Jacob’s work is a blend of his traditional Chinese heritage and Liverpool upbringing. His iconography includes Chinese Dragons and adding lost and found items into his pieces. He graduated in ceramics and jewellery from the Carmarthen School of Art, Wales in 2017 and has been mentored by the renowned Wirral sculptural ceramic artist Emma Rodgers.

Jacob said “My work reflects on my cultural background and heritage. Being half Chinese and half English my work takes inspiration from traditional Chinese shapes and forms, whilst the surfaces are heavily decorated in slips and oxides that contain other raw materials such as sand, slate and broken pottery collected from around the coastlines and mountain ranges of Britain. I use these materials to represent my Western culture and my cultural journey through my creativity.”

The Bluecoat Display Centre is open Thursday – Saturday 11am – 4.30pm via the College Lane entrance to the Bluecoat.