About
I work in paper porcelain, hand building non-functional vessels, rolling the clay paper thin to create a delicate translucency once fired.
I like a clean line and carefully apply each brushstroke or textured mark, paying attention to detail and the physicality of the surface, developing my own rhythm with each repeated mark. Repetition is a key theme in my practice.
Playing with size and proportion, I aim for simplicity. Each mark and positioning is deliberate and carefully considered - for example, the positioning of noughts and crosses on a bottle, circles on a cylinder aiming for balance and space between and around the pattern, or the interplay among a group of vessels, sitting like a still life. The interplay of pattern, design and texture of the surface is paramount in my work and where I employ colour, I mix it myself using underglaze.
Domesticity and everyday life are a source of inspiration; from bottles and vessels grouped in uneven numbers becoming a ‘family’ to the familiar kitchen utensil made in porcelain hanging on a wall.
Walking gives me the space to visualise the marks and patterns as well as finding inspiration. From a pavement grill to the pattern on a fabric in a window, both catch my eye and appear later on my work.
Developing new larger pieces, I draw lines through the surface of the unfired porcelain, creating texture with the furrows which entwine and contrast with the painted mark on the smooth surface.
‘Her work is full of quiet energy — etched lines, subtle textures, and beautiful shifts in surface that seem to change with the day. Place one near a window and you’ll see what we mean — shadows stretch, soften, and disappear. Jane’s pieces are both graphic and delicately architectural, confident but never loud. They bring a grounding presence to a room — calm, thoughtful, and full of integrity.’ - JOC Ceramics Gallery
info:
Based in London
Chelsea School of Art Foundation
Winchester School of Art BA Fine Art
City & Guilds Award in Education and Training
prizes:
Selected member CPA 2020
Lowes Dickinson 2014
Lowes Dickinson 2017
Featured in Surface Decoration for Ceramics by Claire Ireland
exhibitions:
Contemporary Ceramics 2026
Messums West Plates for Purpose 2024
Boston Manor House Spoon Project 2024
Cecilia Colman 2024
JOC Ceramics 2024
Gallery Different for National Brain Appeal 2023
Domestic Dusters (touring) 2021
Porthminster Gallery Summer exhibition 2021
Gallery57 PAPER November 2020
Porthminster Gallery 2020