DAISY DE VILLENEUVE
Daisy de Villeneuve, artist and writer, on a painting she bought in Mexico GB Tell me why you chose this. DdeV I chose it because I like naïve artwork and […]
ANN WROE
Ann Wroe, author, on a snail shell GB Why did you choose a snail-shell as an object of beauty? AW I never feel I choose these things. They choose me. […]
LAURA BRIDGEMAN
Laura Bridgeman, author, on a painting by her mother. GB Tell me why you chose this. LB I had a few things I could have taken pictures of – my […]
HARRY PARKER
Harry Parker, author, on his great grandfather’s paint box. GB Tell me why you chose this. HP I don’t really know when it was first given to me, but I […]
TIMBERLAKE WERTENBAKER
Timberlake Wertenbaker, playwright, on an iris GB Tell me why you chose an iris. TW It’s a very beautiful flower but it’s also a very mysterious flower in a lot […]
JOHN MULLAN
John Mullan, author and Professor of English, on the Alps. GB Why did you choose the Alps? JM Because they’re the thing that gobsmacks me. I remember the first time […]
POLLY SAMSON
Polly Samson, author, on a necklace. GB Tell me why you chose this. PS I chose this because of the person who gave it to me, and the circumstances of […]
SARAH HALL
Sarah Hall, author on ‘Valley’ by Mateusz Fahrenholz. GB Tell me why you chose this. SH ‘Valley’ is on the wall of my living room so I see and think about […]
MOLLY PARKIN
Molly Parkin, Painter and Poet, on her garden. GB Tell me why you chose this. MP The garden rescues me all the time. I’ve always loved trees. When I gave […]
KATIE PUCKRIK
Katie Puckrik, writer and broadcaster, on a blanket her mother made. GB Tell me why you chose this. KP I thought about the idea of an object of beauty. It […]
BRIX SMITH START
Brix Smith Start, singer, guitarist, designer, stylist, co-founder of Start boutiques and television presenter on her piece of labradorite rock. GB Tell me why you chose this. BSS I have […]
TOP POSTS OF 2014
Many thanks to all our readers and contributors who have supported Gilded Birds throughout 2014. We were delighted with the response to Gilded Birds paper and will be expanding the print issues in 2015. Follow us here, on Twitter or on Facebook to get the latest updates. Here are the most popular posts from last year: ANTHONY GOTTLIEB “Not only […]
HANS ULRICH OBRIST
Hans Ulrich Obrist, curator and art historian, on Etel Adnan’s folding books. GB Tell me what you’ve chosen and why you chose it. HUO Etel Adnan is an artist […]
FRANÇOIS JONQUET
François Jonquet, writer and art critic, on Christophe Berhault’s 25000paintings.com GB Tell me why you chose this website. FJ Because it gives a sense of the course of life. 25000 photos […]
WILL SELF
Will Self, novelist and journalist, on a prehistoric hand axe. GB Tell me why you chose this. WS I’d wanted to get hold of a hand axe for some time; […]
RUTH SCURR
Ruth Scurr, writer, historian and literary critic, on Finella, a house in Cambridge. GB Tell me why you chose this. RS Finella is where I write and teach. It […]
