Cork artists and craftspeople open shop window to the world

Want to buy Irish and Munster-made gifts? West Cork punches above its weight in producing unique and beautiful presents  

West Cork Creates curator and Alison Ospina of Green Wood Chairs at work. Picture: Geoff Greenham

It has been a particularly tough year for the arts. Many organisations have had to change tactics at super-short notice in order to “adapt or die”, as West Cork artist and craftsperson Alison Ospina puts it.

But buying local has never been so easy. Alison, who is well known for the unique green-wood chairs she crafts, speaks from experience as this was the case for the annual exhibition she curates, West Cork Creates.