Jane Hamlyn

Jane Hamlyn MBE (born 1940) is an English studio potter known for her functional salt glaze pottery.

Born in Whitechapel, London, Hamlyn initially trained as a nurse at University College Hospital London.[1] She studied pottery part-time at Putney Adult Education Centre,[1] before attending Harrow School of Art (1972-1974) where she was taught by Michael Casson.[2] In 1975 she set up Millfield Pottery Workshop near Doncaster Yorkshire.[3]

Hamlyn is credited with discovering the green colour that arises when painting a titanium wash over a blue slip[4] and in 1999 she was awarded the European Saltglaze Prize.[3] Along with Walter Keeler she is considered a pioneer of the salt glaze revival.[5]

Hamlyn is a Fellow and former chair of the Craft Potters Association.[2][3]

Her work is displayed at the Victoria & Albert Museum London,[6] in the Crafts Council Permanent Collection,[7] and the William Alfred Ismay ceramics collection at the York Art Gallery.[8]

Hamlyn was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to pottery and ceramics.[9]

References
  1. Watson Oliver (1993). Studio Pottery. Phaidon. p. 190.
  2. "Jane HAMLYN The Ceramic Collection Ceramic Collection and Archive - Aberystwyth University of Wales 13 March 2015". ceramics-aberystwyth.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. "Jane Hamlyn". miararts.com. 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. Rogers Phil (2002). Salt Glazing (Ceramics). A & C Black. p. 152. ISBN 978-0713648218.
  5. Whiting David (2009). Modern British Potters and their studios. A & C Black. p. 48.
  6. "Bell Jar Hamlyn, Jane V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  7. "Contemporary Applied Arts: Jane Hamlyn". caa.org.uk. 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. "York Art Gallery joins the best museums in the world on Google's Art Project - Places - Yorkshire Life". yorkshirelife.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  9. "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B20.
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