Welcome to Inspired-Glass

Welcome to the Inspired-Glass website.
We are a small stained / fused glass studio situated near Ballydehob in the far South-West of County Cork, Ireland. You can find us at selected local markets and shows / exhibitions - including the open-air markets at Schull and Skibbereen.

Kinsale Arts Week 2008
12th - 20th July
We took part in an special art/crafts exhibition in Ballinspittle Village Hall - more details here
- It was great to meet all the art & craft lovers who came to our exhibition - in fact we all enjoyed it so much that we're going to be running a couple of extra exhibitions between now and Christmas - so keep an eye on this page for further details!

Announcing a new pre-Christmas exhibition in Innishannon - ideal for all those unusual Christmas gifts! more

2 kilnformed dichroic glass dishes - each 4.5" square

Here's a list of where we will be
in the next couple of months!

We look forward to meeting you...

We've just started a free email newsletter - to let you know about when & where to find us - and with details of our new products.
Simply email us to join - with a subject line of 'Newsletter'.

This website displays my range of hand-made stained-glass suncatchers, tealights, and kiln-fused glass / dichroic jewellery and unique greetings cards made by my wife Chris. I hope that you enjoy browsing our gallery of designs.

Each stained glass item is unique, and is made using the intricate 'Tiffany' technique - where every piece of glass is hand-cut to size, and individually wrapped in thin copper-foil, before being carefully soldered together and then hand-finished. This process allows much finer detail than traditional 'leaded' stained glass.

During 2006 we started producing a range of kiln-fused items - starting with a great choice of pendants, brooches and earrings using a variety of inclusions, coloured and irridescent glass, and some stunning dichroic glass.

The fused glass is cut to size and shape before being heated in a computer-controlled kiln. If dichroic glass is involved it will undergo an unpredictable colour-shift during the intense heat of the firing, at high temperatures the glass will move and distort - adding an exciting element of surprise to the project.

We are delighted to have been accepted for Registration with the Crafts Council of Ireland - which is the national design and economic development organisation for the craft industry in Ireland. See the links at the bottom of this page for more details.

In Autumn 2006 we moved to a new home and studio near Ballydehob in beautiful West Cork, in the Republic of Ireland - and will continue selling our crafts through eBay and local craft markets. We can, of course, ship anything worldwide !

You might also like to look at our selection of hand-made greetings cards, which are made by my wife, Chris. Each of her cards is unique, and is created from the finest materials - so much nicer than a run-of-the-mill mass-produced card!

We carry a general range of Chris's greetings cards throughout the year - with specific 'seasonal' cards for Valentines Day, Mother's Day, Christmas etc.

We have recently added online shopping to this site through our eBay shop - and you can now purchase glass and greetings cards for immediate delivery. If the item you'd like isn't in our eBay shop - please contact us - only a small fraction of our stock is shown on eBay.

We can be found at selected
local Craft Fairs and Markets :-

Where to find us !

We've just started a free email newsletter - to let you know about when & where to find us - and with details of our new products.
Simply email us to join - with a subject line of 'Newsletter'.

>>Special events<<

= We will be at John Hosfords excellent Farmers' Market on Sunday 7th September - from noon to 5:30 - in the company of other great West Cork foods / crafts producers.
It's a great chance to enjoy a tasty lunch in the Blue Geranium Cafe, browse John's comprehensive selection of plants, bulbs etc, and support your local West Cork producers. More info here.

= We will be taking part in the Skibbereen Taste of West Cork Food Festival (20th & 21st September) - with the usual Saturday Market, and the Food / Crafts Market on the Sunday. More info here

= We will be at the Designer Arts & Crafts Fair at the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery. Sunday 9th November 2008. This event was a great success last year - looking forward to the 2008 Fair - a great opportunity to find all your 'craft' Christmas presents under one roof. More details nearer the time....

= We will be at the prestigious City Hall Craft Show in Cork City 27th - 30th November - in partnership with West Cork Leader. More details nearer the time!

>>Weekly events<<
Although we are are usually at these two markets - from time-to-time we go to special events instead - so it's always best to contact us beforehand if you're making a special journey to see us!

= Visit us at the Skibbereen Farmers' Market most Saturdays (9:30am - 1:30pm) from March to September and from time to time in the 'off' season more info about this market here

= We will also be at the Schull Sunday Market - at the Car Park near the Pier or in the Tennis Courts in high season. - Sunday mornings - 10am - 2pm from Easter to November. New website & full details here!

Where we were !

= We will be at the Goleen Festival on Saturday 16th August from 2pm - 6pm - in the Sports Field at Goleen.

= We took part in a week-long Artists Group Exhibition in association with Kinsale Arts Week. This took place from 12th - 20th July 2008, in Ballinspittle Parish Hall. More details here...

= We were at the Pfizer Family Fun Day on Saturday June 14th 2008.

= We were at he Clonakilty Sustainable Homes fair on Sat 7th June from 2pm - 6pm at the Parish Centre in Clonakilty (opposite Centra).

= We were at the 2nd International Ballydehob Jazz Festival on Sunday 4th May 2008. The whole of the Schull Market will be visiting Ballydehob for the day! and will be set up on the Community Park (by the bridge). Live jazz throughout Ballydehob for the whole Bank Holiday weekend - loads to do - join us ! - more details here

= We were at the April Farmers' Market at Hosfords Garden Centre, Clonakilty on Sunday 6th April 2008 - 12noon - 5:30pm. more information

= We were at the Cork Soul2Soul Fest on Saturday and Sunday 2nd/3rd February 2008 at the Silver Springs Hotel, Cork.
It was cold & snowy outside the hall - but there was a lovely warm atmosphere inside!

= We supported the Skibbereen Christmas Markets in the Abbestrowey Church Hall on the following days -
Sunday 9th December - 1pm - 6pm
Friday 14th December - 4pm - 8pm
Friday 21st December - 4pm - 8pm
These markets ran in conjunction with the famous Skibbereen Winter Wonderland

= We were at the pre-Christmas Rosscarbery Soul2Soul Fest on Sunday Dec 2nd 2007 - at the Celtic Ross Hotel.

= We were at the Arts & Crafts Fair at the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery. Sunday 11th November 2007 - open from 10:30 am to 6pm. Jennie & Greg did a great job of organising and promoting the Fair - and it was lovely to meet so many nice people - both Crafters and Customers.

= We had a great day at the Skibbereen Food Festival Open Air Food & Crafts Market on Sunday, 23rd September - 12 noon to 5pm in the Fairfield (old mart yard), Skibbereen. more information here
If you missed it - we'll see you there next year!

= We were at the West Cork 'Soul2Soul Fest' at the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery on Sunday 22nd April 2007 - 11am - 7pm. This was a great event, incorporating Fortune Telling, Health, MBS & Crafts

If you are making a special journey to see us at a show or Market - please phone first to confirm that we'll be there !

If you are organising a Craft Fair, Market or Mind, Body, Spirit show and would like us to attend - please email us as soon as possible - we'd love to be there but our 'shows' dairy does get booked up very quickly...!

I am always delighted to discuss commissions for individual pieces, either produced to your own design / specification - or items similar to those displayed on these pages.

If you would like to commission a custom item for a birthday, Christmas, etc - please do leave plenty of time before the event - it can take many hours to design & make a complex piece - and I won't rush things to meet a deadline at the expense of quality!

If you're thinking 'this looks familiar' - our studios used to be in a small village near Woodbridge in rural East Suffolk, UK. See this link for more information about the Woodbridge area.

Adrian Brentnall
www.Inspired-Glass.com

Inspired links !
www.fuchsiabrands.com	West Cork possesses a unique character, beauty, tradition and culture, factors all manifest in the variety, quality and originality of its produce. The Fuchsia brand is a quality regional brand for food, tourism and craft from West Cork, Ireland. Almost 200 local businesses are currently approved to use to the logo and take part in a marketing and development programme with West Cork LEADER Co-Op.
www.schullmarket.com	One of our local open-air markets out here in West Cork, Ireland - a great range of local crafts & produce...
www.skibbereenmarket.com	Another local open-air market - equally good range!
www.hopeinyourheartat.blogspot.com/	Channeled messages from Leona's spirit guide, Running Cloud. Some truly inspiring words here - take a look !
www.ccoi.ie	The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) is the national design and economic development organisation for the craft industry in Ireland. CCoI currently holds over 1300 members in its register of craft enterprise.
http://www.virtu-art.biz/	Promoting the Art + Craft of South West Cork, Directory of Artists + Crafters, Art + Craft related information and links. Your resource for Art + Crafts.
http://www.heightsoftranquillity.com	Debbie's great new website gives lots of information about her courses and workshops, future events, readings and treatments - plus a chance to have a free email Tarot reading !
www.cedars-spiritualists.co.uk	The Cedars is the oldest-established Spiritualist Church in Ipswich. We have a wide-ranging programme of weekly services, public healing sessions, healer support groups, yoga classes, meditation sessions and one-off demonstrations and workshops.
www.dovemusic.co.uk	Dove Music offers a wide range of relaxation, meditation and self-help CDs, tapes, videos and DVDs. Paul Antill's music has been used in meditation and healing circles which has helped many people with energy balancing. This site is dedicated to specialised music from all over the world. Over 500 different titles available here.
http://www.cooksongold.com	Manufacturer and suppliers to the jewellery trade. Cookson Precious Metals offer a choice of supplies from over 10,000 products for jewellers, jobbers, craftsmen and students.

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