JACQUES SCHICKEL - POTTERY
sculpture and pottery of Jacques Schickel
Save the date !
Scroll down to see what talented guests will be joining me on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at my Extravaganza. 10am to 4pm
Wyatt Breese of Breese Forge
Wyatt Breese will be here selling his amazing hand forged knives on Saturday August 16, 2025. 10am-4pm. Address is 85 Ferguson Rd. Dryden, NY
Bellwether Hard Cider
The original and best hard cider in all of the North East and some say the world.
So you can imagine the honor it is to have Cheryl joining the Extravaganza on Saturday August 16, 2025
Bellwether Hard Cider is owned and operated by Cheryl and Bill Barton. They produce around 10 varieties of hard ciders, ranging from very dry to semi-sweet, some with carbonation and some still.
Kari Ganoung Ruiz - painter
The oh so talented Plein Air painter Kari Ganoung Ruiz will be demonstrating how she paints as well as having paintings for sale.
About my pottery
Welcome to Maryhill Clayworks. I am a one-person small business.
I make everything you order with the greatest of care, and handle each order individually -- from design, to production
and shipping.
I use only high quality white stoneware clay with a premium white glaze that is smooth and soft to the touch.
All of my work is dishwasher, oven, and microwave-safe.
I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Boston University, worked as a portrait sculptor for a monument company in Barre, VT, and for 6 years as a product designer for the MacKenzie-Childs pottery company in Aurora, NY.
I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Dryden, NY in the heart of the Fingerlakes’ wine country. I'm the 7th son and 11th child of Marion and Norbert Schickel's 13 children.
From my mother I learned balance, proportion and how to live a beautiful life. From my father I learned about setting goals, dreaming big and taking a chance. From my brothers and sisters I learned to be scrappy, to be kind, and to share.
In 2003 I founded Maryhill Clayworks, named for our dairy farm. My home and studio are located just outside of Ithaca.
My wish is to create beautiful work, which complements and inspires your culinary creations, houses your beautiful bouquets, or celebrates your milestone events.
I invite you to explore my work and to make it your own.
All best wishes, Jacques Schickel
If you would like to stay at our farm click on link HERE to see our Airbnb listing
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.
Contact information:
email: jacques@jacquesschickel.com
cell: 607-227-7888
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Baby's Bunny Bowl
"This is the sweetest thing I have ever ever seen !
Much love to you, Jacques."
-Victoria Mackenzie-Childs
"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
Please share my website with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, or through Email. It's easy
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Many thanks, Jacques