# Bernard Leach
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Bernard Howell Leach (5 January 1887 – 6 May 1979), was a British studio potter and art teacher. He is regarded as the "Father of British studio pottery".
== Biography ==
=== Early years (Japan) ===
Leach was born in Hong Kong.
76. What is refiring and why would a Potter refire a pot?
Refiring is firing pottery again after it has already been glaze-fired once. But why on earth would a Potter want to do that?!
In this episode we discuss what refiring is, and some reasons why a Potter may want to fire their work again.
Potters may re-fire their work for example if their pot has …
Edmund de Waal - A Local History
A Local History
A local history is an installation of three vitrines filled with porcelain, sunk below the paving outside the Alison Richard Building on the Sidgwick Site of Cambridge University. These vitrines are meant to be discovered, to be happened upon as you come and go across the site. The…
Lesley Downer on poetry in Japan’s deep north
Lesley Downer
Lesley Downer first went to Japan as an English teacher in the late 1970s.
She immersed herself in the language and culture and developed a keen interest in the Edo period, especially the poetry of Matsuo Basho.
Years later, she returned to Japan to follow the same route the poet…
Studio Potter Archival Audio – The Archie Bray Foundation 50th Anniversary
In this special episode recorded during the Archie Bray Foundation’s 50th anniversary, panelists and trailblazers of American ceramics, including Ken Ferguson, Rudy Autio, and Peter Voulkos, reflect on the foundation’s origins and evolution. The conversation explores the challenges of its early yea…
012 – Who Has Influenced Your Work?
In this episode we will discover who has had the greatest influence in our work.
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Thank you for listening. This is episode number 12. In this episode, many of you shared who has had the biggest influence on your work. This …
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper - Clay, Courage and Reinvention - Part 1
This week on The History of Ceramics, we begin the remarkable story of two artists who transformed the course of modern ceramics. Our journey starts with the extraordinary life of Lucie Rie.Born into the rich cultural world of Vienna, Lucie Rie was already an accomplished ceramic artist when the ri…
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper - Clay, Courage and Reinvention - Part 2
This week we continue the story by following the extraordinary journey of Hans Coper, a man who arrived in Britain as a refugee with no experience of pottery, yet went on to become one of the greatest ceramic artists of the modern age.Forced to flee Nazi Germany as a teenager, Hans Coper rebuilt hi…
Bernard Leach - The Making of a Master - Part 1 - Japan
How did an English artist in Japan become one of the most influential figures in modern ceramics?In the first of our three-part series on Bernard Leach, we explore the extraordinary early years that shaped his life and work. From his return to Japan and his first encounters with pottery to his frie…
Bernard Leach - The Making of a Master - Part 2 - St. Ives
How did Bernard Leach turn a small pottery in St Ives into the centre of a new ceramics movement?In the second episode of our three-part series, we follow Leach as he returns to Britain with Shōji Hamada and establishes the Leach Pottery in St Ives. We explore the challenges of those early years, t…
Bernard Leach - The Making of A Master - Part 3
How did Bernard Leach’s ideas travel from a small pottery in St Ives to influence generations of potters around the world?In the final episode of our three-part series, we follow Leach as his influence spreads beyond Britain. We explore his relationship with American potters Warren and Alix MacKenz…
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