Kevin Mckay

LAMPWORK

Kevin Mckay, owner of Bayshore Gifts, has been lampworking with glass since 1979 when he started his own company in England.

He grew this business over the years to a total of 8 shops and 30 staff, finally moving onto running a wholesale operation selling all over Europe. Shipping glass Eiffel towers to Paris and making custom orders for the English Prime Minister.

In 2000 he sold his UK business and moved to Winnipeg, Canada to be near his brother's family where he started up again, visiting Malls at Christmas and in summer retailing at his kiosk outside The Forks Market.  In 2009 he moved toa retail store inside The Forks Market, moving to a home studio in 2018.

With over 40 years of experience, Kevin specializes in creating custom glass pieces that are highly personalized and unique. Working from sketches and photographs of loved ones and pets, his ability to replicate and translate fine details into his glass work is quite remarkable.