Open Window Productions

I had the pleasure of calling in here after noticing the decorative chess pieces displayed in the window and couldn’t resist a look in. It’s a small art gallery on Donegal Street which I’d never been in before (shock horror!) which displayed various canvases, statues, sculptures, chess pieces, paintings etc. You could literally smell the hard work (I love me some solvents… no not really) but the man was obviously hard at work. After a quick glance round I began to look more intensely at some of pieces. There was a great ‘Ulster fry’ piece and also the fairy pictures were breath taking. The statues were so detailed and life like I could hardly believe it. I began talking to one of the shop owners, a friendly man called Anto who specialised on the local figure paintings while his brother concentrated on the sculpture side of the business. I had a fascinating talk with him about his life, his ideas, his business and he made me promise to call in back for a cuppa tea and a chat (Bless!) I had a look on his website and discovered he founded his company in 1995 and since then has been making original, popular sculptures of everyday people, politicians and some famous clientele. An important feature of the company and studio is to provide workshops to enable individuals and groups to gain experience of different mediums, in particular sculpting.
So it is without a doubt that I recommend this place. Call in yourself and see what’s on offer. Or for a brief look around then see the pictures attached.