Grace Crivellaro - afternoon chat

Grace Crivellaro - photo by Nigel A JAMES

Set Patterns

All of us are products of our past. We are the sum of the places we have seen, the things we have done,  the people we have met and the passions within us. And, the more fun we have had, the more fun we are now, and Grace Crivellaro, if first impressions are anything to go by, must have had one wow of a good time until now!

And, Grace’s greatest passion of all has always been sewing, and so, after leaving school in London, she took up her studies in the world of fashion and design. After graduation, work and experience followed, and her next years were her London years. But there was one more passion growing within her.

It was travel. And, so it was, that she packed her bags and set sail for the south China sea and a life in Hong Kong. It was a whirl. There were the shadows and the shades of a culture so different. There were people, there were sounds , there were tastes and there were smells; and these were the elements that were beginning to show in her work, and, these were the patterns that were to be in her luggage on her way to her next stage in life!

It was Padua in Italy. Here, not far from Venice, was the centre of design and creation, and Grace was there, too. And she flowered. Everything was how it should be. But life, however great it may seem, is full of surprises, and Grace went from perfect to better!

Along came her family and Padua became the place of her roots; and she has never looked back. And not only that! Grace found a brand new direction as well. She became a teacher in English. As well as working with youngsters of primary school age, she is also actively involved in getting adults to jump once again the hurdles of going back to the class room, and she’s very good at it. But her designs are still simmering away!

Grace is presently working on the idea behind her future website. Soon, we will all be able to dive into her world that’s as deep as the years she’s been working. We will be able to see the work she has done, and, at the same time, be able to admire her current creations! And, with her daughter now studying art and design in London, a tradition is about to unfold, a tradition that takes in the world and is there for us all!

Everyone wants to look great, and that’s what Grace and her daughter are doing for us!





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