A New Leaf
EL Singapore|October 2019
Whether you doubt your own creative abilities or you consider yourself a frustrated Michelangelo, a therapeutic art workshop at Himapan Studio is a great way to relax and tap into a different part of the brain. We visited the studio and spoke with founder France Gaggioli.
Kel Flanders
A New Leaf

I’m definitely not creative when it comes to art – I even draw disproportionate stick-people for my children. So, I was interested to see what someone with absolutely no skill or experience – not to mention lots of stress in their life – could achieve at an art class.

As France explains in her delightful accent (yes, she’s French!), “I love seeing how pleased people are when they doubt themselves and then create something beautiful to proudly hang on their wall.”

The workshop space is set in the charming Art and Abode gallery, so you can’t help but be inspired by the amazing art around you, all of which is created by France. Gentle music softly plays in the background, and the place smells delicious thanks to the range of Papier d’Arménie candles that the gallery stocks.

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