Latest For the love of jewelers Podcast Episodes
S3-02: Jamie Schulze, What Native Arts Means to the World
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 15, 2022 17:00 - 56 minutesJamie Schulze, director of operations for the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) and enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, organizes the world’s largest Native American art show—the renowned Santa Fe Indian Market. The annual event—celebrating its centennial year in Santa...
S3-01: Jennifer Markas, A Woman in Charge
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - January 26, 2022 22:00 - 49 minutesJennifer Markas is the executive director of the Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) and the former sustainability reporting manager for Tiffany & Co. The 2016 recipient of the New York Business Journal Women of Influence Award, her career has spanned the financial, creative and nonprofit industri...
S3-01: Jennifer Markas, A Woman in Charge
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - January 26, 2022 22:00 - 49 minutesJennifer Markas is the executive director of the Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) and the former sustainability reporting manager for Tiffany & Co. The 2016 recipient of the New York Business Journal Women of Influence Award, her career has spanned the financial, creative and nonprofit industri...
S2-09: Chris Gage, A Second Chance at Life
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - December 17, 2021 18:00 - 59 minutesFor many years, lapidarist Chris Gage was known as Mr. Holly Gage, of Gage Designs. A well-respected chef in his own right, Chris accompanied his award-winning wife—a certified metal clay instructor—around the country and world providing delicious meals at her workshops and local retreats. But t...
S2-08: Holly Gage, Shaping Dialogue by Casting Imperfections
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - October 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourAward-winning jeweler and certified metal clay instructor Holly Gage of Gage Designs is an active conference speaker and respected author on jewelry technique. While her creative journey began at a young age, it wasn’t until mid-adulthood that Holly learned more about her dyslexia and how art he...
S2-07: Susan Wheeler, Purpose-Driven Design
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - September 21, 2021 21:00 - 52 minutesCause jeweler, writer and advocate for fair trade jewelry, Susan Wheeler is also the founder of the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference and the nonprofit Responsible Jewelry Transformative. Dedicated to working with certified and ethical supply chains—emphasizing a reduced impact on the envir...
S2-07: Susan Wheeler, Purpose-Driven Design
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - September 21, 2021 21:00 - 52 minutesCause jeweler, writer and advocate for fair trade jewelry, Susan Wheeler is also the founder of the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference and the nonprofit Responsible Jewelry Transformative. Dedicated to working with certified and ethical supply chains—emphasizing a reduced impact on the envir...
S2-06: Bernd Stephan, A Third-Generation Gemstone Craftsman
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - July 16, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutesBernd Stephan, a third-generation German gemstone manufacturer, shares the foundational story behind his family’s celebrated, international brand, Herbert Stephan KG. Having been taught the value of education and self-reliance by both his father and grandfather, who founded the company in 1932, ...
S2-05: Scott Hardy, Always Looking for That Next Hill to Climb
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - June 18, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutesScott Hardy comes from a strong lineage of ranchers. Following a childhood spent cowboying, shoeing horses and welding, Scott’s love of handiwork led to his tinkering in jewelry for bridle saddles and buckles, and even some early attempts at engraving. Yet it wasn’t until Scott was told, “Man, d...
S2-04: Corkie Bolton, Making Space in Life for Dreams
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - May 10, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutesLike the fragmented pieces of early designs buried away in a shoebox, jeweler Corkie Bolton hid the pain of her youth behind the veneers of addiction. She sold off all of her jewelry-making tools to a support an addiction that concealed a hard-earned degree in metalsmithing from the Pratt Instit...
S2-03: Matthieu Cheminée, Imprinting Tradition & Technique
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - April 22, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutesArtist, author, educator and Toolbox Initiative cofounder Matthieu Cheminée is a man of many talents, each informed by his first true love, hand stamping. His award-winning designs feature his signature “stampclastic” style, born out of learning experiences with native artists in Taos, New Mexic...
S2-02: Sarah Williamson, Making Art for a Living
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 30, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes“It chose me,” Sarah Williamson declares about her career as a custom bridal jewelry designer. Drawn by the challenge of creating one-of-a-kind engagement rings that maintain a timeless look and feel, Sarah’s bridal line, Precious Ghost, represents countless bench hours spent on intricately craf...
S2-02: Sarah Williamson: Making Art for a Living
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 30, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes“It chose me,” Sarah Williamson declares about her career as a custom bridal jewelry designer. Drawn by the challenge of creating one-of-a-kind engagement rings that maintain a timeless look and feel, Sarah’s bridal line, Precious Ghost, represents countless bench hours spent on intricately craf...
S2-01: An Art Jeweler’s Jeweler, Too Knock-Kneed to be an Olympian
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourAfter overcoming his despair when he realized he could technically never grow up to be a firetruck, Alex Boyd, surrounded by a family of artisans, was encouraged to create. A working artist, teacher and jewelry-repair aficionado—the bills still have to be paid—Alex has developed textured, yet li...
S2-01: Alex Boyd, An Art Jeweler’s Jeweler, Too Knock-Kneed to be an Olympian
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourAfter overcoming his despair when he realized he could technically never grow up to be a firetruck, Alex Boyd, surrounded by a family of artisans, was encouraged to create. A working artist, teacher and jewelry-repair aficionado—the bills still have to be paid—Alex has developed textured, yet li...
08: Beth Millner, “Take It in Bite Sized Pieces”
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 20, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourBeth Millner always knew she wanted to be an artist. While still in school for her BFA at Northern Michigan University, Beth decided she didn’t need to wait to graduate to begin on her jewelry business journey. What started as just Beth and her traveling trade show table today employs a small te...
S1-08: Beth Millner, “Take It in Bite Sized Pieces”
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 20, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourBeth Millner always knew she wanted to be an artist. While still in school for her BFA at Northern Michigan University, Beth decided she didn’t need to wait to graduate to begin on her jewelry business journey. What started as just Beth and her traveling trade show table today employs a small te...
S1-07: Charles Lewton-Brain and Nanz Aalund, “Real Glimpses of the Future”
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 06, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutesFixing the wheel rather than reinventing it seems to be a running theme with master goldsmiths and educators Nanz Aalund and Charles Lewton-Brain. Whether it’s providing much-needed, accredited learning spaces for students or the need for jewelry businesses to embrace young apprentices, Nanz and...
07: Charles Lewton-Brain and Nanz Aalund, “Real Glimpses of the Future”
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - March 06, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutesFixing the wheel rather than reinventing it seems to be a running theme with master goldsmiths and educators Nanz Aalund and Charles Lewton-Brain. Whether it’s providing much-needed, accredited learning spaces for students or the need for jewelry businesses to embrace young apprentices, Nanz and...
06: Tomas Wittelsbach, “Transcend the Transaction”
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourTomas Wittelsbach was a sculptor before he was a jeweler. At age 9 he built micro-worlds within repurposed baby food jars. He then spent most of his adult career creating movie sets—for Batman and Robin, he and his team had 8 days to produce 22-foot sculptures. Today, Tomas applies digital sculp...
S1-06: Tomas Wittelsbach, “Transcend the Transaction”
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourTomas Wittelsbach was a sculptor before he was a jeweler. At age 9 he built micro-worlds within repurposed baby food jars. He then spent most of his adult career creating movie sets—for Batman and Robin, he and his team had 8 days to produce 22-foot sculptures. Today, Tomas applies digital sculp...
S1-05: Jo Haemer, “The World Doesn’t Owe Me a Thing”
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 07, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourMechanical and engineering skills are matrilineal in Jo Haemer’s family. Jo’s trailblazing mother studied chemistry in college in the early 1930s at age 15. When Jo started out in the jewelry industry, she was always the “first and only woman” in every place she worked. Her spectacular journey ...
05: Jo Haemer, “The World Doesn’t Owe Me a Thing”
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - February 07, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourMechanical and engineering skills are matrilineal in Jo Haemer’s family. Jo’s trailblazing mother studied chemistry in college in the early 1930s at age 15. When Jo started out in the jewelry industry, she was always the “first and only woman” in every place she worked. Her spectacular journey ...
S1-04: Mehrnoosh Ganji, Step into Your Power
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - January 24, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutesAs a young girl in Iran, Mehrnoosh Ganji could not fully express herself. Now based in Melbourne, Australia, she creates bold jewelry fueled by the intermingling of cultures and influenced by her lingering love of geometry after years as an industrial designer. Her intricately-engineered “Prospe...
04: Mehrnoosh Ganji, Step into Your Power
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - January 24, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutesAs a young girl in Iran, Mehrnoosh Ganji could not fully express herself. Now based in Melbourne, Australia, she creates bold jewelry fueled by the intermingling of cultures and influenced by her lingering love of geometry after years as an industrial designer. Her intricately-engineered “Prospe...
S1-03: Tim McCreight, Books from the Bench
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - January 10, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourWhile working on his iconic volume, The Complete Metalsmith, Tim McCreight imagined, “What if silver was writing this?” In 1985 he started Brynmorgen Press to provide practical, bench-tested textbooks on metalsmithing and design. Decades later his experiential approach to research led him to co-...
03: Tim McCreight, Books from the Bench
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - January 10, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourWhile working on his iconic volume, The Complete Metalsmith, Tim McCreight imagined, “What if silver was writing this?” In 1985 he started Brynmorgen Press to provide practical, bench-tested textbooks on metalsmithing and design. Decades later his experiential approach to research led him to co-...
02: Karin Jacobson, Keep Throwing Darts
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - December 23, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutesKarin Jacobson confesses to screaming when she learned that she’d won a Saul Bell Design Award. She compares entering contests to “throwing darts and hoping one is going to stick,” and believes in embracing and learning from failure. In this episode Karin shares her competition experiences, pon...
S1-02: Karin Jacobson, Keep Throwing Darts
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - December 23, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutesKarin Jacobson confesses to screaming when she learned that she’d won a Saul Bell Design Award. She compares entering contests to “throwing darts and hoping one is going to stick,” and believes in embracing and learning from failure. In this episode Karin shares her competition experiences, pon...
S1-01: Rémy Rotenier, Passion and Lucidity
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande - November 25, 2019 17:00 - 1 hourAs a designer, Rémy Rotenier “loves collaborating with good hands.” His own education as a bench jeweler began at age 19—“too old” by the standards of the École de la Rue du Louvre in his native France. During his first time at the bench he drove a diamond bur through his finger, an experience t...
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