JACQUES BLIN IS ONE OF THE LEADING FRENCH CERAMIC ARTISTS. 

HE STARTE HIS CAREER AS AN ENGINEER BUT SOON DECIDED TO LIVE FROM HIS PASSION. 

IN 1954, HE OPENED HIS OWN CERAMIC WORKSHOP AND STARTED TO SELL HIS OWN WORKS. 

HIS STYLE IS EASY TO RECOGNIZE WITH CURVED SHAPES AND THE "INTAGLIO" TECHNIQUE (GRAVURE ON DRY LAND) THAT HE DEVELOPED: LITTLE DRAWINGS ENGRAVED ON THE UPPER COATING OF HIS CERAMIC PIECES.

HIS MOST FAMOUS PIECES ARE BLUE OR LIGHT BROWN. PATTERS ARE THE SAME COLOR, JUST DARKER. 

HIS COLLECTIONS INCLUDE LAMPS, VASES, ASHTRAYS, AND OTHER CERAMIC OBJECTS. 

PATTERNS REPRESENT FIGURATIVE OR IMAGINARY ANIMALS. SOME OF THE PATTERNS ARE A HOMAGE TO "THE SHADOCKS," A 1970'S FRENCH TV CARTOON.

HE WAS REALLY COMMITTED TO DEFENDING CERAMIC ART, AND HE BECAME VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CERAMIC IN GENEVA.