Visitors to The Bishop’s Palace in Wells, Somerset, can take in an eye-catching outdoor sculpture exhibition this summer, which is housed within the Palace’s stunning 14 acres of RHS partner gardens.

Jenny Pickford, an artist and blacksmith, creates a special intersection between modern art and the natural environment in the historic gardens with her amazing collection of large-scale floral sculptures.

These sculptures, which are placed throughout the gardens, encourage guests to take their time, explore, and view the gardens from a different perspective.

Natural World-Inspired Sculptures

The shapes, motions, and tenacity of flowers and plants serve as inspiration for Jenny Pickford’s artwork.

Each sculpture blends blown glass and forged steel, combining the delicate luminosity of glass with the strength of metal. Flowing botanical forms emerge from solid steel stems, crowned

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Jenny Pickford

Jenny Pickford is an artist-blacksmith known for her distinctive botanical sculptures created from forged steel and glass. Her work explores the relationship between natural forms and traditional metalworking techniques. Through her sculptures, she captures the energy, rhythm and elegance of the natural world while celebrating the craft of blacksmithing.