Bio & Information
Martin Boyd Pottery was set up in 1946 by Guy Boyd (son of the Victorian potter Merric Boyd) while he was an art student at East Sydney Technical College It operated under the name Guy Boyd Pottery at first, but was renamed Martin Boyd Pottery when the business was registered in 1948 The Pottery operated from a house Cremorne, which he shared with Norma Flegg and her husband, Leonard – Guy was a student by day, and threw pots at night, with Norma firing the kiln as well as taking on much of the decorating In the early days of the business additional decorating work was undertaken by contract workers who included Guy’s brother, David, Hermia Lloyd Jones (later Hermia Boyd) and Peter Rushforth As the business continued to grow, Duncan Miller, Guy’s army friend and Norma’s husband, Leonard, became involved with the running of the Pottery – In 1949, Martin Boyd Pottery moved to Princes Street Ryde, when a former bakery was bought for the new Pottery premises – After Guy Boyd’s return to Victoria and the establishment of Guy Boyd Pottery there in early 1951, Ronald Flegg, Leonard’s brother bought out Guy’s share and the Flegg’s continued to operate the pottery as a successful venture until overseas imports put it out of business in 1963 Various artists and decorators worked at the pottery, producing a wide range of hand-decorated plates, bowls and other wares, some of which is now highly collectable Work from 1948-1963 is incised ‘Martin Boyd’ or ‘Martin Boyd Australia’
