About
My whimsical outlook on life began when I was 4 years old and living in Juneau, Alaska, with my family. My great Aunt Leda sent a Christmas package filled with a silky red dress, clear “high heel” slip ons and a matching necklace and earring set. It was a package full of magic! Those wonderful treasures tucked neatly inside that box helped pave the way for my love of adornment, and anything shiny.
Born and raised in California, I always had an art project in the works. After going back to school and graduating with an English literature degree (always wearing baubles and lots of bling to class), and teaching briefly at a local community college, I knew what I had to do: finish my Life art project by becoming a full time artist. And so Gwynnie B Designs was born!
I enjoy good books, ice cream, foreign movies, and singing loudly with my musician husband (my rock star). I believe everyone’s an artist and that art is everywhere you look. All of my pieces are hand crafted in my seaside studio in Cambria, California. My 2 precocious dogs, Louie and Lucy, help out occasionally by knocking over beads and barking at a new design. My two superior cats, Bleu Kitty and Fatso Skinny, look at the dogs like they're crazy.
All of the silver charms, larger beads, hoops, and rings in the Gwynnie B line are handcrafted out of fine silver clay, unless otherwise noted. This clay is a precious metal like gold so no tarnishing will occur like with traditional sterling silver. Since fine silver is a precious metal it is perfect for people who have allergies to sterling because there is no copper to irritate the skin. Even the ear wires used in the earrings are fine silver. All of the fine silver charms are designed and handcrafted by Gwynne Beatty.