Richard Godfrey

Born: 1949

Death: 2014

Biography:

Richard Godfrey (1949 – 13 December 2014) was an English studio potter working in Battisborough Cross, Devon England. He graduated from Bristol School of Art in 1972 having been taught by Gillian Lowndes. From 1973 to 1981 he was Head of Art and Deputy Headmaster at Battisborough International School, Devon which was founded by Kurt Hahn. Godfrey was a fellow of the Craft Potters Association and known primarily for his brightly coloured earthenware pottery which used composite underglaze patterns. He won the Bronze award at the European Ceramics Competition in Athens 2004 and at the Art in Clay festival in 2013 he was voted winner of the Valentine Clays Peers Award for best contribution to the festival. Godfrey's work combined thrown and hand built forms made with white earthenware clay, inspired by observing his surroundings and found objects.