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What a Gem
by Lois Melbourne
Jewelry is not just wearable art. Our jewelry can carry stories of love, life milestones, travels or artistic appreciation. My jewelry brings me great joy. I’m continually learning about gemstones, designers, and styles of jewelry. I’m a novice with a quest for knowledge and the stories of other people’s jewelry journeys. I decided I’d share my exploration with other jewelry lovers by creating this podcast: What A Gem.
Episodes
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Wear Your Vote: Suffrage Jewelry from Lois's Collection
No guest this time. I'm opening my own jewelry box to share the pieces I wear when I vote and the women who made that vote possible. Jewelry has always sent signals, from a professional pin to a class ring, and some of the most meaningful pieces I own are tied to the long fight for the right to...
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Jewelry You Can Live In
I met Zanny at the Fort Worth art festival, then spent months watching her set sapphires into molten gold on Instagram, and I had to know how she does it. Zanny Cox is the goldsmith and weaver behind Estudio Zanny, working out of an artist studio in East Austin. Her work draws on her Mexican,...
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Made to Be Worn with Tania Valrani of The Jewels Jar
Made to Be Worn I kept seeing The Jewels Jar's pearls and claw earrings on Instagram, and I wanted to know how a mother in Dubai and a daughter in San Francisco are building a brand made to be worn every single day. Tania Valrani spent five years as a software engineer before she quit to help her...
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Discover the Allure of Opals with Christine Ryan
I met Christine at an art festival, looked into a case full of opals, and realized not one of them would ever exist again. Christine Ryan makes one of a kind jewelry from natural Australian opals, and she is the first to tell you the stone refuses to cooperate. Opal does not cut to a standard. It...
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Jewelry Inspired by the Outdoors
Michele has always been drawn to the outdoors. What started as a childhood spent digging in the dirt became Sidhe Designs, a jewelry line where landscapes, trees, and tiny wandering figures are cut by hand from silver and mixed metals. In this episode Lois and Michele talk about Sidhe Designs and...
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Your Life, Written in the Language of Jewels with Cynthia Renée Marcusson
Cynthia Renée Marcusson has stood in the pitch black of a gem mine 165 million years deep, washed the dirt off a stone no human had ever seen, and then figured out how to turn it into something a woman would wear for the rest of her life. She started as a gem mine geologist, wrote her…
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Bringing Joy with Jewelry
Veda Kalro has always been drawn to stories. Three years ago, she took a leap of faith and turned that passion into Anamśa Designs; a brand born from emotion, heritage, and a love for timeless beauty. In this episode Lois and Veda talk about Anamśa Designs and how it is created for those who...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Jewelry is not just wearable art. Our jewelry can carry stories of love, life milestones, travels or artistic appreciation.
My jewelry brings me great joy. I’m continually learning about gemstones, designers, and styles of jewelry. I’m a novice with a quest for knowledge and the stories of other people’s jewelry journeys. I decided I’d share my exploration with other jewelry lovers by creating this podcast: What A Gem.
HOSTED BY
Lois Melbourne
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How many episodes does What a Gem have?
What a Gem currently has 7 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Jewelry is not just wearable art. Our jewelry can carry stories of love, life milestones, travels or artistic appreciation. My jewelry brings me great joy. I’m continually learning about gemstones, designers, and styles of jewelry. I’m a novice with a quest for knowledge and the stories of other...
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Who hosts What a Gem?
What a Gem is created and hosted by Lois Melbourne.
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