Margaret Milne (née Quigley, 21 May 1917 – 16 February 2005) was a New Zealand potter.
She was born in New Zealand in 1917.[1] In 1936 she married electrical engineer Mitchell "Mick" Milne in the Auckland suburb of Parnell.[2] [3]
Taught by potter Patricia Perrin, Milne began pottery making at the age of 40. She worked largely with earthenware, stoneware and the Japanese Raku technique.[4]
In an interview with Doreen Blumhardt and Brian Brake, Milne said, “I feel I’m one who simply drifted into a potter’s world, without any aim or direction, other than a general interest in craft work...I believe strongly in technique, because of the disciplines necessary for competent craftsmanship, but I just can’t work to a set plan or design. Only to an idea.”[5]
In the 1960s, she formed Waterford Potters with Guy and Jocelyn Mountain, establishing a studio in Remuera in the 1970s. Milne was also an early member of 12 Potters, an Auckland-based pottery co-operative.[4]
She spent some time working and travelling in Japan and maintained a close relationship with Japanese potter Takeichi Kawai.[5]
She has exhibited with the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and The Group.[1]