Faire Issue 12

Faire brings you intimate long-form stories of artists, crafters and makers, taking you into their homes and studios to see the stories, collaboration and community that go into their work. 

Stories of Salt & Starlight

• Claire Guiral, aka ‘Miss Clara,’ transforms everyday items into poetic sculptures, paper dresses, and fairy houses in her Dordogne home, inspired by childhood tales and nature.
• Madeleine Ably, founder of French fashion brand SIXSŒURS, blends vintage aesthetics, sustainable practices, and her Normandy roots into her Montmartre-based designs.
• Mary Nuala Flanagan, an Irish antique textile dealer in southern France, shares her passion for historic fabrics.
• Florence and Beatrice Champ, twin artists, channel their flea market upbringing into art: Florence through painting and Beatrice through tufting, ceramics, and upholstery.
• Victor Giannotta, a woodworker in the Cévennes, creates sculptures and utilitarian pieces inspired by nature and tradition.
• Christine Gurtner, a versatile artist, explores painting, sculpture, and styling.
• Lena Morelli restores antique furniture in Provence, weaving Danish rope into contemporary designs.
• Jill Walker, a Cheshire artist, uses materials from her walks to celebrate memory and heritage.
• Charlie Scott, an Irish painter in Donegal, explores his bond with nature in his work.
• Elias Bonet, a Barcelona-born luthier, crafts guitars inspired by a transformative apprenticeship.
• Michael Birch Pierce, a Richmond-based textile artist, reinvents embroidery to explore identity and queerness.
• Zaira Zarotti, a Venetian artist, debuts her book Venice between Kitchen and Atelier, blending art and culinary traditions.

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