Exuberance and invention are synonymous with the ceramic art of John ffrench who is honoured this year with a lifetime achievement exhibition in Kilkenny, writes Peter Lamb
John ffrench, the pioneer of contemporary pottery in Ireland — known for his bright colours and unusual shapes — has been making original ceramics for over half a century
His work has always been popular and, on at least two occasions in the 1950s and 1960s, his exhibitions in Dublin completely sold out, at the moment of opening. Yet his name today is relatively unknown in his native Ireland because he has lived abroad for much of his life, principally in Italy, India and America
