by Gabriela | Wednesday, October 29, 2014 | decoupage, inspiration
I love pattern, as those of you familiar with my work may have noticed. Recently I have been playing with decoupage, and used this technique to add a touch of colour to a couple of chairs I found in a skip some years ago. I think they fit in well with...
by Gabriela | Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | inspiration, reviews
A short while ago I visited the Turner Contemporary for the first time – a stunning interior full of art and flooded with coastal light. It’s the perfect setting for “Atmosphere”, the Edmund de Waal exhibition which runs until February...
by Gabriela | Wednesday, September 24, 2014 | inspiration, reviews
I often use images of phrenology heads in my work so I was delighted to discover this rather fabulous one at an exhibition called “An idiosyncratic A to Z of the human condition”, on at the Wellcome Collection until 12 October and well worth seeing. Many...
by Gabriela | Friday, September 19, 2014 | inspiration
I spent a couple of enchanting hours at the workshop-cum-showroom of talented designer Celedonio Lohidoy on a recent visit to Argentina. Everything Celedonio makes is touched by magic, and this magic is transferred to whoever is lucky enough to wear one of his...
