Mary Farrell

Born 1955 Halifax, Nova Scotia

EDUCATION

1976 BFA Ceramics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1977 Potter, Westmoore Pottery, Seagrove, North Carolina

BIOGRAPHY

Mary Farrell is known for earthenware pots using the surface technique of slip trailing. Farrell uses local red clay and decorates with simple slip designs to express her interest in the historical pottery of North Carolina and replicate the wares of 17^th, 18^th, and early 19^th century pottery.

Farrell met her husband, sculptor David Farrell, in 1977, while working at Jugtown Pottery. They opened Westmoore Pottery that same year in Seagrove, North Carolina.

Born Mary Livingston, Farrell is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and moved to Durham, North Carolina with her family when she was two years old. From an early age, Farrell had an interest in clay and began taking classes at ten years old. Her mother, Bertha, would also take her to visit potters in the Seagrove and Sanford area.