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Lorna Bailey (born 1978) is an English potter and businesswoman. ==Life and work== Lorna Bailey was brought up in the Wolstanton area of Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, close to the Potteries area of Stoke-on-Trent.〔Bailey, Lorna. & Lee, Dave (2001). ''Lorna Bailey: The First Millennium''. Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent: LJB Ceramics.〕 After school, Bailey attended Stoke-on-Trent College. She obtained a B.Tec National Diploma (Ceramics) and then joined her father's new business, LJB Ceramics, at the Old Ellgreave Pottery, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, which produced Toby Jugs and other decorated pottery, where she initially worked as a painter.〔 At the same time, Bailey began designing a series of cottage and trees and abstract patterns based on the pottery of Clarice Cliff. These were produced by the Old Ellgreave Pottery in underglaze colours. In December 1995, when Bailey was 17, her ''House and Path'' and ''Sunburst'' patterns were put into full production.〔 These were painted by Bailey and a small team of painters onto a range of shapes, including vases, jugs, teapots, sugar shakers, cruets, candlesticks, and wall pockets. They were then sold primarily to trade buyers. In addition to being marked with a factory stamp, Bailey signed almost all of her pieces. In 1998, ''Collect it!'' magazine,〔Donovan, Martin (1998). "Lorna Bailey". ''Collect it! No. 13'', July 1998, pp. 19-21.〕 featured her ''Astro Rocket Sugar Sifter'' on the cover which the magazine had commissioned. This was produced in a limited edition of 250 available for purchase only through the magazine. The Lorna Bailey Collectors Club was formed in September 1998.〔 Bailey was named as Midlands Business Woman of the Year for 1998.〔 In March 2002, Bailey married Tim Proctor. This event was marked by the issue of a small ceramic wedding cake which was sent out as a gift to all Collectors Club members.〔Lorna Bailey Collectors Club Mini Newsletter, March 2002〕 On July 16, 2002, the couple attended a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.〔Lorna Bailey Collectors Club Mini Newsletter, July 2002〕 In February 2003, LJB Ceramics changed its name to ''Lorna Bailey Artware''.〔Lorna Bailey Collectors Club Newsletter, No. 23, February 2003.〕 The following month, the factory moved into new premises at Top Bridge Works, Burslem.〔 In October 2004, it moved again to its site at The Old Post Office, Burslem.〔Lorna Bailey Collectors Club Newsletter, No. 36, October 2004.〕 In December 2005, Bailey issued the first of a series based on Pop and Rock Legends of the Twentieth Century with a ceramic figure of John Lennon dressed in the outfit pictured in the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Figures of the other Beatles later followed, together with other wares depicting members of the group. These were produced in collaboration with The Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool.〔Lorna Bailey Collectors Club Newsletters Nos. 47-54.〕 In January 2008, Bailey announced her decision to retire from the pottery industry to concentrate on her family life〔Lorna Bailey Collectors Club Newsletter No. 67, January 2008.〕 and in May 2008 Lorna Bailey Artware went into voluntary liquidation, with the loss of seven jobs 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lorna Bailey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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