Peter Stichbury (potter)

From there, he went to Africa and was Michael Cardew’s first western student in Abuja in Nigeria.

[2][3][4] Stichbury set up the pottery department at Ardmore Teachers College.

[2] While Stichbury is mostly known for his pottery he also built musical string instruments (cellos, violas) in his later years.

In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Stichbury was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to pottery.

[7] Stichbury died on 24 March 2015, survived by his wife Diane and three children.