The Extraordinary Childhood Behind Carla Grace’s $40k Wildlife Art

Carla Grace has built her career painting the wildlife she grew up with in South Africa. She’s just landed back in Australia after a piece of hers went under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York for an astounding $40,000.  In this episode of *The Edit*, Carla tells Home Beautiful Editor-in-Chief Elle Lovelock about her childhood surrounded by rhinos, crocodiles and elephants, and how a stint without electricity in rural Zambia sparked the art career she's built over the past 12 years.  Plus, Carla takes us through the art studio she and her husband spent a decade planning and saving for. The design is deeply intentional, down to the exact colour of the walls, so nothing would throw off-tone light onto her paintings. She also shares her honest advice on choosing frames and displaying art purposefully.  *Sending thanks to our partners at Kaboodle Kitchen.*   Explore kitchen and laundry inspiration at kaboodle.com.au  This episode covers:  - Landing back from New York after selling a painting at Sotheby's - Growing up surrounded by wildlife in Zimbabwe - Her formative years in New Zealand and Zambia - How a home with no power led her to art - Building her art studio out of repurposed kitchen cabinets - What her parents think of her career now - What "success" really means after 12 years in the art industry - Inside her 1980s farmhouse, mid-renovation - Can rhinos paint? - A listener dilemma – everything especially the kitchen sink - What makes a home beautiful You can find Carla on Instagram here.  Check out Carla’s amazing art on her website here.   🎧 Listen to The Edit and follow on Apple Podcasts  Listen and follow on Spotify  👀 Watch and subscribe to The Edit on Home Beautiful's YouTube  Watch full episodes  Credits:  Host: Elle Lovelock  Guest: Carla Grace  Edited by: Leah Porges  Head of Vodcasting: Rachel Fountain  With thanks to our wonderful Home Beautiful team.  The Edit is a production of Home Beautiful and Are Media.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.