Artist Bio.
Shawnine LaVee Whitehead
Creative Art Director
Shawnine LaVee Whitehead
Our radiant beauty shines from within. LaVee Collection captures, emanates & reflects for the world to see.
Always in search of the best quality, uniquely designed, handcrafted and natural beads and stones with an emphasis on pearls, designing them into unique jewelry for you to wear and experience is the goal for LaVee Collection.
The LaVee Brand is passionate about creating a fresh inviting space to curate, define or re-discover your authentic style one accessory at a time.
Mission - To offer a luxury, creative & unique shopping experience with the LaVee Collection Brand."
Put On Something LaVee and Live Beautifully.
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LaVee Collection Studio
Our Little Corner of The World
The perfect getaway with a friend for the afternoon. You'll enjoy each corner of the boutique as it has a captivating story.
The quaint eclectic elegantly styled Studio Boutique is located in Murrieta CA only minutes away from the beautiful mountainous views of Temecula Wine Country. The perfect getaway with a friend for the afternoon. You'll enjoy each corner of the boutique as it has a story of travel, adventure and unique beads and stones designed into art pieces for your unique style. This is a wonderland for all the jewelry art collectors take a trip this weekend and visit the boutique and enjoy a wonderful afternoon at one of the local wineries. The perfect weekend is waiting for you.
Allow the LaVee Collection to magnificently capture your inner beauty for the world to see.
Shawnine celebrates her brand expansion as she and family commemorate the 4yr anniversary of LaVee Collection Studios Grand opening of the first location December 2019, and now has 2 locations.
Even in the midst of adversity her tenacious driven ethics and business savvy , along with much prayer and creativity has allowed her to not only survive but to maintain a flourishing jewelry business.
Inspiration
Legacy
Boundless inspiration from the authentic sights, sounds, and smells of urban cities and African Villages she visits, translating the feel of her joyful yet insightful experiences into each jewelry design, creating an exuberant experience for you to enjoy.
Shawnine comes form a lineage of artisan and began expressing her artistry at a very young age and follows in her grandfather, Joseph Franklin's footsteps as an international, natural jewelry artist and designer.
Artist Shawnine Whitehead uses her domestic and international travels to collect, curate and import unique beads and stones with vibrant colors and multifarious textures to create that LaVee style that fuses elegance with culture and flair.
Her brilliant and masterful original designs gained attention in her community and earned her work top recognition in a local publication of Inspire Magazine. Founded in 2000, the LaVee Collection brand is sold in several specialty retail boutique stores in southern California, including LaVee Collection online boutique.
Authentic sights, sounds, and smells of the urban cities and African villages she visits.
Community
Passionate about creating spaces for our community
Pop-Up Jewelry work-shops and trunk shows at various locations including social media tutorials and private events.
Shawnine also curates local Pop-Up's, Jewelry workshops and trunk shows at various locations including social media tutorials and private events. Is very generous and believes in supporting the Arts and making a positive impact in her community and beyond.
Through her love and wealth of knowledge of the arts, facilitated children’s community art workshops at Murrieta YMCA and K-12 Jr. High as well as local Elementary schools, bring a fresh fun environment, encouraging young students to explore and develop their individual gifts and talents.
Gifted with the ability to creatively influence communities of young creatives. A natural at producing marvelous displays of jewelry art through her students. Shawnine also led evening & weekend beginner/intermediate workshops for adult art and crafts communities in Temecula and surrounding areas.
A decorated veteran of the Unites States Armed Forces and native Californian, abundantly enjoys, travel, breakfast in bed, cooking her favorite dishes, Jazz at the park, hanging out at the beach, frequenting the local Temecula wineries, Museums, Trader Joes cheese popcorn, binging Netflix and spending time with family.
Waist Bead Gallery
Imported from Ghana
PEARLS , WAIST BEADS & PASSPORT STAMPS
Our mission is to curate a flourishing and empowering community of exploration, travel, self love,
body care and wellness. Waist Beads are a gentle reminder for self care... so lets indulge!
Our newest studio addition is our traditional authentic tie on hand made waist beads from Ghana.
"I wanted to add something cultural and fun to our collection. It's been such an honor learning about the culture and history of waist beads and the connection it has to our African roots".
Be Bold
+ Live Vibrantly
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SUMMER 20203
