Agapanthus by Jenny Pickford, Forged Steel & Blown Glass, 5 metres high, Unique

Towering at five metres in height, Agapanthus is a powerful floral sculpture that bridges the natural and industrial worlds through the artist’s distinctive use of materials. Jenny Pickford, known for her monumental botanical works, draws inspiration from the structural grace of the Agapanthus flower, its spherical bloom composed of radiating stems and trumpet-shaped petals.

Crafted from hand-forged steel, the sculpture’s elegant stalk and leaves emulate the organic growth of the plant, while maintaining a commanding sculptural presence. The flower heads, delicately formed in blown glass, shimmer with translucence and light, capturing both the fragility and vibrancy of living flora. Each glass element is individually created, contributing to the piece’s unique character and sense of life.

Agapanthus is both a celebration of nature and a feat of engineering, a floral form reimagined at architectural scale. Installed in an open landscape, garden, or public space, it invites viewers to look up and engage with the natural world in a new, awe-inspired way. Its fusion of craft and concept, strength and delicacy, reflects Pickford’s commitment to creating artworks that are not only visually stunning but emotionally resonant.

This unique sculpture exemplifies the artist’s signature style: organic yet monumental, intimate in detail yet grand in scale, rooted in nature yet forged by fire.