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"We're surrounded by functional objects, usually mass produced and not necessarily that fun or interesting to look at," says Debra Gould when asked why she chose functional art as her focus. "With a few handcrafted items, we create a unique home environment and bring our rooms to life."
A bold sense of design and passion for color are captured in the Debra Gould Home Collection. Dubbed "as colour conscious as Matisse" in a Boulevard Magazine cover story, it's no surprise that Gould's work is collected in Canada, the US and Australia.

Her company, Six Elements Inc. is a reflection of the very elements Gould brings to her work and her life— energy, form, style, design, color and passion. She believes that these elements are also what make a house a home.

Gould has a Diploma in Creative Arts from Montreal's Dawson College and a BA in Communications from Concordia University. She later studied silversmithing at the Instituto d'Allende in Mexico and at the Ontario College of Art. More unusual for a designer, Gould is also an MBA graduate from the Schulich School of Business (York University), who made her first career consulting to Fortune 500 companies.

Believing life is the adventure you make it, Gould took a one year sabbatical from her consulting business and moved from Toronto to Salt Spring Island in 1998. There, an idea was born to develop a full line of home furnishings with floorcloths as the first product.

The Debra Gould Home Collection was first introduced in Victoria, BC in 1999, followed by Toronto and Montreal in 2002. All items are handpainted and signed originals, with no two exactly alike. Most of Gould's work is custom made for specific clients. For additional information, e-mail debra@debragould.com or call the studio at 416-691-6615.

Today, Gould works full time designing, painting and marketing her creations from her Toronto studio, in addition to running a growing business in Interior Redesign, Color Consulting and decorating homes to sell— Home Staging or "House Fluffing" as it is sometimes called.

If you are interested in having Gould speak to your group about following your passion to start a business or reinvent your life, e-mail sales@debragould.com.

Gould is a member of Digital Eve, the Ontario Craft Council and the Scarborough Arts Council.

Gould is featured in the book "Floorcloth Magic," by Lisa Curry Mair (Storey Books, 2001). You can buy it here through Amazon.
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In late 2003, Gould's home and studio were featured on HGTV in a segment called "The Creative Spirit." It included an interview about what inspired Gould to give up her thriving consulting practice to pursue a life as an artist and designer.
March 2004, Woman's Day Magazine's Walls, Windows and Floors in the US features Wild Things Accent Mirrors from the Debra Gould Home Collection.

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