In the 63rd episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown is in Savannah, GA to interview the woman behind her favorite accessory brand Drainbowland. Paige Harwell Samek creates nostalgic, playful and colorful jewelry and with her acutely defined brand, she is thriving as a small business owner.
In the 62nd episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with American Craft Council board trustee Tom Loeser. Sarah and Tom’s paths crossed at an event and their conversation quickly turned to discussing Tom’s experience serving on a nonprofit board. Having recently took interest in working on a board, Sarah did not hesitate to ask for an interview.
Season 05 of Perceived Value is all about transitions and begins with host Sarah Rachel Brown in conversation with artist and photographer Helen Maurene Cooper. Sarah and Cooper connected at a time when both women were (and still are) navigating transitions in their professional lives and working towards financial autonomy.
In this special release, host Sarah Rachel Brown shares an episode from the American Craft Podcast series Object As… Throughout 2021 and 2022 Sarah worked closely with American Craft Magazine as host and producer of the series in conjunction to helping them launch the podcast. The 6 episode series has been released and we are honored to share one of the insightful interview with Nigerian-American artist Bukola Koiki with the Perceived Value listeners.
Over the past year Sarah Rachel Brown has been collaborating with American Craft Magazine to bring the Object As... Project from the pages of the magazine to your podcast feeds. The first episode launches APRIL 15th through the American Craft Podcast feed. Enjoy this sneak peak into what the project entails and subscribe now to American Craft Podcast.
In the 58th episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with jewelry designer, entrepreneur, mentor, podcast host, and Flourish and Thrive Academy founder Tracy Matthews.
As of November, Tracy is a self-published author of the book The Desired Brand Effect: Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Jewelry Brand and with pre-leased copy in hand, Sarah had a few questions. The two women sat down to discuss the logistics of self-publishing a book, the 1,000 true fans philosophy, the power of delegation, and why you should build your business around the kind of life you want.
In the 54th episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with the 2020 Halstead Grant Winner, Christina Grace of TIN HAUSE Jewelry. Having been the guest judge for the 2020 grant, Sarah was eager to speak with the woman whom she had come to know so much about through her application.
The two women connected from across the country to discuss Christina’s diverse experiences which included competing in pageants, modeling, being a working actress in L.A., practicing meditation, and how jewelry making as her Hollywood side hustle eventually led to her next career.
In the 53rd episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown speaks with Matt Lambert who is the co-founder of the Fulcrum Project amongst their many endeavors. Matt is a non-binary, trans multidisciplinary practitioner currently based between Detroit Michigan, US and Stockholm Sweden where they are a PhD student between Konstfack & HDK Valand in Sweden.
In the 51st episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown is in Boston, MA as a visiting artist at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. Sarah has been invited to speak to the metals/jewelry students about her diverse studio practice and record a podcast episode while on campus. Boston is home to the only curator dedicated solely to jewelry in the United States and so asking Dr.Emily Stoehrer to be the guest for this special recording was a no-brainer.
Sarah and Emily were already acquaintances having met while both were presenting at the ECU Symposium in 2018. In the SMFA library while students and faculty looked on, the two women sat down to discuss Emily’s transition from working at the District Attorney’s office to student at FIT, the stress of fronting business expenses, Boston traffic, and what exactly does the day-to-day life as a curator involve.
In the fiftieth episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown has traveled to Arcata, CA as a visiting artist at Humboldt State University. Thanks to a fortuitous miscommunication, Sarah’s plan to interview the students was reversed and for the first time on the podcast, she’s the one answering the questions.
Hey listeners, how are you?
In this brief message, host and producer Sarah Rachel Brown speaks on her current situation during the COVID-19 pandemic and what this means for the podcast. She’s got a lot of time on her hands, so yes, new episodes are on the horizon.
Please take care and as always, thank you for listening.
In the 47th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown continues her recording on-site at the American Craft Council conference which took place in Philadelphia this past October. Sarah sits down Jennifer Ling Datchuk who was the ACC Emerging Voices Award winner in 2017.
Even though they had never met previously, the two women took no time warming up to each other in conversation and enthusiastically jump into topic after topic. The two artists discuss how Ling paid her way for her education, how she has taken control of managing her student loan debt through educating herself and staying informed, and what it means to be named ACC’s Emerging Voices Award winner.
In the 46th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown is recording on-site at the American Craft Council conference which took place in Philadelphia this past October. Sarah sits down with the editor of Metalsmith Magazine, Adriane Dalton, and the two women discuss the value in attending conferences, why Adriane decided to go to grad school, what experiences prepared her to be an editor, and how one finds themselves moving from New York City to a tiny town in Utah.
