Gabrielle Bratton

Gabe is from Raleigh, North Carolina and received a BFA in jewelry and metals from the University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art. She currently lives and works in Charleston.

Her pieces combine historical fashion with contemporary style. One of her specialties is the lost wax casting process, where she integrates traditional clothing adornments into modern pieces of jewelry, preserving the original design by replacing it with metal. To maintain the detail and intricacy of the material, the fibers are dipped in wax, and re-contextualized into metal to solidify the lace's detail. The transfer of materials completely changes the fabrics weight and feel.

The delicately patterned layers become transformed revoking the fragility, while retaining the soft romantic pretense of the original form. The vulnerability of the lace is lost, but the intricacy of the design is captured and formalized into an elegant, one of a kind piece. Gabe also works with semiprecious stones in a variety of colors, styles and designs. Her pieces are unique, delicate and the perfect blend of masculine and feminine concepts