The Work
Every project here began with a conversation.
What follows is a small window into the range of work Gabrielle creates: from close collaborations with interior designers and their clients, where each piece is conceived for a specific space and the specific people who live with it, to her own evolving studio practice. One of the projects featured here is her series for the Laguna Festival of Arts — a body of personal work that continues to grow as new pieces are completed.
Low Tide
30 in. x 65 in.sand, shells, twigs, silver leaf
Private Collection
THE TEE HOUSE
A complete remodel: taken down to the studs and reimagined from the ground up. The designer made a deliberate choice early on that the art would come last. It was conceived only after the home was completed and the clients moved in. It was only then that Gabrielle was invited in, not to be handed a brief, but to have a conversation with the homeowners. From that, a site-specific, client-tailored body of work began to take form.
ONWAVE HOUSE
A floor-to-ceiling coastal remodel with a neutral, refined palette and a clear intention with regard to the art, which was to create paintings that add a sense of comfort and luxury to the overall feel without disrupting the sense of serenity the client wanted. Five pieces were created, each one quietly at home in its surroundings.
Nothing here asks to be noticed. And yet every piece rewards the looking.
PEACOCK HOUSE
A new build characterized by long, paneled white walls and neutral marble floors. Beautiful in its restraint, and ready for art that would bring an organic, lively spark to these foundational elements of subtle elegance. The designer came with the clear vision she had cultivated with her client: color, California landscape, and peacocks. These weren't suggestions — they were the soul of what the client wanted to live with every day. This triptych is the articulation of that vision.
FESTIVAL OF ARTS EXHIBITOR 2026
Named one of the top art festivals in the nation, it’s heritage goes back to the 1930s when artists started hanging their artwork on roadside trees and fences along a particular section of Hwy 133, in an attempt to attract passersby on their way to the iconic Southern California beach at the end of Laguna Canyon. It has since evolved to show the work of 120 artists, in a dedicated space, which is located directly outside The Pageant of the Masters, an extraordinary performance of an all volunteer cast who together recreate the images of famous paintings using their bodies, usually heavily painted, held in specific positions, for a few minutes at a time.