Max Jacquard

In October I created a new patchwork for the ‘In and Out’ exhibition organized jointly by Brewery Arts in Cirencester and The Quenington Sculpture Trust in the grounds of the Old Rectory in Quenington, Gloucestershire. Lucy Able Smith exhibits sculpture in her wonderful garden every other year in the Fresh Air exhibition. This year she [...]

For the ‘Untold Stories’ Solo show at Zest Gallery in May I created a new series of pieces in cast crystal using the female figure as inspiration. Here the sections of the body that were cast from life are rendered almost abstract. Being tightly framed within a block that allows us to see beneath the [...]

On September 31st I boarded the ferry to Ostend with Albion in a coffin on the roof of my car and the two scarecrows boxed up in the boot. You can imagine the looks I got from the customs officers. There was a lot of explaining to do!
After a long drive across Belgium and most [...]

It has been some time since we produced a new hanging figure at the Workshop. The green patch-worked Albion Figure has been shown in several exhibitions both indoors and out and has been well received. Last year I was asked by a private client if I would be willing to adapt the patchwork theme in [...]

From time to time the studio is asked to design and manufacture a trophy or prestigious award. We are able to do this because the numbers required (between ten and thirty) suit our manufacturing techniques so our clients can see them as a special edition. Probably our best known creation is the MOBO Award for [...]

These bowls were an off-shoot from the large screen that we made in 2005. The natural texture of the bed of the river at low tide and the curious collection of objects left in amongst the pebbles and gravel was the inspiration behind this work.

We covered a large area (about 2.5 x 1.5 metres ) [...]

I don’t like waste at the best of times. So when I started to think about the expensive Artista Glass that had been used to make the Green man I wondered if there was a more economic and ecologic way to create a glass patchwork.The idea of making a patchwork quilt or blanket is to [...]