Jean Darbyshire at work

In 1938 Jean studied studio pottery under the instruction of Reg Landells and his wife Flora Landells, who was art mistress at MLC. Flora was well-known as a china painter, and for her hand built, and wheel thrown pottery. For her own pottery, Jean used blue clay dug from her own backyard, which adjoined the Swan River at Maylands. Some of her hand thrown pieces from this time were signed ‘Elliott’.

History – Darbyshire Pottery Society