About

HI I’M GABRIELA, AN ARTIST AND PAPER ENGINEER BASED IN LISBON.

Thanks for popping around my shop. Here's a bit about me and my background, so you get to know a bit more about the person behind the work.

I’ve been making and creating for as long as I can remember and have dipped my toes into many creative avenues; Printmaking, painting and sculpture to name a few.

However, I decided to focus on illustration in the end and went on to study this at the University of the West of England, Bristol. It was during this time that I was introduced to the world of pop-ups and I learnt how to create them thanks to a workshop by Duncan Birmingham. Ever since I never looked back and have incorporated this 3D element into my work. 

I have created two privately commissioned pop-up books, one of which was successfully published via Kickstarter as well as several pop-up cards for many occasions. As for my illustrations, I can say that my work has changed quite a bit over the years and is currently strongly influenced by urban cityscapes.

I turned into an urban sketcher during my travels and even more so after moving to Lisbon, which has a big USk community. Driven by my desire to combine these two creative outlets I also started to create urban pop-ups. 

Many thanks for taking the time to browse my little shop, I hope you enjoy my artwork. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Gabriela