Busy Bee Ceramics
Handmade Irish pottery — Glaslough, Co. Monaghan

From Irish soil.
Shaped by hand.

A marbled stoneware mug, thrown from Glaslough clay.
Brenda McGinn throwing a clay vase at the wheel in her Glaslough studio, shelves of drying pots around her.
The story

A small echo of Ireland.

Drawn from Irish soil and shaped by hand, each piece begins its life in a local field and ends as a work of quiet beauty.

Brenda McGinn personally sources and transforms native Irish clay, creating pottery that carries the story, texture, and spirit of the land itself.

About Brenda
Latest work

A small collection, quietly made.

Drip Mug, no. 1

Drip Mug, no. 1

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Dark rust glaze, a slow teal drip breaking at the rim.

Scroll Cups, set of four

Scroll Cups, set of four

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One firing, each scroll painted in a single stroke.

Marbled Mug, no. 3

Marbled Mug, no. 3

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The boldest striping of the batch.

Bespoke

When something is once-in-a-lifetime, mass-produced isn't enough.

Wedding favours, commemorative pieces, gifts that hold a date and a name — bespoke work, made one at a time.

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