Francoise Dufayard
2026 – Taking part in Potfest by the Lake – Compton Verney and Potfest in the Park – Hutton-in-the-Forest
Françoise Dufayard lives and works in Rennes, Brittany, France.
During the late 1970s Françoise studied ceramics at the Ateliers de Fontblanche in Vitrolles, then she travelled around Asia (1981-1982).
From 1983-1987 she worked for Gustave Tiffoche then Suzy Atkins. Subsequently in 1988 she set up her studio at Rennes (Brittany) where she makes open platters, big vases, large dishes and witty teapots, using slipware techniques.
Françoise uses a red Spanish earthenware clay fired to 1120 C° in a 500 litres gas kiln. She has developed a very personal interpretation of terre vernissée, or slipware, which creates a translucence in her work and gives her decoration a quality one sees only in painting; something of a rarity in this medium. This can be attributed in part to her exploration of Eastern ceramics as found on visits to Nepal, India, Burma, Thailand, Japan, Korea, China, Uzbekistan, Tibet and recently Sri Lanka. Her very individual brushstroke can be read as personal reflections of this Eastern influence.