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Janet Darnell Leach (American 1928 - 1997), studied under Shoji Hamada in North Carolina and in Japan. In 1955 she married Bernard Leach, the noted British Studio Potter. As his third wife, the couple returned to the UK in 1956 to run The Leach Pottery in St. Ives after David Leach (son of Bernard) went on to establish his own pottery.
Janet Leach's independent spirit ensured that her work was quite different from much of the Leach style. Her pots forever displaying the techniques and practices learn during her time in Japan.
In 2006-2007 there was a major retrospective of her work at Tate St Ives. Her work is revered and much collected, and in many important collections around the world including the Tate Gallery, Tate Gallery St. Ives and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
