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Janine has been potting since the age of seven when she attended Saturday morning art classes at the Penmore site of Chesterfield College of Art and was tutored by Chris Yensen. She continued her pottery throughout her working life and at the age of 40 when she gave up her day job as a Home Economics teacher she went to the Chesterfield Road site of West Nottinghamshire College and completed a National Diploma in Three Dimensional studies and an A level in Three Dimensional Art. JMJ Pottery was set up in September 1996 in the Corner Workshop at 138 Ashgate Road Chesterfield and existed there for 5 years. The Pottery moved to 140 Chatsworth Road in 2001 and the public can now visit the shop and workshop to order and see their pots being and thrown. Janine has been a member of Peak District Artisans since 1998 and exhibits with them regularly.