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Kinsale

Julian Smith

Julian Fullerton Smith has been working with clay for well over 20 years. After training in Scotland and Wales, he moved to Ireland in 1995. Initially he lived in Galway but soon discovered Kinsale, and established his own studio there in 1996.

Julian has established himself as one of Ireland's foremost Raku artists. Raku is a technique originating in Japan in the sixteenth century, in which work is rapidly fired and removed from the kiln when glowing red-hot. The piece is then placed in a container with combustible materials creating striking colours using metallic oxides. The charm of Raku lies in its use of primitive materials which nevertheless can produce highly sophisticated results.

Bantry

Ellybel Jewelz

Elly Gerrits of Ellybel Jewelz designs makes and sells feminine, contemporary, beaded jewellery. The beads used in her pieces are Swarovski Crystals, semi-precious stones, fresh water pearls and glass beads from near and far.

Skibbereen

Green Wood Chairs

Green Wood Chair Making Courses 1 and 3 Day Chair making courses run throughout Spring and Summer months at the only dedicated green wood chair making studio in Ireland. With only 2 students per course, there is plenty of time for one to one tuition while you learn the skills for designing and making your own chair, using freshly coppiced hazel...

Kinsale

Hilary Hale Woodturner

Hilary Hale works from her woodturning studio in Summercove, on the way to Charles Fort and the Bulman Bar from Kinsale. Usually working with storm felled, locally grown timber, she produces a variety of turned items including bowls, lamps, hollow forms, bottles stoppers and cutlery. Visitors are welcome but if you are traveling far it is as well to ring first to avoid disappointment.

Owenabue

Hilary Nunan

Hilary Nunan is a decorative artist who creates striking paintings, traditionally framed, with a combination of acrylic and natural fibre that results in vibrantly textured pieces.

Skibbereen

Inspired-Glass

Jenni White,set up Jenni White Designs about three years ago from Bandon, West Cork .Her unique range of Designer Irish Greeting Cards are prints from her original range of Watercolour paintings. These are available on line www.jenniwhite.ie or throughout most towns in County Cork and Kerry. Jenni runs Watercolour painting weekends and days throughout the year in West Cork and Killarney. Jenni sells her original paintings which are mainly floral and nature watercolours from her home and exhibits in small exhibitions throughout West Cork.

Bandon

Jenni White Designs

Beautiful cards and prints taken from Jenni's original watercolours featuring local and exotic flowers and landscapes.

Clonakilty

Kathleen Holland Designs

The award winning Kathleen Holland Designs. was established in 2001. Holland's designs incorporate the boldness of sculptural design with the elegance of metal work to present and entirely unique set of collections.

Dunmanway

Katrin Schwart

Thomas Kay has a sculptors approach to design and create furniture: "curves & loops" is a series of chairs, each carved by hand from the trunk of a large tree. Knots, cracks and the seamless grain lend these functional sculptures their unique characteristics, while subtle colouring or goldleaf give each piece its distinctive zest. His award-winning work is exhibited widely. He also welcomes commissions. Discover more at www.kayartdesign.com or make an appointment to visit his studio near Bantry.

Bantry

Kay Art Design

Thomas Kay has a sculptor’s approach to design and create furniture: ‘curves & loops’ is a series of chairs, each carved by hand from the trunk of a large tree. Knots, cracks and the seamless grain lend these functional sculptures their unique characteristics, while subtle colouring or goldleaf give each piece its distinctive zest.