“My work explores human experience through the magical, mysterious and sacred. It calls to our common humanity”.
Jane aims to create objects that hold a timeless resonance; places that call us to pause and reflect on our essential humanity. Her practice draws on ancient global artefacts and monuments across cultures and time. She works with clay to amplify themes of human experience with material and ritual.
Jane has worked in ceramics since 1990, selling work alongside her career as lecturer in art and design. A British Council grant brought opportunity to research clay as a spiritual material in Africa. She retrained as an Interfaith Minister, becoming ordained in 2018.
A minimal, sustainable approach to materials, tools and firing is core to Jane’s practice. An expert in the ancient art of handcoiling, her pieces are made individually in the simple, laborious techniques used by our ancient ancestors.
Her studio is in Frome, close to the ancient sites of Avebury and Stonehenge. Work has sold previously through Selfridges with solo and group exhibitions in Kensington and across England.
She is a selected member of Craft Potters Association and HomoFaber Guide. Recent awards include the Jane Bowe Memorial Award (Wells Open Contemporary 2025) Best 3D entry (Bath Society of Artists 120th Open Exhibition 2025). Her work currently features in ‘Cosmos: the art of observing Space’ a touring exhibition at RWA Bristol. Next event is Ceramic Art London (8-10 May, Olympia West).
