Perceived Value

In the 69th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown shares an interview she recorded while visiting Asheville, NC, in January of 2023. Sarah reconnected with her friend and creative business coach, Gwynne Rukenbrod Smith, whom she met years ago when Gwynne was the executive director of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and Sarah was a new member attending her first SNAG conference. 

The two creatives sat down and discussed the importance of not letting qualifications get in the way of going for the jobs and opportunities you want, being creative but not in the making sense, taking advantage of resources at your job to grow your skills and certifications, and finding the value in getting terminated from a job.

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All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.

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All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.

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Crafting the Future is a non-profit organization working to diversify the fields of art, craft, and design by connecting BIPOC artists with opportunities that will help them thrive. CTF encourages artists, makers, art appreciators to become members and form "crews" that are committed to regular fundraising efforts and community building. Crafting the Future grew out of concern about the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the field of Craft, if you are an artist or patron of the arts who feels the same way, then please join us in this important work by joining the Crafting the Future community and donate today.

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The music you hear on Perceived Value is by the Seattle group Song Sparrow Research.

All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.

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In the 66th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown is in the midst of a roadtrip and makes a stop in Atlanta, GA to interview her friend Ken Oriole. Sarah and Ken first met in New York City through mutual friends and his job as a sound engineer has always fascinated her. In the past year Ken had moved to Atlanta and since Sarah was driving through, this was the perfect opportunity to learn more about what Ken’s job entails.

The two friends sat down to discuss how Ken got his start as a sound engineer, how someone builds connections with this type of work, the difference between a producer and an engineer, and how Ken navigates billing his projects and re-evaluating the value of his time.

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Ken Oriole is a Grammy winning recording engineer who has teamed up with many of the top artists and producers in the industry, and has worked at some of the world’s most renowned studios. Ken is known for his vast technical expertise, musical comprehension, and almost two decades of experience working across multiple genres and in a variety of roles.

After relocating to New York in 2017, he branched out to new artists and genres. In 2022 he won a Grammy for “Album of the Year” for recording and engineering on Jon Batiste’s “We Are.” Along the way, Ken has engineered at many world-famous facilities, including Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La in Malibu, CA and Electric Lady Studios in New York. 

Currently based back in Atlanta, Ken continues to work with major clients and travels to New York and LA often. 

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The music you hear on Perceived Value is by the Seattle group Song Sparrow Research.

All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.

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the 65th episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown connects remotely with Namita Gupta Wiggers. Namita is a writer, educator, and curator based in Portland, OR that Sarah met in Chicago during a conference in 2019. Since that time, Sarah has followed Namita’s work with the Critical Craft Forum and the MA in Critical Craft Studies program at Warren Wilson College.

Having learned that the Critical Craft Studies program would be closing, Sarah reached to ask if Namita would share what her role was as Director of the program and what this closure means for both her and the students. The conversation gives insight as how the program was created, the intention behind the curriculum, the importance of understanding budgets, and how the college is navigating the logistics of the closure.

This insightful conversation has been produced in two parts.

The extended audio from this conversation is available through the Perceived Value Patreon.

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Namita Gupta Wiggers is a writer, educator, and curator based in Portland, OR. Wiggers serves as the founding director of the MA in Critical Craft Studies at Warren Wilson College, the first and only low-residency program focused on craft histories and theory. She co-founded Critical Craft Forum, an online and onsite platform for dialogue and exchange including projects such as annual College Art Association Conference sessions from 2009-2019. Wiggers served as curator and then chief curator and director of Museum of Contemporary Craft/PNCA from 2004–14. Prior experiences as a museum educator, design researcher, studio jeweler, and life as an American of South Asian heritage also shape her research and writing on craft and culture.

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@criticalcraftforum

@macraftstudieswwc

Mentioned in the podcast:

Master of Arts in Critical Craft Studies

Craft Think Tank

Michael Hatch of Crucible Glassworks

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All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.

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In the 64th episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown shares an interview that took place this past May in Philadelphia. Before the interview, your host gives an update on how her big shift to full-time freelancing has been going since that time. It’s only fair she shares about her own transition, right?

Today’s guest is Adrienne Manno, a Philadelphia creative whose brand Feast Sarah had admired and been following prior to connecting with Manno. The two Philadelphians sat down to discuss what brought Adrienne to Philadelphia, her background in apparel design, what holding a job for over 16 years entails, and what it’s like transitioning out of a role you’ve held for so long.

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Feast was born out of the nostalgia of making.

Jewelry has always been a love-language used by Adrienne throughout her life, marking travel adventures and honoring family heirlooms. 

Returning to work with her hands, she began sourcing and collecting materials, that in 2018, evolved into the brand. 

Named after her favorite word, Feast, which signifies celebration and community, important themes for finding life’s connections.

Designing capsule collections each season gives Feast the freedom to grow and change, adapting to new inspirations.

Feast seeks to continue practicing sustainable methods in creating, by designing with new, deadstock, and up-cycled materials.

Winner of Best of Philly 2021 - Best Jewelry

Feast can be found in the following Philadelphia shops:

Ritual Shoppe

Lobo Mau Flagship

Casa Vida

Midnight Lunch

Made + Maker

Textile

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Website : https://www.feastjewelryshop.com

Many fall markets + festival events on the horizon (info found on IG account)

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All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.

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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.

The two friends sat down and reminisced about their time spent in Iowa and meeting as young punks in Seattle. Paige is expecting her first child and filled Sarah in on how she’s navigated transitioning her business from a part-time side-hustle to her full focus and how she’s approaching her maternity leave. Pitch decks, micro-influencers, passive income, collaborations; they discuss it all.

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Mentioned Brands + Influencers :

@michellenorrisphoto

@roomshop

@chunks.shop

@safraneveryday

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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.

A few months later the two artists connected to discuss what a nonprofit board is and how it is structured, what does serving on a board means monetarily-wise, why one would want to serve, what the board can do for you, and ways in which nonprofit boards such as the ACC can work towards creating a more diverse group of trustees.

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All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.

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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.

The two Philadelphia-based artists sat down in Cooper’s 19th century inspired Fishtown Studio to discuss her experience formalizing her commercial and commissioned work under the name Vanity Tintype to begin her own business. Their conversation delves into understanding the value of one’s time and properly charging for it, what exactly a tintype is, the pleasure of being a choosy business owner, and Cooper fills Sarah in on what a blue chip artist is.

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All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.

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