emiko-o reware

Very exciting news — today me and fellow Co-President, Rebecca Deans, of the Metal Arts Guild will be interviewed on a LIVE PODCAST by Jay Whaley of Whaley Studios from 3-4pm. His show is Metalsmith Benchtalk  on Blogtalk Radio and I did a spot on his broadcast back in May during the SNAG conference in Seattle when I gave my Niche Marketing presentation. Today we’ll be talking about MAG’s 60th Anniversary events, specifically the Forging Communities Symposium coming up Nov 12 at the Oakland Museum of CA, as well as the 3 exhibitions surrounding the symposium.

Jennifer Shaifer, Harriete Estel Berman, Garth Johnson

Joining us throughout the hour will be three of the symposium presenters: Jennifer Shaiffer (historian and gallerist, NYC), Harriete Estel Berman (artist, Professional Guidelines founder, ASK Harriete blog), and Garth Johnson (artist, educator, writer, ExtremeCraft.com).

If you would like to call in and say hi or ask a question, you can call: (646) 716-5718. Don’t worry if you can’t tune in live, it will be archived for future listening!
Go to: Metalsmith Benchtalk on Blogtalk Radio .

Christine Dhein and emiko oye at SNAG

A couple of months ago I was invited to give a short presentation on Niche Marketing for the SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths) Conference in Seattle, which was a great honor and quite the thrill! The audio and digital presentation were recently released by SNAG so that those were unable to attend the conference could still experience the Professional Development Series of that Saturday, on Niche Marketing and Professional Photography. This week I’ll be breaking down my Top 5 Marketing Tips in the next few blog posts. You can catch a snippet of what I’ll be talking about in today’s “Ask Harriete“, the Professional Guidelines blog by Harriete Estel Berman.

Here are my Top 5 Marketing Tips that I’ll be discussing:

1. Professional Quality Photography

2.  Take Risks: Don’t Get STUCK: Balance

3. Take Note and Be Accessible

4. Be Ready Set GO!

5. Get Involved

Listen and see my presentation in the video link below as well as the other Niche Marketing Presenters, Hilary Pfeifer and Deb Stoner, through Slide Share. Thanks to Harriete for doing such a superwoman job of sound editing!

This coming Thursday, Sept 10 I will be back at my alma mater Syracuse University (it’s been over 12 years!) to do my Top Ten Tips for Post Grad Success workshop for the Jewelry & Metalsmithing Dept, plus give an evening artist talk at 7pm. The workshop is only for students, but I believe the artist talk is open to the public. The talk will be held at the Comart facility at 119 Comstock Ave, Room 022 (see poster below).

emiko SU poster

I’m super excited to share my decade+ of real world experience with the students, as I often hear that Professional Development is not covered in the classroom and SHOULD be. The Professional Guidelines (co-sponsored by SNAG, Harriete Estel Berman, chair) is definitely going to be an underlying thread to the afternoon, plus interactive activities, worksheets, demos. Get ready for brain explosion!
Highlights from the lecture will be posted on this blog in the weeks ahead–so stay tuned!

LEGO Blue Steel Necklace and domino bracelet

The evening lecture will focus on my work from the last 4 years, mostly the LEGO series, so if you’re in the area, bring your buddies along for a trip down brick geek lane…..