Education
She studied pottery part-time at Putney Adult Education Centre, before attending Harrow School of Art (1972-1974) where she was taught by Michael Casson.
She studied pottery part-time at Putney Adult Education Centre, before attending Harrow School of Art (1972-1974) where she was taught by Michael Casson.
Born in Whitechapel, London, Hamlyn initially trained as a nurse at University College Hospital London. In 1975 she set up Millfield Pottery Workshop near Doncaster Yorkshire. Along with Walter Keeler she is considered a pioneer of the salt glaze revival.
Hamlyn is a Fellow and former chair of the Craft Potters Association.
Her work is displayed at the Victoria & Albert Museum London, in the Crafts Council Permanent Collection, and the William Alfred Ismay ceramics collection at the York Art Gallery.