. His work is highly original in its use of experimental forms, variety of pattern and vibrant colour, reflecting influences from many and various cultures. While best known for his ceramics, he was also a fine silk-screen printer and worked in many other media. He studied at the National College of Art in Dublin, trained as a ceramicist in Italy, and subsequently lived in India for three years and in America for 38 years. For almost 20 years he had a studio in Kinvara, Co Galway, where he produced a steady stream of work. A major retrospective exhibition of his work was presented by the Crafts Council in 2007. This book documents ffrench’s life and work, and is based on primary material and original research, including interviews with the artist, his family, friends and contempo- raries. It is lavishly illustrated with over 730 illustrations.