Latest For the love of jewelers Podcast Episodes
S5-12: Tech Team Tuesday with Special Guest Ronda Coryell
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - May 16, 2024 11:00 - 47 minutesRonda Coryell, a Jewelers of America Certified Master Bench Jeweler and one of the world's most well-regarded experts on the use of Argentium® Silver, joins Shane Hendren on Tech Team Tuesday. Listen as Ronda shares her expertise on Argentium® Silver and answers viewers' questions. Be sure...
S5-11: Tech Team Tuesday with Shane Hendren and Fiona Morrison
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - May 09, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutesRio Grande Jewelry Tech Team member, Shane Hendren, and Fiona Morrison of Rio's sales team talk shop and answer your jewelry-making questions. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3u2Bnwf-959Wako0Dk93TA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riogrande/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/j...
S5-10: Tech Team Tuesday with Shane Hendren & John Sartin
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - May 01, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutesRio Grande Jewelry Tech Team members Shane Hendren and John Sartin talk shop and answer your jewelry-making questions. Join us every Tuesday at 11 am MT for Tech Team Tuesdays on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3u2Bnwf-959Wako0Dk93TA Instagram: htt...
S5-09: Tech Team Tuesday with Shane Hendren & Mark Nelson
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - April 25, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutesRio’s Education Coordinator, Mark Nelson, joins Rio Tech Team member Shane Hendren to talk shop and answer your jewelry-making questions. In this episode, Mark shares the incredible story of Jacob Morgan's journey to Bhutan to teach stamp-making and stamping to students of the Bhutan School of...
S5-08: Tech Team Tuesday with Shane Hendren & Gregg Burgard
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - April 20, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutesRio Grande Jewelry Tech Team members Shane Hendren and Gregg Burgard talk shop and answer your jewelry-making questions. Join us every Tuesday at 11 am MT for Tech Team Tuesdays on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3u2Bnwf-959Wako0Dk93TA Instagram: ht...
S5-07: Etched in Passion
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - April 16, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutesAlicia Goodwin joins co-hosts Paulene Everett and Scott Bradford on this For the Love of Jewelers episode. She is the owner and creative force behind her business—Lingua Nigra. Alicia’s vibrant energy is contagious as they discuss her intense passion for raw, sculptural design and the influence ...
S5-06: Tech Team Tuesday with Shane Hendren & Scott Bradford
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - April 05, 2024 09:00 - 33 minutesRio Grande Jewelry Tech Team members Shane Hendren and Scott Bradford talk shop and answer jewelry-making questions from viewers on the latest episode of Tech Team Tuesday. Topics include CAD Design, 3D Printers, favorite tools and more. Do you have a question you would like answered? Leave ...
S5-05: Tech Team Tuesday with Shane Hendren and Paulene Everett
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 28, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutesRio Grande Tech Team members Shane Hendren and Paulene Everett talk shop and answer jewelry-making questions from viewers on the latest episode of Tech Team Tuesday. Topics include permanent jewelry, arc welding, jewelry education, favorite tools and more. Do you have a question you would lik...
S5-04: Peter Gilroy & Therese Keltner of Bonny Doon Tools
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 25, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutesPeter Gilroy, owner of Bonny Doon Tools in Taos, New Mexico, joins Rio Grande Jewelry Tech Team member Shane Hendren on the latest For the Love of Jewelers Podcast episode. Peter shares how he balances the many hats he wears running a two-person operation at Bonny Doon as well as his passion fo...
S5-03: Tech Team Tuesday with Shane Hendren and Phil Scott
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 19, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutesShane Hendren and Phil Scott of the Rio Grande Jewelry Tech Team answer customer questions weekly on Tech Team Tuesday. In this episode, they discuss engraving, stone setting and other questions from our viewers. Be sure to join us live each week at 11 a.m. MT on our YouTube and Facebook profi...
S5-02: Forging the Next Generation
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 06, 2024 05:00 - 47 minutesMiddle and high school jewelry programs are booming across America as upcoming generations discover this captivating artform that combines creativity, critical thinking and endless potential! This episode of For the Love of Jewelers welcomes Bryan Petersen of Bozeman High and Stacie Smith of Gal...
S5-01: Ben Claus: Divine Feminine Rising
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 05, 2024 05:00 - 47 minutesKicking off season five, our For the Love of Jewelers Podcast co-hosts, Paulene Everett and Shane Hendren, chat with the 2023 Fall Design Challenge Winner, Benjamin Claus. Tune in as they discuss the concept and inspiration behind his prizewinning design, Divine Feminine Rising. They discuss his...
S4–08: Boline Strand, Wearable Sculptures & the Symbolism of Seeds
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - November 21, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutesBoline Strand, artisan and winner of the For the Love of Jewelers Summer Earring Challenge, draws creative inspiration from the minimalist traditions of Denmark while exploring themes of growth and transformation in sculptural jewelry design. With a background in painting and mosaic work, she ex...
S4–07: Bella Neyman & JB Jones, The Co–Founders of NYC Jewelry Week
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - October 30, 2023 18:00 - 59 minutesMeet the co-founders of New York City Jewelry Week, Bella Neyman and JB Jones. With a Master of Arts in History of Design and Curatorial Studies, Bella is an established historian, independent curator and journalist specializing in contemporary jewelry and currently serves as the mastermind of p...
S4-06: Peter Gilroy, Choose Adventure
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - September 22, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutesPeter Gilroy is an industry innovator and artisan forged by his passion for rock climbing and self-inspired mantra, “Choose adventure.” After working during summers for his uncle, master goldsmith Phil Poirier, and internalizing years of jewelry-making knowledge, Peter now owns Bonny Doon Hydrau...
S4-05: Nick Noyes, Chasing the Joy
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - July 14, 2023 19:00 - 1 hourJeweler, entrepreneur and influencer Nick Noyes creates one-of-a-kind heirloom jewelry designs, favoring high-karat gold, a stunning spectrum of custom-cut colored gemstones and intricate hand engraving. After years of creating handcrafted wire-wrapped jewelry to sell on the music-festival circu...
S4-04: Monica Stephenson, Dedicated to Responsible, Ethical and Fair Practices
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - April 25, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutesIn Swahili, moyo means heart. Monica Stephenson, founder of ANZA Gems, founding collaborator of two NGOs—PACT and the Tanzania Women’s Miners Association (TAWOMA) of Moyo Gems—and President of the Board of Ethical Metalsmiths has devoted her career to responsible and fair-mined jewelry practices...
S4-03: Sarah Sides, Permanent Entrepreneur
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - April 01, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourSarah Sides, CEO and owner of Love Weld and Permanent Jewelry Solutions (PJS) has experienced exponential growth since 2020. Her national Love Weld brand, currently in eight different locations across the United States, anticipates nearly doubling its storefronts by the end of 2023. Its sister-c...
S4-02: Vikki Tobak, Hip-Hop Historian
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 10, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutesWriter, journalist and curator Vikki Tobak is the author of Contact High and Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History. In collaboration with pioneering jewelers, rappers and other industry artists, her work—of provocative essays and poignant photography—documents the creative subculture within hip-ho...
S4-01: John W. Ford Sr., Running the Show
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - January 26, 2023 20:00 - 41 minutesCEO of the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA), John W. Ford, Sr. states, “that if you’re in the sale of colored gems, you need to be associated with ethically-sourced gems.” At the helm of an organization whose members share this mine-to-market mentality, John confidently knows that every AGT...
S3-12: Patricia Carruth, Third-Generation Jeweler, Commitment Designer and Storyteller
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - December 29, 2022 23:00 - 52 minutesPatricia “Trish” Carruth is a third-generation jeweler, custom engagement ring specialist and owner of Your Personal Jeweler in Royal Oak, MI. Her exposure to the industry began as a young child in her grandfather’s jewelry pawn shop. There, Trish developed a fascination with engagement and wedd...
S3-11: Nellie Barnett, Bridging Connections
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - December 27, 2022 23:00 - 54 minutesNellie Barnett, corporate communications manager for the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), co-founder and communications chair for the Black in Jewelry Coalition (BIJC) and founder of NellBells Fitness discusses equity in the jewelry industry. In this episode, Nellie sits down with host Co...
S3-10: Jeanette Caines, The Deep Bench of a Master Goldsmith
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - October 26, 2022 14:00 - 1 hourJeanette Caines, director of Jewelry Arts, Inc. in New York City shares her secret to becoming a renowned master goldsmith. “Once you learn to control the flame (…), that's your universe. You can control anything,” she says. Her bench of knowledge is deep—beyond her well-documented expertise in ...
S3-09: Rich Youmans, Many Paths to One Goal
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - September 22, 2022 14:00 - 57 minutesRich Youmans, publisher at MJSA and executive director at the MJSA Education Foundation shares about collaboration, connection and the renowned publication. “People come to us (…) to make their jobs…, their lives easier…, and to get that feel that we’re all working together to create something t...
S3-08: Allen Aragon, Miniature Potter, Painter and Master Jeweler
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - August 10, 2022 21:00 - 54 minutesInnovative jewelry artist and gallery owner Allen Aragon draws from traditional Navajo, Pueblo, Hopi and Acoma themes for his fresh approach to pottery and silversmithing. To create his signature jewelry, Allen sets intricate handmade ceramic paintings in sterling silver. Through his unique proc...
S3-07: Kendria Thompson, Creating for a Better World
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - July 15, 2022 20:00 - 39 minutesKendria Thompson is a self-guided metalsmith, lapidarist and illustrator with a penchant for change. The owner of Solid Treasures also founded Metalsmiths for Change—a social advocacy group of artist donors that raise money through fundraisers and auctions in hopes of creating a better society. ...
S3-06: Tony Rodrigues, Sculpting Jewelry in Scale
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - June 09, 2022 17:00 - 1 hourMaster goldsmith Tony Rodrigues is a 3D-manufacturing jewelry legend, the Vice President of Product Development for William Henry and co-founder of ZBrush Jewelry Workshop. An early adapter of CAD, Tony has been pushing boundaries and sharing strategies on sketching, sculpting, modeling and prin...
S3-05: Viviana Langhoff, Tenacious, Creative & Community-Made
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - May 20, 2022 20:00 - 1 hourViviana Langhoff, owner of Adornment + Theory in Chicago is an entrepreneurial artist, interior designer and activist. A fine jeweler, Viviana’s custom designs feature intricate metalwork, unexpected hues, antique stones and historical nods. With acute business savvy, a resilient voice and a sen...
S3-04: Karissma Yve, A Visionary Leader and Creator
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - April 04, 2022 17:00 - 1 hourKarissma Yve is the founder and CEO of Gildform, a startup that connects artists and designers with innovative technology, allowing them to take their concepts from sketch to finished piece in a streamlined process. Karissma has won numerous awards including “Best Idea for Growth” from the New E...
S3-03: Sam Alfano, Cut to the Point
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 23, 2022 20:00 - 1 hourSam Alfano, certified master engraver, musician, photographer, instructor, author and watchmaking hobbyist demonstrates hand engraving and diamond setting techniques to students and enthusiasts around the world. Known for his intricate designs, precise details and flawless execution, Sam’s engra...
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