Cannabis Goldsmith - A Show About Art and Design

I’ve noticed a change in Vox Media podcasts since the beginning of the year. Much of podcasting is built on the closeness of the host-audience relationship, and when you have listened to a show for a while you can tell when something is wrong. But now, they are talking about openly it on their shows. Channels with Peter Kafka:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cond%C3%A9-nast-ceo-roger-lynch-on-ai-the-met-gala-and/id1080467174?i=1000767545595 You also struggle with procrastination too, right? But you are probably already doing more than you think…Sponsor wanted: We are looking for a sponsor for the show. There’s only a single sponsor per episode, host read, and embedded deeply into content. Contact me directly to help spread word of your brand directly to artists and designers around the world.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom Canadian produced precious metal jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

Where can you go to be seen when you're ultra-rich and live in an underground bunker to hide from the nightmare world you've created? The ultra-rich have nowhere to go yet have an insatiable desire to be seen and admired. The Met Gala is the perfect solution for them.I bought a synthesizer, used, for cheap, from a dude in the next hamlet. I'm not a musician and have never used one before, but I am already creating usable audio for my video and podcast projects. You can hear my first synth created pieces in the show. Why did I wait so long to experiment with a synthesizer?TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

After last week’s episode, I bought a groovebox, a music sampler, to start building original sound for my work, including the Preserve the Beat documentary on the birth of electronic music in Canada. I didn’t go for the trendy device, I chose the one that actually fits how I work.Here’s the problem: most people using samplers today are relying on pre-made sample packs pulled from unknown sources. It’s fine if you’re just messing around, but for commercial work, it’s a risk. A lot of those samples have unclear licensing, questionable origins, and are often resold copies of copies.And creatively? If you’re using the same sounds as everyone else, your music will sound like everyone else.There’s also a real danger here: you could spend months, or a year, building a track, only to find you can’t release it because of a single sample buried in the mix. Or worse, your track gets flagged or blocked by automated systems on platforms like YouTube just as it starts gaining traction.In this episode, I break down why creating your own samples is the smartest move you can make, and how to actually do it. Recording your own sounds gives you a clean ownership chain, total control, and something far more important: originality.Because at the end of the day, sound is a material. And if you’re serious about your art, you should be shaping it yourself, not assembling it from someone else’s leftovers.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

I am not a musician, but I often wish I had those skills. I want to create small audio elements and even short music tracks to enhance the presentation of my jewelry designs and photography online and in a documentary film.Today, devices called grooveboxes exist that allow non-musicians to create music. Are they up to the task? Am I? Are they easy to learn? Which one should I choose for my project? Do I even need a groovebox?TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

While raking up an enormous amount of sticks in the hard I designed an entire jewelry collection for the Christmas season. It's amazing what you can accomplish by staying away from screens and engaging with nature.Listen to this podcast with Douglas Rushkoff and Brian Eno:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-if-is-the-enemy-of-fascism-w-brian-eno/id1140331811?i=1000761471129This year if you are looking for an easy and fast growing veg that is delicious in a broth and can be grown indoors under a light or on an urban balcony or window box try this tasty veg:https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/green-70d-improvedTRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

In this episode I talk about how Vogue has pivoted from a magazine to an events company and producer of magazine cover images for digital consumption. TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom Canadianproduced precious metal jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

 In this episode, I take a closer look at the growing overlap between politics, government funding, and the arts, using the Juno Awards as a case study. Sparked by the high-profile appearance of Mark Carney, the conversation explores whether national music awards are still a space for artists, or if they’re increasingly being used as platforms for political messaging. Where’s the line between cultural recognition and public influence? And what happens to the integrity of artistic spaces when that line starts to blur?I describe our Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckle design process as I build the design in clay on a small pane of glass.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom Canadian produced precious metal jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark  

I am quintupling down on new designs in the studio and will launch a small line of Canadian inspired small sterling silver jewelry pieces in the fall in time for Christmas. Not going to the high school reunion because it would be more of a dangerous art project than a reunion.Sponsor wanted: We are looking for a sponsor for the show. There’s only a single sponsor per episode, host read, and embedded deeply into content. Contact me directly to help spread word of your brand directly to artists and designersaround the world.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list, to sponsor the podcast, or to order custom Canadian produced precious metal jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex Dordevic  TRIBE is a registered trademark

Walter Murch’s Book ‘In The Blink Of An Eye – A Perspective on Film Editing’ was the book I needed to read to improve my film editing. It's truly jam packed with tips, tricks, and ways to improve your work. In my case, it helped we deal with huge quantities of B-Roll and allowed me to conceptualize the way my documentary film will come together. The book is like having Murch in your editing room giving you friendly tips from an experienced master. Buy the book if you make any kind of video, from social media videos to feature films. It's worth every penny.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom Canadian produced precious metal jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

A neighbor texted me yesterday to ask if the gold necklace he saw on marketplace was a good deal or not. It wasn’t. In today’s show I talk about how to sell your gold jewelry for the best price, how gold buyers calculate value in used jewelry, and how to avoid getting ripped off as the gold price skyrockets.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom Canadian produced precious metal jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

The first casualty in war is the reliability of news and information. But now, the people who started the war control much of the media space and control the very tech companies that distribute the information. What is true? Do you know?I am tripling down on design, art, and learning new art skills to cope with the stench of insanity coming from across the border.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom Canadian produced precious metal jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

De Beers is dropping in value and Botswana supplies 70% of their natural diamonds, which now aren’t selling. What should Botswana do?In today’s show I give President Boko unsolicited branding and marketing advice on what to do with De Beers and how to reposition Botswana as the prime recognized source of the finest and rarest large natural diamonds in the world.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2026 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

I just realized everything that happens seems to betriggered by a threshold of some kind, that things don’t happen gradually but instead build up and then happen all at once. This seems to apply to everything from politics to culture.I'm crafting a video pitch to a potential client for an important art piece. I outline how I’m doing this, in case it helps your pitches. TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © 2025 and ℗ 2025 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

I've been a still photographer for over 50 years, shot over a hundred magazine covers, photographed fashion, editorial, beauty, macro and street. But when you move from photography into video, what do you need to know? Is the photography itself different between still photography and video photography? What must I unlearn? How can I make my videos better using the wisdom from a master Director of Photography?TIP: Get John Alton's book Painting with Light. The gear may be obsolete but his lighting philosophy is timeless and priceless. TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © 2026 and ℗ 2026 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

Gold prices are downright scary now and silver looks like it has been seized by meme traders like GameStop stock once was. Data suggests that retail jewelry sales globally are down well over 20%. What are jewelers to do?In this episode I give four counterintuitive tips on how to communicate with your clients to close sales in spite of the high precious metals prices. I talk about non-precious metals, plating, and why a better plan is probably clear communications and leveraging what your clients already know about the precious metals price tear to sell them jewelry.I talk about how my designs have shifted to silver to cope with the high gold prices.The jewelers thriving right now aren't fighting the market—they're using it to their advantage.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

I accidentally discovered an incredible BBC documentary series from 1997 by Stewart Brand on the relationship between humans and buildings called How Buildings Learn. It is a six part series that Stewart has put on youtube and it is truly worth watching. I learned so much about architecture, building design, and the relationship between artists and their spaces. There is a new rabbit in the woodshed I have named Snowflake.Start with the first episode of How Building Learn, here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvEqfg2sIH0TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

In this show, I describe how the De Beers sight and sightholder system works. It’s an old process (dating back to the 1930s) where a hand-picked buyer is put in a room with hand-picked, uncut stones and intense sales pressure is applied. That system worked well for decades, but its future is now in doubt, as factory-made diamonds are dramatically compressing natural diamond prices.I also talk about how mines could skip the middlemen — and even the cutters — and sell giant raw diamonds directly to billionaires. As the global economy teeters and many people look to exit U.S.-tied assets, now may be the moment for mines to hire consultants to place massive stones directly with the ultra-wealthy, ahead of auctions. Alternatively, billionaires could hire consultants to secure the absolute best raw stones on the planet for long-term safekeeping. Once again, this opens up an opportunity for a consultant — or even a former sightholder.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canada https://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

Greenland has some nice rubies and sapphires and they are some of the oldest in the world. The colors of the corundum mined there tend to be in the pink to red color spectrum due to the geology and how the crystals were formed. They would look great in jewelry I think, but that is not the only reason you should consider using them in a design.A Norwegian company set up a ruby mine in Greenland and has mined some nice stones for the jewelry trade. In this show I explain how micro-fractures in the stones are "healed" to improve their appearance in jewelry and how this is now an accepted practice in the industry and how borax flux healing is used on Greenland rubies.I discuss about how there may be a way to leverage the current political winds to market jewelry gemstones from Greenland and diamonds from Canada to a world tired of America.I talk about the raccoon who tried to hang on inside a tree trunk as the tree was being taken down around him and how this feels just like our world today. I describe the difference between downtown Toronto raccoons and normal Canadian raccoons and how I hope to turn part of the property into a chainsaw-carved sculpture garden.Rubies from Greenland:https://www.greenlandruby.gl/TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

In a year, the United States has turned into a terrorist state and their president into a despotic dictator. Canadians must rely on ourselves. Let's meet each other, let's get to know our next door neighbors (in Canada), so when the shit hits the fan you can help your neighbor or they can help you. We have to buckle down and get ready. Our Prime Minister is spending more and more time away from Canada and this is not comforting at all. Who will stand up to crazy America? Eventually, someone will, and I think a full blown world war will ensue. It's not the best time to make art, but I'm still trying, and you know, the ideas are still coming and a beautiful jewelry art piece is already coming together based on an ice cold Canada.I have a new respect for dangerous jobs as I watch my local tree care company take down two 200 year old trees at the very end of their lifespans. The same will happen to America.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

I’m an artist, so I can make exotic predictions.There’s a lot of political and media analysis in this episode, but if that’s not your thing, you can skip straight to the last 7 minutes.I’m horribly sick with the flu, and I talk about how sick I am of Canada’s Prime Minister and his pandering to the US President. There is something seriously wrong with a Canadian Prime Minister who won’t wear a Canadian flag on his lapel, yet will proudly wear a special tie for Donald. Yuck.I’m exhausted by politics, but I talk about it anyway. I don’t understand how the same government that brought us to this place over the last decade can suddenly save us now.I also unveil several predictions for 2026, including an AI bubble burst and a broader market collapse, likely by the summer.I talk about how the rich are already moving into non-traditional assets — like large diamonds sold at auction — to hedge against the crash. They’re realizing that massive pools of money will evaporate when the bubble bursts, so they’re scrambling into alternative asset classes. I predict auction houses will be selling trunk-loads of expensive objects as the wealthy freak out.I predict America will continue its aggression toward Canada to soften us up. They may even target our state-controlled and publicly funded news media in 2026 — and perhaps, as collateral damage, Canada might get a free and fair media landscape again.I also talk about what Americans aren’t seeing yet: corruption at the top always flows downward, and it will ultimately destroy the economy. Systemic corruption is being baked directly into the system right now.And yet, despite all of this, there has never been a better time to make art.So that’s what I’ll be doing next year.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

What are photojournalists and why are they important? What do photojournalists seek to accomplish with their art? I give three examples of different approaches to photojournalism, from the political to the cultural, and encourage you to listen to two interviews with photojournalists Simon Townsley on Battle Lines and Chris Anderson on IMPOLITIC at the links below.On the second part of the show I outline the challenges facing Burgundy as they try to market diamonds from Canada's recently tax funded Ekati diamond mine in Canada's North West Territories. Traditional marketing is not going to work anymore to sell diamonds, and I explain what I would do if I was in their situation.Photojournalist Simon Townsley on photographing war and disease on Battle Lines:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographing-war-disease-and-nuclear-accidents-with/id1712903296?i=1000742557596Photojournalist Chris Anderson on the IMPOLITIC podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chris-anderson-karoline-leavitt-isnt-rosalia-and/id1529346075?i=1000742288256TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

I'm going to document my experience seeking funding for a book of photography and for a documentary film. I am hoping it will help others who are seeking to fund art. It will be journalism, but also provide the steps I will take to secure or fail to secure funding for my projects. This first part of the series is about getting your thinking clear and straight about what you want to fund and why, before you even think about how much money you will need for your projects.It turns out the USA states bordering Canada have suffered a 40% drop in Canadian visitors. Canadian senior citizens now get fingerprinted daily by US border patrol agents at entry points, and visitors will be required to provide the US government 5 years of social media history to enter the country. Over 200 Canadians have been arrested, including children, and some sent to American internment camps. Canadians now realize we don't need to visit America for anything at all, and especially if we get treated like scum for trying to spend our money there. TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

So you've swallowed a Faberge Egg and figure you've committed a perfect crime, but you are no match for an intern with a stick and a bucket, or Drugloo, the space age contraband recovery toilet manufactured in Texas.I speculate why many of the podcast listeners are in Australia and Germany...(Cannabis Goldsmith Listener Stats: 1. Australia 2. Canada 3. USA 4. Germany)Drugloo - Ranger contraband recovery toilethttps://www.drugloo-international.com/copy-of-our-units-1TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

Is it a restoration? An art project? The Maitland Tower is an incredible historical riverfront property being developed into community art and event spaces by Philip Ling. I went upriver to have a look, and learned how this project combines the modern and the old in new ways that will grow art in South Eastern Ontario.I also talk about why it's important to license creative work from artists instead of stealing it for commercial purposes.The Maitland Tower Websitehttps://maitlandtower.caTRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

As podcasts I once trusted for news, journalism, and truth become chat shows or mouthpieces for a handful of US tech companies trying to justify their extreme valuations, I take a step back and consider if I really need their advertorial content or banter. I am cutting them out of my life becausethey are spreading slop now too. It’s time to focus on truth, art, and the real.I talk about how emotionally trying it can be for an artist to look at work they produced when young. There are a lot of reasons why artists can’t look back and I explain some of them.We have started looking for  sponsors for the show. Send me an email for our rate card, if you want to connect deeply with artists and creatives around the world, the Cannabis Goldsmith is the place to do it. Only one sponsor perepisode.  Money earned through advertising or sponsorship of this show will go directly to the TRIBE MAGAZINE photographic archive digitization project. TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

One of the greatest human experiences you can have is when you resonate with an artist's work, or it resonates with you on some almost unconscious level. Petr Válek's synthesizers are hand-built from found materials and embellished with designs coming from a very deep place in a rural area in the Czech Republic. They are also fun and comical. How can an art object contain such multitudes? How can I buy one of these for my own studio?In the second half of the show I talk about all the big diamonds turning up at auction houses as the rich try to unload and go liquid to face an impending market crash. My thought is that the Mellon Blue auction price signified the peak of diamond auction prices. I explore why certain diamonds sell for more than others and also speculate as to the the value of Taylor Swift's engagement ring diamond in a hundred years.Not only does Petr Válek look like a paint covered artist, but his art is amazing. Check it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDG-zQF0kvITRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark5xqybiGD6vb1PK2Hoooa

Media Literacy 101. The American media pundits are coming into Canada to sell books and influence our politics. They are appearing on our state funded current affairs shows as "news” but this is not news, it is US marketing funded by Canadian tax dollars. The first part of this episode describes the hypocrisy of American media pundits who use marketing, disinformation or polarization to sell more books and podcast subscriptions to Canadians and Europeans, while capitalizing on their own country’s demise. Perhaps they should go back to where they came from and fix their own country before telling Canadians or Europeans how to live and what to do. Frankly, they should be paying to appear on Canadian media, not the other way around. Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway from Vox media in Canada shilling for a Canadian political party IS interference in our domestic politics and they must stop doing this now.I am so tired of Americans and their nonsense. Aren’t you?Then, I talk about two Sterling Silver belt buckle designs on the bench: one highly political, and the other highly personal. I talk about the progress putting together the PRESERVE T HE BEAT book and documentary film which will describe the birth of electronic music and DJ culture in Canada. TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark 

I describe the difference between the news media space in Canada and the United States, and why I believe most Canadian journalism is now state funded government propaganda. I describe how I get my news from a variety of non-Canadian sources to kludge together a view of what is going on in my own country.I talk about an incredible brooch from the house of Boivin that was designed in the 1950’s, auctioned in 2013, and then completely vanished into a private collection. Perhaps whoever bought it can show it off again?Finally, in heist news, the French police seem to be flailing in their crown jewels theft investigation.Christies Site Rene Boivin Tiger Brooch Description as a pdf:https://www.christies.com/presscenter/pdf/2013/RELEASE_Jewellery_Collection_of_H%C3%89L%C3%88NE_ROCHAS_Geneva_on_12_November_2013.pdfChristies Page with top view of the Rene Boivin Tiger Brooch:https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5738826TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

My Mom taught me how to write a decent letter of complaint, so I wrote one to our Prime Minister, Mark Carney, who seems to have moved on from the impressive date-specific unaccomplished achievements he promised to Canadians just a few short months ago, in order to get elected. I gave him some suggestions and told him Canada needs a sales and marketing focus to increase foreign exports, not political speeches. We can already sell into non-US markets so why aren’t we doing that? I don’t expect a reply, and I think we should cut Carney loose before he wastes more of our time. He seems to be running out the clock on the free trade agreement... Then what? Let's try someone else, now, before it's too late. I talk about how the belligerent, foul-mouthed US Ambassador to Canada’s attempt to out goof the Ontario premier at the National Gallery the other day is not a good look for anyone, and perhaps we should send him packing (which is our privilege).I ‘m designing the most patriotic Canadian jewelry piece ever – a big Canada themed Sterling Silver trophy belt buckle rich with Canadian symbolism, nature and natural resources for next year’s Calgary Stampede. I’m calling it the SWEET CANADA buckle, and It‘s a fusion of art, politics, and national pride that will be truly magnificent.TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

Let's speculate about who stole Marie-Louise's emerald necklace and why.If you have information on the Louvre jewel heist, please contact the French police or Interpol:French Police: https://www.police-nationale.interieur.gouv.fr/ContactsINTERPOL stolen art unit: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2025/Louvre-Museum-theft-Stolen-jewels-added-to-INTERPOL-s-Stolen-Works-of-Art-databaseTRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

Geoffrey Hinton has to stop doing these interviews where he is warning us about the dangers of his own invention. Or, hosts should ask him how much money Hinton made from the development of this technology which he now says can take our life savings or destroy the world. He must man up and take responsibility for his horror.I am hunkering down for a winter of design, and it will be fabulous!Douglas Rushkoff on billionaires:https://rushkoff.com/books/survival-of-the-richest-escape-fantasies-of-the-tech-billionaires/TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex DordevicTRIBE is a registered trademark

I’m already designing a Canadian themed Sterling Silver trophy belt buckle for the 2026 Calgary Stampede, based around a Sugar Maple leaf from my own tree in the front yard. This silver masterwork will be packed with cultural and national symbolism. Who will wear it to the Stampede next year?It is just too sad to watch the USA spiraling toward civil war or becoming a failed state. It‘s not doing me any good listening to US pundits because they have no answers, and I will try to focus on my own land and culture instead. TRIBE – Custom Made Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles and Jewelry – Product of Canadahttps://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. © and ℗ 2025 Alex Dordevic TRIBE is a registered trademark

Heads Up: There's a Suzanne Belperron Auction in December!My favorite designer has a few pieces coming up for auction in December. I talk about her work and how she became head of a major French jewelry Maison at the age of 24, and how her designs transcend the materials they are constructed from and sometimes appear to have been designed in the future or by aliens. My treasure hunting hobby paid off nicely this week.Suzanne Belperron December Auction Chalcedony Bracelethttps://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/a-legacy-of-elegance-jewels-from-an-exceptional-collection/chalcedony-and-amethyst-cuff-braceletTRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

The animals know the score. Winter is coming fast and it's not only about the seasons, it is about the closing of trade routes and markets. We can learn from the critters as they prepare for a brutal winter ahead.Custom Corporate Commissions by TRIBEA custom commissioned sterling silver belt buckle by TRIBE is more than a prize or gift- it's a story, an experience, and a lasting legacy. Whether for fundraising auctions, charity events, or corporate recognition, these pieces show commitment to excellence in a way that no off-the-shelf award ever could.Our custom sterling silver belt buckles make exceptional auction prizes that drive competitive bidding, memorable retirement gifts for executives, top shelf raffle prizes and prestigious corporate awards that recipients treasure for generations.https://tribe.ca/custom-sterling-silver-awards-fundraising-prizes-corporate-gifts-tribe-ca/Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to commission custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

Artists can be prickly, but we are brave. In this episode, I artsplain why the National Gallery of Canada and its new director, Jean-François Bélisle, need to get out of their offices and into Canadian communities to connect with artists on the ground. If only our national arts institutions would support Canadian artists instead of generating bold yet meaningless policy rhetoric.I marvel at how the recent National Gallery Annual Public Meeting, held on September 8th in Fredericton, has absolutely zero mention of any kind online. These show notes are the very first mention of the annual meeting online. Do you know how incredibly rare and unusual that is? Why, in this day and age of smartphones, where there are at least 10 pictures or social media posts about everything, is there nothing online about this annual meeting? No social media posts, no news stories (local or national), no photos, no reviews, no transcripts, no video on the National Gallery’s site. Nothing. Not a single mention anywhere. We looked hard.What that means is the National Gallery’s Annual Public Meeting had zero organic reach. Zero. Nobody was interested enough to post a single photograph or comment about it. That is telling.These institutions serve what purpose exactly?Did you know we create custom precious metal fine jewelry pieces for corporate awards, trophies, and fundraising prizes?https://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to commission custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

The USA has shot itself in the face. I have never seen brand destruction like this before. They are doing absolutely everything they can to drive away their friends and customers. We in Canada are buying Canadian and non-USA products. Customers around the world will soon avoid purchasing USA made products on principal alone, and this presents business opportunities for us outside America, if we can figure out how to trade with each other.TRIBE - Custom precious metal jewelry pieces for corporate awards, trophies, and fundraising prizes.https://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to commission custom jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBE TRIBE is a registered trademark

There are ridiculous estimates of the value of Taylor Swift's engagement ring out there on the mainstream media. Here's what it is really worth. We reverse engineer the construction of the ring to find we can make you an exact replica with a lab grown diamond for $50K, delivered.I explore where the real value lies in the engagement ring, and how the football player boyfriend did OK with his ring choice (if it was his decision) . I explore how he could have sought out a named stone to take the ring to a higher level.TRIBE - Custom precious metal jewelry pieces for awards, trophies, and fundraising prizes.https://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to commission custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

Diamond prices drop further, and Botswana, a country where 20% of their effective GDP comes from mining natural diamonds, is in deep trouble. Over 25 international post offices are refusing to ship packages to the United States and this will cause problems for artists trying to reach US customers. It's time to say goodbye to America and look for domestic and new international markets. I explain how I am thinking about this for TRIBE and our products.TRIBE - Bringing Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles Into The Modern Worldhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to commission custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

Middlemen suck, especially for artists. Here's why.TRIBE - Bringing Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles Into The Modern Worldhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to commission custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

Culturally, much of America now appears to be built on the shifting sands of sweet memory and Hollywood myth, as the world can now plainly see.As the world cauterizes itself against America's rapid slide into chest-thumping autocracy or mayhem, it 's becoming apparent that many no longer consider US cultural products attractive or of any value at all.US cultural products are so tainted by politics they will soon be completely toxic and yet avoidable, as artists, designers and creators from around the world step up to fill the art and design vacuum with a new and better art & culture.This is growth.TRIBE - Bringing Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckles Into The Modern Worldhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to commission custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

Once a big project ends I've found it wise to clear my works surfaces in the workshop and studio to make room for new projects. A bit of cleaning and tidying provides closure on the last project while opening space for new ideas to develop.Close friends visit me and there was much eating and talking.Information, photos, drawings about the construction of the 170th Spencerville Fair Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckle:https://tribe.ca/170TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

There are some answers in this podcast that will help your pivot to video. I've been a still photographer for more than a half a century, and I've been experimenting with video creation for the last 6 years. Switching from producing still photography to videos can be daunting, but still photographers can deal with it. In fact, we bring important skills to video production that can take a video to the next level. Information, photos, drawings and links to videos about the construction of the 170th Spencerville Fair Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckle:https://tribe.ca/170TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

Canadian diamonds were once a thing. Conflict-free and clean, but expensive to extract. They were diamonds you could feel good about buying, and that was their main selling proposition. People would pay more for them, knowing they weren’t contributing to wars and child labor. But that all ended once lab grown diamonds came onto the market. Diamond prices are crashing now, as we predicted, and it makes no sense to mine them in Canada anymore.Diamonds are now available for many more jewelry designers to consider incorporating in pieces, and I talk about using lab grown diamonds in non-traditional jewelry designs like belt buckles as diamond prices plummet.Information, photos, drawings and links to videos about the construction of the 170th Spencerville Fair Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckle:https://tribe.ca/170TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.ca Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

Some of us need to wear jewelry to facilitate movement.In this episode I explain what orthotic jewelry is and how it improves the lives of people in our world.Information, photos, drawings and links to videos aboutthe construction of the 170th Spencerville Fair Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckle:https://tribe.ca/170TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.ca Send an email [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order customjewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art &Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBE TRIBE is a registered trademark

Wouldn't it be great to make your art and do nothing else? But it turns out we have to sell the art, talk about the art, market the art, build websites, clean the studio, and sort out the learnings we acquired while making the art. I completed the master model design for the Spencerville Fair Sterling Silver Trophy Buckle and now I'm using the open space between projects to clean the studio, and plan the visual marketing campaigns for this year's jewelry products.I talk about how Google is now pivoting their business model and how that will destroy many web sites that have been lovingly build for decades.Information, photos, drawings and links to videos about the construction of the 170th Spencerville Fair Trophy Belt Buckle:https://tribe.ca/170TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

Everything is triggering now. It seems like the ratchet turns tighter every day. Are world events spiraling out of control? How can we cope with it all?Make Art.In this episode I talk about some simple steps you cantake to re-introduce art into your life to cope with the insanity of the world. You’ll learn how to re-connect with the artist inside yourself.I talk about the the Spencerville Fair 170th Anniversary Sterling Silver Trophy Buckle Project and how the buckle design is progressing.TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.ca The Spencerville Fair 170th Anniversary Sterling Silver Trophy Buckle Project page:https://tribe.ca/170  Send an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE. The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBE TRIBE is a registered trademark

I'm up with the birds at 4 am to talk about how to use the forcing function to do just about anything, to learn about anything, with almost no effort. Use the forcing function to slingshot around the moon to escape gravity while increasing your speed, to maximize your leverage in life. This is the hack the empowerment and self esteem gurus are always trying to sell you for huge amounts of cash or subscription fees, but you'll get it for free in this episode!I continue to talk about the design for the Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckle I'm making for the 170th Anniversary of the Spencerville Fair. I talk about the design thinking behind the buckle and how I'm going to raise awareness of the buckle to drive raffle ticket sales with marketing, all while connecting our local community together through art and design.Information, photos, drawings and links to videos about the construction of the 170th Spencerville Fair Trophy Belt Buckle will be live at the URL after July 01, 2025:https://tribe.ca/170TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

I think the Canadian Prime Minister's wife needs fashion advice and here it is. She is being treated in a demeaning way visually by our prime minister at public events, and that has to stop. Her fashion choices are making matters much worse. I suggest some fashion fixes for our Prime Minister's wife so she can display her own personality on Canada's public stage to step out of her husband's shorter public shadow. Lastly, I talk about using the proper video editing software from the start, instead of having to switch to new software products after you have learned how to use a less robust product. This one tip will save you weeks of grief.TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

There will come a time when you will want people to see your art. Whether it's shown on on the wall of your local coffee shop, at one of your country's most important and oldest county fairs, or at a gallery, you will eventually have to pitch your art to strangers.In this episode I explain how I pitched the Spencerville Fair Organizing Committee on an idea for a Sterling Silver Trophy Belt Buckle to celebrate their 170th anniversary. Most artists have a hard time explaining their own art to others or even to their friends. This podcast will provide the answers you need to communicate effectively about your art so it can be seen, felt and enjoyed.Information on the 170th Spencerville Fair:https://www.spencervillefair.ca/TRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark

This podcast has always been about trying to understand what art means. Yesterday, I listened to a New Yorker podcast where David Remnick interviewed Brian Eno on his new book on art called What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory. I ordered the book immediately, but it did not arrive in time for the podcast, so today's show is about what I want the book to be about. I've never really thought about what art does until yesterday, but Eno seems wise to me about art things because he has lived them his whole life. I can't wait until the book arrives tomorrow.Listen to the David Remnick - Brian Eno Interview here:https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/brian-eno-knows-what-art-doesTRIBE - The World's Luxury Cannabis Jewelerhttps://tribe.caSend an email to [email protected] to get on our mailing list or to order custom jewelry products from TRIBE.The Cannabis Goldsmith is an Art & Design podcast produced by TRIBE COMMUNICATIONS INC. in Ontario, Upper Canada. ©2025 TRIBETRIBE is a registered trademark