We all have shoes we don't wear any more - maybe we are bored with them, the colour isn't right, or we like them so much that we have worn them out. This is your chance to give them a new lease of life! Once you've learned the technique, you will be able to upcycle other pairs at home: all you'll need is time, patience, and a few very affordable materials and tools.

During this 4-hour workshop, you will select papers from Gabriela's extensive collection to transform a pair of shoes into your unique creation…

Things to remember

Bring a pair of shoes or sandals made from leather or plastic, with as little embellishment as possible.

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Anjum - 28 April 2024

Have done previous classes with Gabriella so knew I was going to have a good time and that she really does give good advice to make sure you will end up happy with what you have produced

Jemma - 1 April 2024

This is the 4th workshop I've done with Gabriela and each time I leave happy! Very proud of my new decoupaged shoes

Isabel - 26 March 2024

The class was excellent and Gabriella was patient and helpful. I will definitely return for more of her classes.

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4hrs workshop1 class

£59

Private BookingFor groups of 6 to 8 guests

£59

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We ensure quality. If your class doesn't reach your expectations, we'll give your money back.

Age Requirement

All students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.

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Gabriela Szulman Art

Gabriela is an artist and maker. She creates prints and collages, greeting cards, jewellery and scarves with images inspired by memory, nostalgia and a love of everything vintage.

Her work is often humorous and whimsical – unless her romantic side takes over and then you enter into a fairy-tale territory of old-fashioned script, pages of books and music scores populated by chivalrous gentlemen, glamorous ladies, butterflies and rabbits. She blends a fusion of painting and digital media – acrylic, watercolour and ink with digital print – onto paper and canvas to create pictures, quirky greetings cards and a range of “art…

Gabriela Szulman Art

Camberwell

6 Empress Mews, off Kenbury Street

SE5 9BT

London