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Janet Leach, who was Bernard Leach's third wife,
was born in Texas, USA in 1918. One of the major
potters of the last century, Janet was a potter in her own right before
meeting Bernard, Shoji Hamada and Soetsu Yanagi during their lecture tour of
the States in 1952. The meeting was instrumental in arousing her interest in
the work of Japan and resulted in her
studying there for two years under the guidance of Hamada.
After her period in Japan, Janet came to England and married Bernard
Leach in 1956. In St. Ives she took
over the management of the Leach Pottery and continued to work there after Bernard's
death until she died in 1997.
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