My Grandfather, the potter Keith Corrigan. Pictured here at Holkham Hall pottery. He helped Lady Leicester set up the pottery in 1951/52 @holkhamestate in Norfolk, managed it and designed many of its iconic early pieces. He ran the pottery for a few years before starting his own pottery in Wells next to sea and then the village of Saxthorpe. Although there is little recorded about him in the potting world he was chums with many of the influential potters of the time and was a friend of the late great Mick Casson. Bomps was a fantastic potter, a senior lecturer and head of department. He was also a founding member of the @craftpotters and would often come down to supply and help run the shop in Soho. I spent some lovely time with my mum over Christmas looking through a great box of delights about him and she has put a lot more of his work on display around the house. Although I didn’t get to know him that well as he passed away in the mid 80s I think about him often and wish he was still about to learn from. Now that Croft studio is built, the courses are up and running This years goal is to get Croft Pottery up and running as a batch production pottery with a line of homeware. I will definitely be drawing influence from my grandfather #grandfather #keithcorrigan #family #holkham #norfolk #northnorfolk #holkhamhall #holkhamestate #potter #craftpottersassociation #potterystudio #production #productionpottery #makers #pottersofinstagram #history #ancestry #artisan #craftsman #pots #blackandwhitephotography (at Holkham Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYMtGWhjrpe/?utm_medium=tumblr
