Gillian Fuller’s bright, instantly arresting work is largely geometric, and inspired by man-made structures. “Nevertheless,” she says, “inspiration is also to be found in microscopic components of nature, as seen when magnified. At a cellular level, there are endless ideas for design.”
Gillian’s signature style translates well into a range of expressions, including beadwork, fabrics and wallpaper. In fact, she says, “Most of my surface designs emanate from beadwork designs. Repeats are easy to create, with some adjustments.”
The scale of use of the designs also plays a big part in their boldness, whether it be one repeat enlarged to the width of a fabric, or several repeats to create an entirely different effect, explains Gillian. “In other words, my beadwork designs are interchangeable as fabric, wallpaper and one-off prints,…
