Gabriela Gomez-Misserian
Gabriela Gomez-Misserian, Garden & Gun’s digital producer, joined the magazine in 2021 after studying English and studio art in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. She is an oil painter and gardener, often uniting her interests to write about creatives—whether artists, naturalists, designers, or curators—across the South. Gabriela paints and lives in downtown Charleston with her golden retriever rescue, Clementine.
Travel
The expressive New Orleans–based painter shares her favorite hometown haunts
2025 BUCKET LIST
A historic arts enclave lets it all hang out
Arts & Culture
No glass separates viewers from dazzling sequins, ruffles of tulle, and whimsical headdresses from designers like Alexander McQueen, Dapper Dan, and Comme des Garcons
Recipe
Energizing green tea, bourbon, and lemon from the lead bartender at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
Recipe
An unfussy, tried-and-true crowd-pleaser from Michael Kramer’s new cookbook, Jianna
Recipe
Even off the menu, this bright and floral sipper finds faithful fans at Greenville’s Jianna
Recipe
Topped with creamy mascarpone cheese and a sprinkle of Grana Padano
Arts & Culture
Spurred by a research residency at the Library of Congress, the Durham artist blends sculpture, archival portraits, and delicate tissue paper to transform a former plantation owner’s house
Food & Drink
With its glass pasta-making room, sweeping sylvan wallpaper, and striking marble tabletops, the new restaurant blends Bluegrass pride with international inspiration
Arts & Culture
A dazzling collaboration between quilters and fiber artist Rachel Hayes honors the beauty of sisterhood, the wisdom of mothers, and colorful laundry lines
Champions of Conservation
A ceramist and educator’s interactive coral reefs put the dire straits of Florida’s waters into relief
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Home & Garden
A conservationist family built a natural classroom to nurture native species and budding artists alike
Travel
A richly textured, art-forward boutique inn joins an all-day public house inside a storied nineteenth-century property
Arts & Culture
The newest show at Atlanta’s High Museum explores its collection of colorful tapestries and how their makers reinterpret memories, people, and places in the South
Arts & Culture
An artist from the Caddo Nation shapes a storyline both ancient and new
Land & Conservation
My quest to identify an ultra-rare species in my Charleston yard attracted birders from near and far—and sparked unexpected, shared joy
Home & Garden
Feathered friends will sing their praises over these native blooming vines, seed-laden flowers, and berry bushes. Plus: Tips and tricks for taking a naturalist approach to gardening
Travel
In a renovated eighteenth-century French Quarter property, Old World charm meets modern comfort. Plus: Take a peek at the courtyard Tennessee Williams loved
Recipe
Robert St. John puts his own silky spin on a creamy classic at Crescent City Grill in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Recipe
At Charlotte’s Billy Sunday, a decadent elixir takes note from a favorite Valentine’s Day treat