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KirbyGlass stained glass in Britanny
Carol Kirby came to Britanny, France in 2002. She learned the art of leaded lights under the guidance of John Wheatley, an Isle of Wight master craftsman ("Southern Lights"), who specialises in the restoration of church windows. Carol particularly likes to work with mirrored and iridised glass. She is often to be found at the Sunday market at Bon Repos, just off the RN164 near St Gelven, displaying various pieces, under the trade name 'KirbyGlass'. She likes to take old pieces of glass and incorporate them into her work. Her work includes sun catchers, mirrors, wind chimes, leaded lights. These are meticulously put together using lead came, nylon coated steel wire, glass beads (preferably old) and glass items such as chandelier drops and glass bowls. When she can find a piece from the now defunct Glassmasters' catalogue she is in heaven. She can create larger pieces in consultation - style (she prefers art nouveau), colours, design, special glass effects, etc. and has recently installed a window called 'Lac de Guerlédan', in a vaguely art deco style, a personal interpretation of the area into a single panel about 1 metre on a side. When the sun shines, Carol is in torment - garden or workshop? - and more often the workshop wins. Of course, she prefers to execute new designs over repeating old ones. But even when she 'repeats' an old design, it will result in something unique, because no two pieces of glass are the same. Stained glass was originally used in Britain to glorify the Lord, and you can see why when the sun shines through it!
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Contributor's Note
This intel is loosely based on the blurb we put on our leaflets, so if it seems familiar, you must have been to Britanny!
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Carol, at Bon Repos
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