Jewel Of The Bay

Creative Director | Birth Worker | Advocate | Bridge Builder

Jewel of the Bay is an Oakland-based creative and holistic birth boutique offering full-spectrum pregnancy and birth support, immersive event production and design, communications strategy & design, educational workshops, and consulting at the intersections of arts, culture, and reproductive justice.Our wellness work is rooted in safeguarding the reproductive journeys of Black and LGBTQIA+ families, while our creative work honors and uplifts the histories/presents, wisdom, and needs of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and LGBTQIA+ artists, traditional practitioners, organizations, and communities.We believe that culture is co-created and envision a world where people can gather, share their stories, and see themselves reflected in the eyes of a stranger.Our mission is to change the world through cultural shifts by creating spaces for authentic storytelling, cultural exchange, dynamic conversations, and interpersonal transformation.

About Me:

Jewel Buchanan-Boone is the Chief Dreamweaver & Creative Director of Jewel of the Bay.A renaissance woman with over 15 years of event production, wordsmithing, cultural stewardship,
organizing, birthwork, and performance, Jewel is skilled at expertly weaving together disparate
concepts, bringing visions into reality.In 2017, Jewel graduated from Syracuse University’s
Newhouse School with her Masters in Advertising, finding her niche in radical storytelling. A Mistress
of Communications, Jewel creates beautiful containers for controversial conversations rooted in uplifting the voices of powerhouses who’ve been marginalized. Simply put, If it’s not intersectional, she don’t want it. A multifaceted producer, Jewel has worked with the best in the Bay, including URBAN X INDIGENOUS, Audiopharmacy, and The Black Woman Is God.Priestess of the Throat Chakra, Jewel can be found spellbinding audiences as a poet, emcee, and moderator. A fierce reproductive justice advocate, Jewel has been featured in interviews with ATTN, Oaklandside, and the Oakland Better Birth Foundation; Her writing has been published in Birth Work As Care Work, Interdisciplinary Writers Lab 2021 Chapbook, and Liwanag Vol. 3.For collaborations, workshop requests, or media requests contact her via email at [email protected] or click the booking link below.

Jewel of the Bay Wellness

Birth | Fertility | Wellness | Advocacy

I offer trauma-informed, full-spectrum support and coaching throughout reproductive journeys. I mentor new doulas and collaborate with organizations, governments, and health institutions to champion reproductive health equity for LGBTQIA+ and Black communities, focusing on intersectional, anti-racist perspectives addressing systemic oppressions, privilege, community violence, cultural preservation, and community centered liberation frameworks.

  • Offerings Include:

  • Full-Spectrum Doula Support

  • Fertility Coaching

  • Birth, Postpartum, & Family Planning

  • Pregnancy Dance & Movement

  • Corporate Wellness

  • Arts & Wellness Workshops

  • Reproductive Justice Consulting

Jewel of the Bay Creative

Arts & Culture | Production Management | Communications Design | Workshops

Jewel of the Bay Creative is a boutique creative agency specializing in curating immersive cultural exchanges for diverse communities through strategic communication design, revolutionary workshops, and producing multi-sensory installations & events.

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"Define Yourself By What You Love" ~ Tim Minchin