Ashley Childs Careers in Valencia, CA

Ashley Childs, artist, designer, jeweler Ashley Childs’ forte for creation has always been driven by her intuition and tactile curiosities. She grew up in San Diego and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Chicago's renowned and highly conceptual, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ashley spent those years exploring various fields such as ceramics, interior architecture, bronze sculpture and light-metal casting. Chicago's fine jewelry designers and Spectrum Award Winners, Ellie Thompson, G.G., of Ellie Thompson + Co., hired Ashley as an intern. Quickly grasping the jewelry industry’s meaty nature so well, she was later hired as project manager. As an experienced gemologist, appraisal consultant and designer, Ellie remains a loyal mentor. It was finally grasping Ellie’s emphasis of ‘personal philosophy,’ which validated Ashley’s aspirations. Retaining her hands-on design approach demanded quality bench skills. Diving into Alan Revere's Academy of Jewelry Art