Podcasts by For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande
A podcast hosted by Rio Grande. Every day bench jewelers around the world contribute to millennia-old, universal traditions that commemorate and shape human experiences relating to identity, memory, celebration and love. While the community of sharing and teaching unites us, the intimate work involved in making jewelry is paradoxically private. Many jewelers bring their creations to life in solitude. For the Love of Jewelers podcast connects listeners with the honest, inspirational stories of leaders and influencers engaged in the art and business of jewelry-making. Courtney Gray, founder of Creative Side Jewelry Academy is the engaging host of these candid, one-on-one conversations. Listen as jewelers share their triumphs, challenges, inspirations and lessons learned. Whether you plug in at your bench, in your home or car…wherever you are, we're glad you're here and listening safely.
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S3-01: Jennifer Markas, A Woman in Charge from 2022-01-26T17:00
Jennifer 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 Busine...
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S2-09: Chris Gage, A Second Chance at Life from 2021-12-17T13:00
For 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 instru...
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S2-08: Holly Gage, Shaping Dialogue by Casting Imperfections from 2021-10-25T00:00
Award-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 a...
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S2-07: Susan Wheeler, Purpose-Driven Design from 2021-09-21T17:00
Cause 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. D...
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S2-06: Bernd Stephan, A Third-Generation Gemstone Craftsman from 2021-07-16T16:00
Bernd 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 valu...
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S2-05: Scott Hardy, Always Looking for That Next Hill to Climb from 2021-06-18T17:00
Scott 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 saddl...
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S2-04: Corkie Bolton, Making Space in Life for Dreams from 2021-05-10T00:00
Like 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 tool...
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S2-03: Matthieu Cheminée, Imprinting Tradition&Technique from 2021-04-22T16:00
Artist, 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 s...
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S2-02: Sarah Williamson, Making Art for a Living from 2021-03-30T01:00
“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...
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S2-01: Alex Boyd, An Art Jeweler’s Jeweler, Too Knock-Kneed to be an Olympian from 2021-02-05T00:00
After 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, tea...
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S1-08: Beth Millner, “Take It in Bite Sized Pieces” from 2020-03-20T07:00
Beth 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 b...
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S1-07: Charles Lewton-Brain and Nanz Aalund, “Real Glimpses of the Future” from 2020-03-06T07:00
Fixing 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 ...
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S1-06: Tomas Wittelsbach, “Transcend the Transaction” from 2020-02-21T07:00
Tomas 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 Batm...
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S1-05: Jo Haemer, “The World Doesn’t Owe Me a Thing” from 2020-02-07T07:00
Mechanical 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 in...
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S1-04: Mehrnoosh Ganji, Step into Your Power from 2020-01-24T06:00
As 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 he...
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S1-03: Tim McCreight, Books from the Bench from 2020-01-10T06:00
While 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-t...
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S1-02: Karin Jacobson, Keep Throwing Darts from 2019-12-23T06:00
Karin 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 ...
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S1-01: Rémy Rotenier, Passion and Lucidity from 2019-11-25T12:00
As 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 Écoles de la Rue du Louvre in ...
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S1-01: Rémy Rotenier, Passion and Lucidity from 2019-11-25T12:00
As 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 h...
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