Lale Yılmazel

Born in 1977 in Gebze, she graduated from Gebze Sarkuysan High School. In 2011, she stepped into business life and served as a member of the Women Entrepreneurs Executive Board of Gebze Chamber of Commerce between 2013-2023.

Her artistic journey started with the paper marbling training she received at GESMEK between 2013-2014, followed by quilling (katı') training from Ayşe Kiraz between 2013-2015. She won the third prize in the Quilling art competition organised by GESMEK in 2013-2014. In 2017, she was entitled to graduate by completing the Quilling courses she started under the supervision of her teacher Safiye Morçay at the Classical Turkish Arts Foundation.

In 2021, she established Lale Decorative Painting and Art Workshop in Gebze and still continues to work on decorative painting. In 2024, she graduated from the Classical Turkish Arts Foundation.