Suzanne Hamel was born in Sept-Îles on the North Shore of Quebec. She left her native 'Côte-Nord' to study fashion design in Montreal and worked in this industry. After few years, she undertook a Bachelor degree program in Graphic Design at 'Université du Québec à Montréal' where she discovered the world of illustration. As her final project, she made a book entitled 'Le fil' (The Thread), containing illustrations of eleven definitions of the word 'thread'. A new means of expression opened up to her through that experience and later she presented her work in a joint exhibition with two other artists. The following year she was invited at Les brodeuses. Her work combined acrylic, pastel, paper, sewing and embroidery. She creates organic worlds to give voice to her subconscious.