Janet Adam (14 January 1940 – 1 September 2021) was a Scottish potter and sculptor. She was a founding member of the Scottish Potters Association and active in it for 47 years.
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| Born | 14 January 1940 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 1 September 2021 (aged 81) |
| Education | Edinburgh College of Art |
Biography
editAdam was born in Edinburgh on 14th January 1940, to Barbara Eunice Marindin and Captain Charles Adam, as one of four siblings.[1] Adam attended West Heath Girls' School.[1] After working as a secretary, she learned pottery on the Isle of Mull in the late 1960s.[1] She moved to Edinburgh in the 1970s and was instructed in pottery through independent learning and a part-time course at Edinburgh College of Art.[2][non-primary source needed]
Adam first founded the Cannonmills Pottery in the 1970s on Warriston Road in Edinburgh.[3][failed verification] In 1983 the workshop moved to Henderson Row where it was named Adams Pottery.[4] It served her and five other potters as a studio and workshop space.[4]
Adam's work was primarily based around making functional individual pieces of pottery.[2] She was a founding member of the Scottish Potters Association and contributed to it for 47 years.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Packard, Ann (29 October 2021). "Scotsman Obituaries: Janet Adam, respected Scottish potter". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Janet Adam - The Adam Pottery". adampottery.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "LONG BUILDING MAY NOT BE LONG FOR THIS WORLD". Spurtle: Broughton's Independent Stirrer. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b "An Adam Pottery Christmas". Stockbridge Edinburgh. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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