Reckless & Sweet

Gabriela Castillo

Hello! My name is Gabriela (Gabi) Castillo, I'm a Design major and WFCB minor going into my fourth year. Most people know me as the textiles manager at the UCD Cra􀀁 Center, but I have the curiosity to work with many different types of mediums such as sculpting, illustrating, crocheting, and screen printing.
In this exhibit, you will see a variety of projects that I have made over the years such as clothing, home decor and functional pieces in these different mediums.
Most of my projects have been made with repurposed material from thri􀀁 stores, old clothing, and found objects from back home. Each piece has been changed and improvised several times in my head and hands, a nonlinear process.

I want my creative work to be a channel for whimsy and nostalgia. The goal behind each piece is to capture the essence and awe that I have for life around me, while experimenting with new techniques of mediums I like to work with. I hope to create fun and whimsical art that others can relate to and showcase the way my brain thinks.
In the future, I hope my creative work will be experimental and expressive, integrating different mediums together and creating a channel for storytelling that will make my imagination feel tangible and alive. Thank you for looking! :)