frames, ephemera & fabrics

Sustainability is at the heart of Gerty's work. Nearly everything I work with is pre-loved.

The frames I source are mostly from last century. They are well made, have withstood the passage of time and are nearly always made of wood, with real glass. There is NO plastic. To think that each frame has once adorned someone's wall, been admired and cherished before being discarded, permits me to breathe new life into it.

The fabrics I find have all started life in a different form, whether curtains, cushions, table linen or dresses. The papers and other ephemera are old - some from the 1940's, some from 1870's....some in English, some in French....and a few in Russian, German - quite a mix.