Perceived Value

Marianne Dages is a Philadelphia based artist investigating the crossroads between image, language, and thought. Her work is held in public collections including the MOMA Library, Yale University Library, and SAIC Chicago. She was awarded the two-year Core Fellowship at Penland School of Crafts, where she studied bookbinding and letterpress printing. In 2015, she had a solo exhibition at Print Gal...

Bryan Parnham studied at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. His practice brought him to Penland School of Crafts where he attended workshops before being awarded a place in the Core Fellowship Program. During the two-year fellowship, he developed a line of jewelry that focused on non-traditional etching techniques and surface design revolving around his work as a two dimensional art...

Nick DeFord is an artist, educator, and arts administrator who resides in Knoxville, TN. He received his MFA from Arizona State University, and a MS and BFA from the University of Tennessee.  He exhibits nationally, with recent exhibitions at the Coastal Carolina University, The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, University of Mississippi, Lindenwood University and this spring in 2018 at...

Perceived Value  host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with Philadelphia-based contemporary jeweler and metalsmith Mallory Weston. The two women pop a bottle of champagne and discuss what sparked Mallory's interest in metals, the joys of working at a bowling alley, and how Ms. Weston came to be involved in the international art jewelry community.  Mallory Weston is an artist currently living...

Hamilton Boyce is a musician, producer and composer from Seattle who has played in bands, written songs, and recorded music for over fifteen years. He is currently focusing on scoring for film and video and playing in and recording with his bands Country Lips and Song Sparrow Research as well as testing the waters with some solo performances and recording projects. His bands can be found on music...

In the seventh episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with the jewelry blogger A Thousand Facets. Sarah sits down with this social media maven to discuss how one becomes a jewelry blogger, if there is a paycheck involved, and the importance of saying please and thank-you.  Since 2010, A Thousand Facets has showcased the work of over 1,400 jewelry designers from around the wor...

n the sixth episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with the Philadelphia-based writer Sarah Rose Etter. The two women discuss Etter's path to becoming a published author, the joys of being a prison reporter, and how one finds themselves isolated in Iceland writing a novel. Sarah Rose Etter is the author of Tongue Party (Caketrain Press), which was the winner of the 2010 Caket...

In the fifth episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with contemporary jeweler Emily Shaffer. This past August Emily applied for the Halstead Grant and placed as a Top Five Finalist. Halstead is a full service jewelry supply firm that was launched in 1973 and is still family owned and operated. As a company Halstead strives to support small business and emerging artists; most...

Sarah sits down with the secretary of the Metals Collective, Shelby Goldsmith. The two women discuss how the collective came to be, what it takes to be a member, and the value of creating your own community.

As a visual artist, Sarah understands the value of having high quality images of her work. The two artists sit down to discuss how Drew came to be a photographer, his mixed bag of jobs, and his affiliation with Maine Media Workshops + College. Hiring a photographer can be intimidating and expensive; here Sarah seeks perspective from behind the lens.

In June Sarah received the news that she has been accepted as an Emerging Artist for this year's PMA Craft Show taking place November 9-12th. This will be Sarah's first craft show experience; she's a bit overwhelmed and is hoping Rea can clarify a few details for her. The two jewelers discuss what exactly a craft show is, why they chose to apply, and how much money Sarah can plan on investing into...

In the first episode of Perceived Value Sarah Rachel Brown discusses the adjunct hustle with one of the busiest individuals she knows, Emily Cobb. The two women discuss what exactly an adjunct is, all the fancy terminology academics use to describe themselves, and how much money Emily is actually making from all this hustling. Being an adjunct is valuable experience for those wanting to teach in a...