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Modigliani's Muse, a Large Rocking Vessel £1200
40 × 43cm
This piece is part of our Canvas and Clay exhibition which will run from 16th September until 31st October. If you wish to purchase a piece they will be available for collection/delivery after this time.
Born in 1954, Jane grew up in the marshlands of Suffolk, and the valleys and mountains of Wales. She had an unconventional upbringing with little formal schooling, but was encouraged by her parents to be creative. Her mother was an illustrator and potter, her maternal grandfather was Head of Sydney Art College, and her father was an author.
As a young mother in her 20’s and 30’s she ran a craft business with her wood-turner partner, where she painted on wood, silk and designed clothes to sell in their small gallery/shop.
In 1994 Jane moved to rural Co. Clare, Ireland, where she built a house and studio, applying herself to ceramics. She is completely self-taught. Not attracted to using glazes, but wishing to use her clay forms as a canvas for her drawings and decorative designs, she inscribes directly into the surface of the unfired clay, applying layers of oxides and stains which are re-applied to her multi-fired work, often sanded down between firings. This gives a depth and texture to her hand-built ceramics.
Jane is a member of Portfolio Ireland; Ceramics Ireland; and is a selected member of the Crafts Potters Association London UK. Her work is in private collections, in Ireland, UK, and US, as well as by the OPW in Ireland. She has exhibited widely in Ireland as well as the UK.
Modigliani's Muse, a Large Rocking Vessel £1200
40 × 43cm
This piece is part of our Canvas and Clay exhibition which will run from 16th September until 31st October. If you wish to purchase a piece they will be available for collection/delivery after this time.
Born in 1954, Jane grew up in the marshlands of Suffolk, and the valleys and mountains of Wales. She had an unconventional upbringing with little formal schooling, but was encouraged by her parents to be creative. Her mother was an illustrator and potter, her maternal grandfather was Head of Sydney Art College, and her father was an author.
As a young mother in her 20’s and 30’s she ran a craft business with her wood-turner partner, where she painted on wood, silk and designed clothes to sell in their small gallery/shop.
In 1994 Jane moved to rural Co. Clare, Ireland, where she built a house and studio, applying herself to ceramics. She is completely self-taught. Not attracted to using glazes, but wishing to use her clay forms as a canvas for her drawings and decorative designs, she inscribes directly into the surface of the unfired clay, applying layers of oxides and stains which are re-applied to her multi-fired work, often sanded down between firings. This gives a depth and texture to her hand-built ceramics.
Jane is a member of Portfolio Ireland; Ceramics Ireland; and is a selected member of the Crafts Potters Association London UK. Her work is in private collections, in Ireland, UK, and US, as well as by the OPW in Ireland. She has exhibited widely in Ireland as well as the UK.