Studio produced ceramics are about uniqueness: an interesting form or glaze, the way they feel when you hold them, and the individual style of the potter who created them. A native of Sligo, Grainne Mac Laughlin has been making pots professionally since 1998, having gained experience by working for several of Irelands well established potters. Nestled in beautiful landscape, between knocknarea mountain and the shores of ballisodare Bay the studio and gallery takes its name from the townland of breeogue, which is four miles from Sligo. Here in a converted 18th Century stone building, Grainne produces a high-fired stoneware table-top range and also contemporary lighting. She applies various layers of different coloured glazes over her simple and uncomplicated vessels. In the final firing (1280 oC), the glazes react with each other, resulting in exciting swirling patterns, reminiscent of images found in nature. Grainne also welcome corporate and private commissions and specialises in baby feet impressions in clay - an ideal gift for a new born baby.
