Perhaps you know the quote from Bernard Leach, “The pot is the man: his virtues and his vices are shown therein – no disguise is possible". He writes of how the maker is inherently in the pots they throw. When reflecting on the year past, the same is true. We’re a pottery that makes pots, but... Continue Reading →
100 years ago today (28 August 2020), the youngest of Bernard and Muriel Leach's children were born. Twins Jessamine and Betty made their appearance only 4 days after the Leach family relocated to England after a long boat trip from Japan. Below is an account of their lives written by Jessamine's son, David Kendall, along... Continue Reading →
Author: Rachel Viney, Historical Story Researcher at the Leach Pottery Past and present meet – in some surprising ways – in this account of the sea voyage that brought Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada to Britain 100 years ago In June 1920, the cargo-passenger steamer NYK Kamo Maru set sail from the Japanese port of... Continue Reading →
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