• Gabrielle's contemporary jewellery handles grief, repair and renewal
• She makes both decorative and wearable pieces
• She advocates for a collective future in craft through a dedicated podcast

Gabrielle Desmarais uses the body as a canvas to tell stories with her jewellery. "My practice emerged from a personal turning point, as I left my science studies and discovered jewellery in Mexico. Later, this path helped me process the loss of my father through a major enamel and fibre piece I created," she says. Gabrielle received formal training at the École de Joaillerie de Montreal and Alchimia in Florence. In her riverside studio outside Montreal, she creates both one-of-a-kind works and more accessible collections, often reworking fragments, ruins and family gold into new forms. In her practice, Gabrielle brings together wood, embroidery with stones, fibres, resin and precious metals. She is a community builder who employs a small team and teaches final year students.