MARYHILL CLAYWORKS
sculpture and pottery of Jacques Schickel
Welcome to Maryhill Clayworks Studio / Store. Assembled here are my best designs. I hand make each piece in my Freeville, NY studio in the Finger Lakes region. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Boston University in 1985 and worked as a portrait sculptor for a monument company in Barre, VT and as a designer for the MacKenzie-Childs pottery company in Aurora, NY.
My purpose is to create beautiful and joyful things for you to use. All the best to you. Jacques Schickel
It's now a classic ! In 2003, I was designing product for MacKenzie-Childs when I visited a friend’s studio, it was there I made the first Smiley Bowl. After that I decided to start my own
pottery and moved into my brother’s empty studio next door. I’m now located in Freeville, NY.
It’s the bowl that launched my business. I still have the original and it still makes me happy.
The Cheerful Vase
the smile catcher
The Ultimate Spring Vase
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Abe Lincoln bronze
This is a Bronze 4' Relief of Abraham Lincoln Reading to his son.
Commissioned by the Dryden Southworth Library, Dryden, NY.
Limited edition of 5 Bronzes.
If you are interested in purchasing one of the bronze casts in the edition please email by going to the contact page.
All works are made and signed by me and only me in my Freeville, NY Studio
"This is the sweetest thing I have ever ever seen !
Much love to you, Jacques."
-Victoria Mackenzie-Childs
Baby's Bunny Bowl
"I am a proud collector of the beautiful work of Jacques Schickel. Every time I use a bowl, vase or plate from Maryhill Clayworks, I'm reminded of a country garden on a languid summer day."
Amy Dickinson, syndicated advice columnist, "Ask Amy"
"Jacques,
Your bowl is being adored in Vermont, your whispering rabbit is being cherished in D.C., and your fish is delighting my mother in Pleasantville. Thank you, thank you! - Betsy"
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To inquire about commissioning a work of pottery or sculpture please contact me. I'm easy to talk to. - Jacques
"The mugs arrived yesterday and they are just perfect ! I really love them ! -
Thank you and Merry Christmas," Laurie
