A creator of silver, and stone jewelry in the Native American style, George Beaupre is a life-long resident of Northampton, Massachusetts.  Born on August 20, 1959, at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital, he attended local schools and graduated from Northampton High School.  

His pieces resonate with anyone who comes into contact with them.  Visually pleasing, and very tactile, they draw the eye and invite handling, probably due to George's innate empathic abilities.  He can sense what the pendants need in order to be complete.  His Wyandotte heritage has clearly influenced his creative style.  

Although the pieces are at a level with those made by artisans who have been working for many years in this medium, George is a relative newcomer.  His journey began seven years ago, when a life-changing event allowed him to recognize his empathic abilities.  Two years later, he faced his demons, and began his path to sobriety, which he has been walking since March 3, 2002.  Although he had no intentions doing any beadwork, his calling found him anyway.  A job working on computers in a bead shop, and a bartered payment brought him his first two pendants, and his quest to find the proper way to display them led him to the stone and silver beads he uses.  The pendants themselves are handcarved, fossilized wooly mammoth and walrus tusks.  No living animals were harmed in their creation.  Meticulous in execution, and informed by an innate esthetic sense, each piece of George's is a miniature work of art, and he is always striving to improve his mastery.

George's creative process follows no set path.  At times he begins with a firm vision of what he wants a piece to look like, but even in those cases, the stones themselves dictate the end result.  His palette shifts with the seasons, and his primary influence at all times is nature.