Fran Welch

Fran Welch is a self-taught artist focusing on ceramics, however 2-D illustration and photography come in at a close second.  Drawing on clay and using ceramic decals (made from her photographs), she weaves them together to tell a layered story.

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828.298.4558

Where you can find Fran's work:
Odyssey Studios- 236 Clingman Ave in the River Arts District
Kress Emporium- 19 Patton Ave, Downtown Asheville
Merrimon Galleries- 365 Merrimon Ave., Asheville
Veronica’s Attic- 220 Sandy Springs Circle Atlanta, GA

Upcoming Events
Rag Ribbon Rainbow-Atlanta, October 2008
River Arts District Studio Stroll-November 2008

Fran has lived in Atlanta Georgia, New Orleans Louisiana, Sarasota Florida, and Asheville North Carolina. Between 1984 and 2000 she developed and marketed seasonal gift lines from clay while raising her twin sons on a llama farm in North Georgia. “Midwest of Cannon Falls” a designer and distributor of collectible giftware has licensed her work.

Being a mother of twins has provided a wealth of material for narrative work in ceramics as well as illustration The purchase of her first digital camera in 2000 shortly after moving to Asheville was the start of her love affair with photography and the computer software PAINTER.  These mediums all combined to illustrate the worlds she sees in her dreams.  Her twin sons now work in Los Angeles, California as animators for Blur Studio and they continue to be her most influential teachers next to nature.