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| JANET LEACH |
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Janet Leach 1918-1997, was a remarkable potter,
originally studying sculpture in New York 1937-1949 afterwards moving
to Threefold Farm the first anthroposophical community in America,
based on the ideas of Rudolf Steiner. It was during her time living
in the community that she began to both make pottery, built a small
kiln and gave pottery classes. Whilst living at Threefold Farm Janet
undertook a five week pottery course at Alfred University where
she attended a lecture given by Bernard Leach, which ultimately
changed her life and led via Japan to England and to St.Ives. A
place where she produced her individual and uniquely Japanese influenced
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of Janet, throwing on a kick wheel in the Leach Pottery circa 1970's |
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Janet Leach Bottle Vase |
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Photography
by David Binch |