She Knows the Way

About this work

She Knows the Way explores that quiet sense of knowing we sometimes carry within us — the feeling of having found a direction, even when the entire path ahead is not yet visible. The woman looks towards a distant point with a calm sense of certainty. She is not searching for answers; instead, she trusts the inner voice that gently guides her forward. The surrounding natural forms become part of this contemplative world, a space where intuition, growth and possibility coexist. Layers of acrylic paint are combined with textile, recycled jute and hand embroidery, bringing texture, memory and a sense of time into the work. Each element has been slowly built and allowed to find its place, echoing the painting’s central idea: that we do not always need to know every step before we begin moving forward. Sometimes, knowing the direction is enough

About the artist

Gisella Stapleton is a Peruvian-born, London-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores female interiority, cultural memory and belonging. Across painting, hand embroidery, mixed media and muralism, she examines the relationship between our inner landscapes and the natural world, reimagining inherited visual languages through contemporary figuration.

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