Jane Hamlyn

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

[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.

[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.

[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.