How do you hope to impact guests at One&Only Palmilla?

You will be able to walk away with tangible creativity, including colouring books, stickers and small gifts if you get involved with the activities. Certainly, you’ll feel inspired by the chance to engage with the artist, while I’m in the process of creating an artwork that will feel nostalgic to One&Only Palmilla guests.

What do you love about One&Only Palmilla?

I fell in love with One&Only in 2012, when I visited One&Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives on my honeymoon. In fact, I did an art lesson with the artist-in-residence and purchased my first ever piece of artwork there (a painting of the coral reef).

The stay was the best hospitality experience I’ve ever had – due to the immense programme offerings – and it is a true honour to now be working with One&Only. Travel has always been my main source of inspiration within my work. My fine art caters to a very high-end clientele, like One&Only.
What are you most proud of?

My children. Being a single, working mom while raising two young kids has been very challenging. They are kind, sweet, curious, empathetic, creative and brilliant children, and I feel very blessed. They are my true inspiration, as I hope to be a strong role model for them. At the end of the day, celebrities wearing my clutches or buying my art is cool. Being nominated to a Forbes list is cool. Having my tiles installed at restaurants and hotels around the world excites me. But my legacy will be my family and my philanthropic work.

How would you describe your art and aesthetic?

My art is colourful, geometric and uplifting. I excel at composition, scale, texture, contrast, balance and colour, be it neutrals or ROYGBIV. I strive to create artworks that will motivate and inspire the individual who is commissioning or purchasing the artwork, so they can look at it on their wall every single day and feel just a little better when they stare at it.

Artist-in-Residence: Elizabeth Sutton