Melbourne
Handmade 'Furry Friends' broaches by Gabrielle, $49 each from Hudson, 229 Carlisle Street, Balaclava. Tel: 95258066. Enquires: gabrielle_mitchell@iprimus.com.au
Everyone has their own idea of utopia. For me, it’s a traffic free Punt Road – 15km of bitumen bliss. Gabrielle, on the other hand, has different ideas – mostly involving her favourite furry friends. Alpaca, giraffe, hippo, cat, bluebird, baby elephant, and my favourite – squirrel, now star in a series of perspex broaches, designed for those of us who are too busy to get to the zoo. Each mini scene has been painstakingly hand-cut and filed to make sure none of the little buggers scratch us with their claws.
p.s.”Fake Pond, Real Ducks” exhibition starts tomorrow at Hudson.
