This article is from page 21 of the 2012-01-31 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 21 JPG
A NORTH Clare jewellery-maker has been crowned as Ireland’s foremost craftsperson at the Showcase 2012 Expo in Dublin last week.
Ennistymon woman Christina Brosnan was presented with the overall Creative Island Award at the festival, which highlights the works of some of Ireland’s best craft people.
Christina began her career in stage design for theatre before moving into film work and was, for a time, the youngest prop master working in the Irish film industry.
“I used to design jewellery as a teenager – people would probably remember me doing that back in Clare when I was younger. I think it was always something that I knew I would come back to, it was just a matter of when. I decided in 2010 to go back to jewellery and so far it has been going great,” she said. “Winning the award is fantastic for me in so many ways. Just to have my jewellery endorsed in that place was amazing. The competition was very tough – there were more than 85 of the best craftspeople in Ireland taking part in this so it was quite stiff.
“To win something like this and to be able to get my work to a wider group of people is really great for me. It is wonderful to get the word out there and hopefully it can take me to a different level.”
Besides being involved in film and TV, Christina also founded her own design company and was given the contract to design the interior of the private members club at the 02.
For more information or to view some of Christina’s work, visit www. christinabrosnan.com.