Wearable abstract art inspired by colour, sustainability and individuality. Ireland based French artist.

About me

I never make the same piece twice.

I’m Gwen Léost Kane, the artist behind
Cabin Art Studio. Born and raised in France, Ireland has been my home since 1999.

Like many budding creative, I was discouraged from choosing Art as a career. I’ve adapted to many jobs but in 2024, after a burnout and another redundancy from IT, I made a promise to myself: to honour my mental health and let creativity take centre stage.

Painting has always been my source of joy, healing and expression. Now in my fabulous 50s, I’m embracing it fully.

Each piece I create is infused with care, colour, creative energy and a little bit of my adventurous and resilience story.

Artistic hand-painted jewellery and accessories meticulously designed to make you feel unique and bring you to stand out from the crowd!

I hope it brings you as much joy as I felt painting. May you always find joyful reflections in your unique piece of wearable art and colour therapy!  

How it started

I started making this jewellery for myself because:
I love Art
I love jewellery
and I have a very sensitive skin.

I started during CoviD.
We moved into our new home, the walls were very bare. I started to play with Fluid Art and made a lot of paintings to cover our brand new walls.

I loved the process and all the splashing and experimenting. I lost myself and lost track of time. What I didn't like though was all the paint dripping and left on the table.

Thankfully, I found crafters groups online, mostly from the US, Australia and New Zealand. These crafters were addressing the leftover paint waste issue. They actually waited for the excess paint to dry. You can peel it off: it's called a paint skin. They applied it for craft. I wascompletely hooked by the process.

My life changed a bit since.

Check out my fabric creations

The materials I work with: paint, glass, high grade stainless steel, sterling silver, silk.

Find my colourful creations at the famous Blackrock Market, Co. Dublin. SAT & SUN 11-5:30pm and Bank Holidays.

I am sharing a local artists collective called Cahoots, located on top of the pedestrian street at the Blackrock Market, Co Dublin.

Cahoots is a power house of creativity shared between 3 local creatives from Dublin: Helen Kelly from Firefly Designs, Andy Pirie from Menlo Designs and myself. We take turn minding the shop. It's open every weekends and bank holiday. I have a stock there permanently, which means you can buy my jewellery even if I'm not in the shop that day.
This collective is very well known in the area and benefit from many return customers. Great presents: cards, prints, original art, upcycled lamps, hand-painted jewellery, and jewellery boxes all made locally in Dublin!