Podcast appearances and mentions of melanie grant

Got a wedding, milestone birthday, or big night out coming up? This episode is your ultimate skin-prep bible! We’re welcoming back celebrity facialist Melanie Grant—the skin genius behind Victoria Beckham’s glow—to break down everything you need to know about getting event-ready skin. From the perfect skincare timeline to last-minute SOS fixes, she’s sharing her top pro tips, plus budget-friendly swaps that still deliver A-list results. LINKS TO EVERYTHING MENTIONED: Check out Melanie's episode 'Meet The Celebrity Facialist With A List Of Luxe Skincare Goodies' here. Victoria Beckham Beauty The Daily Cleansing Protocol 2 Step Cleanse $200 CeraVe Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser $25 Go-To Much Plumper Skin Serum $48 Cosmedix Pure Enzymes Cranberry Exfoliating Mask $105 Valmont Energy Prime Renewing Pack $321 NuFACE Mini+ Starter Kit $402 ZIIP Halo Nanocurrent and Microcurrent Facial Toning Device $765 Optrex Refreshing Eye Drops $7 Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré Multi-Function Moisturiser $47 Bioderma Sensibio H2O Soothing Micellar Water Cleanser $32.99 Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream $41.99 SUBSCRIBE: Watch us on Youtube Subscribe to Mamamia Sign up for our free You Beauty weekly newsletter for our product recommendations, exclusive beauty news, reviews, articles, deals and much more! GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered? Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP. Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Hosts: Erin Docherty Guest: Melanie Grant Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CANCERBUZZ speaks with Melanie Grant about her NOC session titled Navigating Access and Equity: Providing the Answers That Matter.   Guest:  Melanie Grant, Esq. Staff Attorney Triage Cancer   Resources: ACCC 41st National Oncology Conference  

In this episode Melanie Grant shares insights into her nomadic lifestyle across the Caribbean and reflects on her spiritual journey.

If you've got cash to burn, are looking for a boujee skincare recommendation, or just curious how the other half lives, then this is the episode of The Formula for you.  Melanie Grant is a renowned skincare expert, Victoria Beckham's personal facialist, and the visionary behind the globally recognised Melanie Grant Skin.  Today she takes us through her favourite luxe and affordable skin care recommendations, everything she puts on her face and the essential products everyone needs in their routine.  LINKS TO EVERYTHING MENTIONED: Victoria Beckham Beauty - The Daily Cleansing Protocol $200 Bioderma Sensibio H2O Soothing Micellar Water Cleanser $27.99 Cosmedix Purity Clean Exfoliating Cleanser $78 Augustinus Bader The Serum $303 IS Clinical • Pro-Heal Serum Advance+ $161 Medik8 C-Tetra Lipid Vitamin C Antioxidant Serum $86 Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream $468 Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentre $39.99 Avene Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream $28.39 Weleda Skin Food $28.95 Augustinus Bader The Retinol Serum $583 Cosmedix Serum 16 Rapid Renewal Serum $145 Cosmedix Elite Serum 24 $185 Biologique-Recherche Amniotique Fundamental Hydration Serum $210 SUBSCRIBE:  Subscribe to Mamamia Sign up for our free You Beauty weekly newsletter for our product recommendations, exclusive beauty news, reviews, articles, deals and much more! Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven-day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia  GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered? Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP. Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Hosts: Erin Docherty Producer: Cassie Merritt  Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 25 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chelsea, Andrew, and Melanie talk about the second episode of Season 1 of Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, “Warriors”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts STATS Episode 2 “Warriors” Directed by: Michael Goi (also did the cinematography) Teleplay by: Joshua Hale Fialkov Aired on: February 22, 2024 Contact Crossroads of Destiny Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chelsea Twitter - @ChelseaCC_17 The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram -  @melanieamanda44

In Episode 24 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chelsea, Andrew, and Melanie talk about the first episode of Season 1 of Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, “Aang”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts STATS Episode 1 “Aang” Directed by: Michael Goi (also did the cinematography) Teleplay by: Albert Kim, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko Aired on: February 22, 2024 Contact Crossroads of Destiny Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chelsea Twitter - @ChelseaCC_17 The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram -  @melanieamanda44

In this bonus episode of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chelsea, Andrew, and Melanie are back!! They talk about what's been going in their lives and talk about their hopes and expectations ahead of watching Netflix's new live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Contact Crossroads of Destiny Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chelsea Twitter - @ChelseaCC_17 The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

Remember childhood sunscreen trauma? Thick, sticky SPF that made you cringe. Thankfully those days are gone, and that's largely thanks to our guest today... Ava Chandler Matthews is the brains behind Ultra Violette, the trendy sun care brand that's revolutionising the game with products you'll love wearing. Today, Ava shares her skincare routine, from budget-friendly cleansers to splurge-worthy serums. Plus, how to make SPF a part of your daily routine—and actually enjoy it! LINKS TO EVERYTHING MENTIONED:  Dieux Skin Deliverance Serum $69 Eighth Day The Regenerative Serum $489 XeraCalm A.D Lipid-Replenishing Balm $44.99 Avene Thermal Spring Water Mist for Sensitive skin $15 Ultra Violette Queen Screen SPF 50+ Luminising Serum Skinscreen $47 Ultra Violette Queen Screen Super Glow Drops Illuminating SPF 50 $45 Ultra Violette Supreme Screen Hydrating Facial Skinscreen SPF 50+ $52 Conserving Beauty InstaMelt Deep Exfoliating Day Dissolver Wipes $39 CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser $14 Eight Day The Eye Renewal Cream $338 Dieux Skin Auracle Eye Serum $44 Dieux Skin Instant Angel Moisturiser $44 SUBSCRIBE:  Subscribe to Mamamia Vote in the 2024 You Beauty Awards Sign up for our free You Beauty weekly newsletter for our product recommendations, exclusive beauty news, reviews, articles, deals and much more! Want to try our new exercise app? Click here to start a seven-day free trial of MOVE by Mamamia  GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Erin Docherty Guest: Ava Chandler Matthews Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 23 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chelsea, Andrew, and Melanie talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2 Chapter 3, “Return to Omashu”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Stats Book 2, Chapter 3 “Return to Omashu” Directed by: Ethan Spaulding Written by: Elizabeth Welch Aired on: April 7, 2006 Animated by: DR Movie Contact Crossroads of Destiny Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chelsea Twitter - @ChelseaCC_17 The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

In this short update episode, you'll hear from a new (?) host, find out the reason for the hiatus, and get hyped for Crossroads of Destiny's return! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crossroads-of-destiny-an-avatar-the-last/id1527878849) Show Notes * New host???? * Look below for updated social media links * Make sure to check out the newly updated website! * Thank you for Spore-ing Episode 1 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thank-you-for-spore-ing-hbos-the-last-of-us-episode/id1521109520?i=1000594764741) with frequent Cinescope guest Eric Scull Contact * Crossroads of Destiny * Email - xroadspod@gmail.com (mailto: xroadspod@gmail.com) * Twitter - @xroadspod (http://twitter.com/xroadspod) * Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ * Chelsea * Twitter - @ChelseaCC_17 (http://twitter.com/chelseacc_17/) * The Cinescope Podcast (http://thecinescopepodcast.com/) * An American Workplace Podcast (http://workplacepodcast.com/) * Andrew * Lol social media * Melanie * Instagram - @melanieamanda44 (http://instagram.com/melanieamanda44/)

We're dropping in your feeds with a special bonus episode! We had the chance to interview none other than Melanie Grant, the celebrity facialist behind famous faces like Victoria Beckham, Nicole Kidman and Zoe Foster Blake! Elfy Scott, the host of our Lady Startup Stories podcast, asked her about her Iconic Aussie skin clinic, Melanie Grant Skin. We know how beauty-obsessed you guys are and that's why we thought you'd absolutely love to hear this episode. If you want more, you can listen to Lady Startup Stories here: Listen on Spotify here. Listen on Apple here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melanie Grant's story starts 12 years ago when she opened her first clinic in Sydney, called Melanie Grant Skin. Since then, her business has expanded all over the world, with clinics in Melbourne, Los Angeles, a residency in Paris, and plans of expanding into the UK.She transforms the skin of celebrities, models and A-listers alike. But even beyond her star-studded client list, Melanie has built a fiercely loyal global following of people who just love her clinics.Today, Elfy's sitting down with Melanie to find out how Melanie Grant Skin got to where it is today. Melanie shares the secrets at the core of her business model that helped her cut through the noise of the skincare industry and propel her to international success. This episode of Lady Startup Stories is made in partnership with Airbnb. THE END BITS  Have your say! By completing our survey, and to say thank you for your time, you'll go in the running to win a $50 gift voucher. Wherever you're at in your business journey, Ladystartup.com has the tools, resources and education to help you launch and grow your business right now. CREDIT  Host: Elfy Scott Guest: Melanie Grant You can check out Melanie's book here. Producer: Cassie Merritt Audio Production: Thom Lion Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melanie Grant, executive director of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), joins Rapaport's Sonia Esther Soltani and Joshua Freedman to discuss the latest developments at the organization and in the wider world of ethical sourcing. Melanie also gives an update on her writing and curating projects.

Kidney Infections Our resident GP Dr Lucinda joins us to talk Kidney Infections. She talks about what brings these infections on, what signs and symptoms to watch out for, how to treat them and, of course, how to prevent them. Plus, she lets us know why it's so important to finish the course of antibiotics when you have a kidney infection!   Melanie Grant Melanie Grant joins Adore Beauty's Senior Beauty Editor Sadaf Razi to talk 2023 Vogue Beauty Awards stand out products, her career and plays Bed, Wed or Dead: Niacinamide, Vitamin C or Retinol. Melanie Grant was a judge for Vogue Australia's first-ever Beauty Awards, celebrating the best products across skincare, body, haircare and makeup! You can view the winners online at vogue.com.au. Melanie Grant is one of the world's most sought-after skin specialists with celebrities like Victoria Beckham, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Dua Lipa and Cate Blanchettt as her clients. Melanie Grant Studios have boutique skin studios in Sydney, Melbourne and Los Angeles. Find out more: http://melaniegrant.com/ or follow Melanie Grant on IG: @melaniegrantskin. PWDKWN: Jo: La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ Hannah: PWDKWN - Wishful Thirst Trap Juice & Peptide Serum   Product Mentions: Habitual Beauty Balancing Cleanser Aspect Illuminating Polish Aspect Intense Hydration Sheet Mask (5 pack) Trophy Skin RejuvaliteMD Medik8 H.E.O. Mask Cosmedix Skin Thirst Moisturising Hyaluronic Acid Cream Medik8 Advanced Night Restore SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic Serum Ultra Violette Preen Screen SPF50 Reapplication Mist SKINSCREEN Ultra Violette Queen Screen SPF50+ Luminising Skinscreen Serum La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra Facial Sunscreen SPF 50+   Whether you're on the hunt for skincare advice, wanting to share your best beauty tips, or are just looking for someone to indulge in a cringey convo with, the Beauty IQ FB Community has got ya covered! Join our FB group today.   Want to listen to Beauty IQ Uncensored while you shop? Download the Adore Beauty App today.    Join Adore Society Here.   Hosts: Joanna Fleming & Hannah Furst Guests: Dr Lucinda & Melanie Grant Disclaimer: https://www.adorebeauty.com.au/disclaimer.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you looking to build out an effective skincare routine that can deliver results? Melanie Grant, an esteemed esthetician and skincare expert, shares her wealth of knowledge to help you achieve a glowing complexion. Join Marianna and Melanie as they dive deep into the world of skincare, sharing the benefits of LED light therapy, emphasizing the importance of using SPF to protect against sun damage, and providing valuable tips for selecting the perfect skincare products tailored to your unique needs. We discuss at-home tools and how to effectively adapt your skincare routine to seasonal changes. Get ready to build a comprehensive and effective skincare routine with Melanie Grant as your trusted guide.   Follow Marianna: @marianna_hewitt Follow Melanie: @melaniegrantskin   Shop the Episode: At Home Beauty Tools AM routine PM routine   This episode is brought to you by:   Sephora: sephora.com/clean   Nutrafol: use code MARIANNA to save ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping at nutrafol.com   Sakara: get 20% off your first order at sakara.com/MARIANNA or use code MARIANNA    Macy's: macys.com/giftfinder Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.

SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Worldpost.ioGet your mail delivered to your home country and receive it anywhere in the word-----------------------------------------Melanie moved to Portugal less than a year ago, and right away, she felt unwell.  3 weeks later, she had a cancer diagnosis.  Hear all about the Portuguese Healthcare system, how it compares to the US, and how Melanie is doing now.  This is part one of our two-part series with Melanie. Services Melanie Recommends:AFPOP SerenityCUF InstituteRelocate To PortugalContact MelanieYouTubeFacebookExpats EverywhereVertical Community Venture AdsJohn McNertney of Green Ocean Global AdvisorsContact John now!john@greenoceanglobal.net415-347-8057greenoceanglobal.netHear John on Episode 13Worldpost.io Get your mail delivered to your home country and receive it anywhere in the wordLusitano Dreams Creative housing solutions for Expats! ExpatsEverywhere CoursesD7Remote Workers Visa (D8)Living in Portugal Guide | Help With Setup & Things to Know ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

SponsorThis episode is brought to you by Worldpost.ioGet your mail delivered to your home country and receive it anywhere in the word-----------------------------------------This is part two of our two-part series with Melanie.  Melanie moved to Portugal less than a year ago, and right away, she felt unwell.  3 weeks later, she had a cancer diagnosis.  Hear all about the Portuguese Healthcare system, how it compares to the US, and how Melanie is doing now.   Services Melanie Recommends:AFPOP SerenityCUF InstituteRelocate To PortugalContact MelanieYouTubeFacebookExpats EverywhereVertical Community VentureCreators & Guests ExpatsEverywhere - Host Producer Dan - Producer Melanie Grant - Guest AdsJohn McNertney of Green Ocean Global AdvisorsContact John now!john@greenoceanglobal.net415-347-8057greenoceanglobal.netHear John on Episode 13Worldpost.io Get your mail delivered to your home country and receive it anywhere in the wordLusitano Dreams Creative housing solutions for Expats! ExpatsEverywhere CoursesD7Remote Workers Visa (D8)Living in Portugal Guide | Help With Setup & Things to Know ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Launched to coincide with Black History Month, ‘A Moment of Introspection', is a new podcast series and platform for exemplary leaders to both reflect and share their visions. These collective discussions, comprise of four to five participants, each one making a meaningful contribution from an alternative perspective. There is especially a keen focus on business sectors where traditionally, there has been Black underrepresentation and a chance to unpick what progress has been made since the 2020 killing of George Floyd. For this episode, BBI partners with Sotheby's 'Brilliant and Black', with moderator Lord Michael Hastings speaking to four incredible luminaries from the world of fine and high jewellery, including Melanie Grant, Luxury Editor of the Economists 1843 Magazine, and jewellers Lola Oladunjoye, Maggi Simpkins and Sheryl Jones. First hand we learn about their inspirations, challenges, journey to success and how they plan to use their enviable public persona and influential reach. This podcast is produced by 4DC - The Podcast Strategists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 22 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Melanie, and Andrew talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2 Chapter 2, “The Cave of Two Lovers”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Stats Book 1, Chapter 2 “The Cave of Two Lovers” Directed by: Lauren MacMullan Written by: Joshua Hamilton Aired on: March 24, 2006 Animated by: JM Animation Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

Award-winning jewelry writer and curator Melanie Grant explains the criteria that aspiring collectors of wearable art should have in mind when looking for their pieces.

In Episode 21 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Andrew, and Melanie talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2 Chapter 1, “The Avatar State”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Casting News for Netflix's Live-Action 'ATLA' Adaptation - Uncle Iroh and others Stats Book 2, Chapter 1 “The Avatar State” Directed by: Giancarlo Volpe Written by: Aaron Ehasz, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Tim Hedrick, John O'Bryan Aired on: March 17, 2006 Animated by: DR Movie Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

In episode ninety of the Glow Journal podcast, host Gemma Watts talks to the co-founder and Creative Director of Resoré, Evah Jackson. With a background in fashion, Evah Jackson has always had a fascination with aesthetics. In 2014, she co-founded Harpers Project, one of the country's largest online homewares stores and one of the very first to really capitalise on the power of social media. A few years post-launch, Evah and the Harper's Project team decided to extend their furniture offering into home textiles and began exploring fibre options. It was at this point that they became aware of the amount of bacteria that could be found on our regular face and body towels, and so they started to look into new, antibacterial options. Resoré was launched in 2020 after over two years of development, bridging the gap between beauty and homewares and featuring a blend of fibres that had never been blended before. Before the brand had even launched, they had secured Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to front their very first campaign, and contracted both Rosie and internationally renowned skin specialist Melanie Grant as brand ambassadors. Now, roughly two years in, Resoré can be found in the world's very biggest beauty retailers- Mecca, locally, as well as Harrods, Bloomingdales, Poosh and Saks Fifth Avenue internationally. In this conversation, Evah shares her tips on how to decide on the right ambassadors for your brand and how to lock them in, the pros and cons of launching tactile businesses online rather than in a bricks and mortar store, and what exactly is living on our regular bath towels. Read more at glowjournal.comFollow Resoré on Instagram @resorebody. Stay up to date with Gemma on Instagram at @gemkwatts and @glow.journal, or get in touch at hello@gemkwatts.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 20 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Andrew, and Melanie recap Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 and look ahead at Book 2! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

What you'll learn in this episode:   Why people get so concerned with categorizing art, and why some of the most interesting art is created by crossing those boundaries  How Joy balances running a business while handmaking all of her pieces What noble metals are, and how they allow Joy to play with different colors How Joy's residences in Japan influenced her work How Joy has found a way to rethink classical art and confront its dark history     About Joy BC   Joy BC (Joy Bonfield – Colombara) is an Artist and Goldsmith working predominantly in Noble Metals and bronze. Her works are often challenging pre-existing notions of precious materials and ingrained societal ideals of western female bodies in sculpture. Joy BC plays with mythologies and re-examines the fascination with the ‘Classical'. Joy, a native of London, was profoundly influenced from an early age by the artistry of her parents - her mother, a painter and lithographer, her father, a sculptor. Joy's art education focused intensively on painting, drawing and carving, enhanced by a profound appreciation of art within historical and social contexts. Joy BC received her undergraduate degree from the Glasgow School of Art and her M.A. from the Royal College of Art in London. She has also held two residencies in Japan. The first in Tokyo, working under the tutelage of master craftsmen Sensei (teacher) Ando and Sensei Kagaeyama, experts in Damascus steel and metal casting.  She subsequently was awarded a research fellowship to Japan's oldest school of art, in Kyoto, where she was taught the ancient art of urushi by the renowned craftsmen: Sensei Kuramoto and Sensei Sasai. Whilst at the RCA she was awarded the TF overall excellence prize and the MARZEE International graduate prize. Shortly after her graduation in 2019 her work was exhibited in Japan and at Somerset house in London. In 2021 her work was exhibited in Hong Kong and at ‘Force of Nature' curated by Melanie Grant in partnership with Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery. Joy Bonfield - Colombara is currently working on a piece for the Nelson Atkins Museum in the USA and recently a piece was added to the Alice and Louis Koch Collection in the Swiss National Museum, Zurich.Additional Resources:  Joy's Website Joy's Instagram Photos: Photos available on TheJewelryJourney.com Transcript:   While others are quick to classify artists by genre or medium, Joy BC avoids confining her work to one category. Making wearable pieces that draw inspiration from classical sculpture, she straddles the line between jeweler and fine artist. She joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about why she works with noble metals; the exhibition that kickstarted her business; and how she confronts the often-dark history of classical art though her work. Read the episode transcript here.   Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is the second part of a two-part episode. Today, my guest is the award-winning artist and goldsmith Joy Bonfield-Colombara, or as she is known as an artist and jeweler, Joy BC. Joy is attracted to classical art, which she interprets from her own contemporary viewpoint. Welcome back.    You're alone, and it's always a challenge to me, whether you're a writer or jeweler, to find ways to get out of the isolation. You can only spend so much time alone. How do you figure out a way to do that?   Joy: I love it. I love it because I'm an only child. Often people don't think I'm an only child, but I think that's because we had so many people coming and going from our house when I was a kid. My mom would invite lots of people, and they would stay and go. They all added very much to who I am as well, all those people that came through our house. The thing with imagination, I used to spend so much time on my own. My mom and my dad were always working. They were fantastic parents, but they were oftentimes—I think also when you're a child, time is a completely different realm. You experience it in a completely different way.    I have memories of playing in the garden and looking at flowers, taking them apart, and putting together arrangements of stones or turning a copper box into a spaceship, all sorts of different objects transforming into other things. I still hold on to that aspect of being a child. I think it's important not to lose the ability to play and imagine. I spend hours doing that. I'm now in my studio, and I often really like the early mornings or rare late nights when no one is around. There's a quietness that I find quite meditative. When I'm carving, things can be going on around me, and I'm so focused that everything else disappears. So, I don't mind the isolation because I really enjoy making.   Sharon: I like when it's quiet, but I can only take so much. At some point it starts to affect me. It sounds like you handle it better. In the materials I read about you, it says that you work in noble metals and in bronze, but a lot of people don't know what a noble metal is. What is a noble metal?   Joy: It makes them great. Just the word noble I think is lovely.   Sharon: It is. What is it?   Joy: A noble metal, apart from the metal family in the periodic table, is a reluctant oxidizer combined with oxygen. I have the exact definition for you. Let me find it. “A noble metallic chemical element is generally reluctant to combine with oxygen and usually found in nature in a raw form, for example gold. Noble metals have outstanding resistance to oxidization, even at high temperatures. The group is not strictly defined, but usually is considered to include palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum and the second and third transition series of the periodic table. Mercury and copper are sometimes included as noble metals. Silver and gold with copper are often called the coinage metal, and platinum, iridium and palladium comprise the so-called precious metals which are used in jewelry.”   This also goes back to the fact that I had bad eczema when I was a kid. I remember putting on a pair of costume earrings that had nickel in them and they made my whole head swell up. I don't like the smell of brass. There are certain materials I find an attraction or a repulsion to. Noble metals, because of the way they don't oxidize, can sit next to your skin, and I love the feeling of them.   Sharon: That's interesting, because I've only heard the term noble metals in a couple of places. One was at a jeweler's studio, making jewelry, but it was explained to me, “It's gold, it's silver, but it's not copper.” You said it's copper. I never realized it had anything to do with whether it oxidizes or not.    Joy: Interestingly, copper also is really precious in Japan. Some of the most expensive teapots are copper ones.   Sharon: Oh, really?   Joy: It's a type of copper where you've created a patination, which is beautiful, deep red color. This technique is quite hard to explain and is really highly prized.   Sharon: What's the name of the technique?   Joy: Shibuichi. I'm not good at the pronunciation, but I can write it down afterwards. I love metal patination and metal colors. In fact, that's why I love bronze. Bronze is mostly composed of copper as an alloy. It doesn't smell in the way that brass does, and also I love the reactions you get. Verdigris is one of the techniques I like to use a lot in my work, which is used with copper nitrates. You get these incredible colors of greens. When you think of classical bronze sculptures or bronzes that are found under the sea, they often have these incredible green colors to them. I think about it like painting or a composition, the colors you find in metal colorations. People often question what the color of metal is, but actually the different alloys or treatments you can give to metal can give you an incredible array of different colors.   Sharon: I'm curious. I agree, but I see the world through a different perspective. I might look at the statue you've taken from the under the sea and say, “Somebody clean that thing.” I don't clean things that have a patina, but that would be my first reaction, while you appreciate that right away. Why did you go to Japan?   Joy: The first time I went to Japan was through The Glasgow School of Art. There was an exchange program you could apply for, and if you were awarded, there was also a bursary that you could apply for. The first time I went, I was awarded this bursary. One of my friends while I was studying at The Glasgow School of Art was Japanese, and she said to me, “Go and stay with my grandmother. She will absolutely love you.” I went to stay in her grandmother's apartment in Japan, and I studied at the Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, which is in Harajuku. I don't know if you've heard about it before.   Sharon: No.   Joy: This school is really interesting. Actually, when I was there, they hired Lucy Saneo, who recently passed away. They did an exhibition of hers at Gallerie Marseille. She was there as a visiting artist, and she was lovely. We had some interesting discussions about different perceptions of materials and jewelry between Europe and Japan. I was there on a three-month exchange, and I met Lucy as well as the teachers that I was allocated.    One of them, which I mentioned before, was Sensei Ando. He taught to me how to make Damascus steel. I made a knife when I was there, but the whole process had a real philosophical theory around it, with how difficult Damascus is to make. Often in modern knife making, you have pneumatic hammers. The hammering is done by a machine, whereas we have to do everything by hand in 40 degrees Celsius with 90% humidity outside with a furnace. We had to wrap towels around our heads to stop the sweat from dripping into our eyes. It was really difficult, but the end result was amazing. He said, “Life can be hard, but if you push through it, you can find its beauties.” It stayed with me, the way he had the philosophy, that process, and what that means to put yourself into the piece.    I also did metal casting and netsuke carving with Sensei Kagaeyama. It was in Tokyo that I first saw netsuke carvings in the National Museum in Tokyo. They really fascinated me, these tiny carvings. Do you know what a netsuke is?   Sharon: Yes, a netsuke, the little things.   Joy: They're tiny carvings. If anyone doesn't know, in traditional menswear in Japan, you would have a sash that goes around your kimono to hold your inro, which is your pouch which would hold tobacco or money or medicine. You would have a sash buckle to stop it moving, which was sometimes simply carved. Other times they were incredibly elaborate and inlaid. It could be this tiny bird so that the underside of the bird, even the claws, are carved. It was only the wearer that would necessarily see those details. In the same way that really good pieces of jewelry have that quality, the back is as important as the front.   Sharon: Oh, absolutely. My mom sewed, and it was always, “Look at the back of the dress, the inside of the dress. How's the zipper done?” that sort of thing. The netsuke, they were only worn by men?   Joy: They were only worn by men. It was combs that were worn by women, which were a social hierarchical show of your wealth or your stature. They were also given as tokens of love and were the equivalent of an engagement ring. They were given in this way. A comb is something I've always found interesting. I didn't know the scope of the importance of the comb in Japan, specifically in the Edo and Meiji periods.   Sharon: Are you considering adding combs to your repertoire? Maybe the comb part is plastic with a metal on top.   Joy: Combs are one of the things I explored within my degree show. I did a modern iteration of Medusa as a body of work, 17 different bronze sculptures that were a collection of combs with all different bronze patinas, but those were sculptures. They were not actually wearable. There was a whole wall of these pieces. My whole degree show was about metamorphosis and the ability to change. It was a combination of sculpture and jewelry.    For “Force of Nature,” the exhibition Melanie invited me to do, I did one wearable comb. It was called Medusa. The bristles were moving, and they had fine, little diamonds set between all the bristles so they would catch the light in certain movement. It also had a pin at the back so you could have it as a sculpture or you could wear it.   Sharon: It sounds gorgeous. You mentioned classical art, and I know classical art is a big catalyst or an influence on your jewelry today. Can you tell us about that and where it came from?   Joy: Growing up in London, London has some of the most amazing collections of ancient art. Also modern collections, but if you think about the V&A or the British Museum, there are artifacts from all over the world which are incredible. As a child, they were something my parents would take me to and tell me stories or show me things. There was also a moment when my mom took me to Paris when I was about 13 years old, and I saw the Victory of Samothrace, which is this huge Hellenistic statue which is decapitated. She doesn't have a head and she doesn't have arms, but she has these enormous wings and retains this incredible sense of power and movement, and that stayed with me. I've always found particularly the Hellenistic—not the Roman copies, but the older pieces—incredibly beautiful. I don't why, but I've always felt this attraction to them.   When I studied at The Glasgow School of Art, there was also a collection of plasters of Michelangelo's Enslaved and the Venus de Milo. They were used since the 1800s as examples of proportions, and you would use them in your drawing classes. I used to sit with them and have my lunch and draw them and look at them. I started to look at the histories or the stories behind some of them, and I didn't particularly like how they were often silencing women. Some of the stories were quite violent towards women, so I started to deconstruct and cut apart these classical figures.    I also looked to Albrecht Durer's book on proportion, because they had a real copy of it at The Glasgow School of Art that you could request to look at. I also believe that to understand something, you can deconstruct it and take it apart. Like a clock, if you start to take it apart, you understand how it works. So, I started to take apart the proportions, literally cutting them apart, and that's how the deconstructed portrait series started. It was not just the form; it was actually what classicism stood for. Many of the collections at the V&A and the British Museum were stolen or taken in really negative ways. They're a result of colonialism and the UK's colonial past. There are often darker sides to those collections.    That was something I had to confront about this attraction I had towards these classical pieces. Why was I attracted to them? How could I reinvent it or look at that in a new way? I still love these classical pieces. My favorite painter is Caravaggio, and my favorite sculptures are the bronze and stone pieces from the Hellenistic Greek period. It didn't stop me from loving them, but it made me rethink and redefine what classical meant for me.   Sharon: Is the deconstruction series your way of coming to terms with the past? Besides the fact that they're beautiful, ancient statues, is it your way of reinventing the past in a way?   Joy: Absolutely. The past, you can't erase it. It's been done, and the fact that these pieces have survived all of this time is testament to their beauty. Something survives if it's beautiful or evocative or has a power about it. I think it's interesting that Cellini, who was a sculptor and a goldsmith, is known more famously for his bronze statue of Medusa in Florence. He made lots of work out of precious metals, but they didn't survive. It was the bronzes that survived.    Translating these works into precious metals also makes you reflect or think about them in different ways, and it makes the cuts or the breakage something positive or beautiful. The way I placed diamonds into the breakages or the cracks is also to celebrate our failures or celebrate our breakages. That moment I had the accident and everything in my life fell apart, it was also through that process that I discovered the most. We need creation and destruction, but it's a cyclical thing.   Sharon: Interesting. My last question has to do more with the dividing lines. Do you consider yourself an artist who works in jewelry, or do you consider yourself a jeweler who happens to make art through your jewelry? There are a lot of jewelers who don't consider themselves artists; they just make jewelry and that's it. How do the two rub together for you?   Joy: I see myself as an artist. I think within the arts, that encompasses so many different disciplines. A beautiful piece of literature written by Alice Walker, I think, is as moving as an artwork or a painting. The same with a composition of music. I see jewelry as another art form and expression. I don't divide them. However, I don't like all jewelry, in the same way I don't like all paintings or sculpture. The way in which we look at or define art is so subjective, depending on your norms, the way you were brought up, which part of the world you grew up in, how you have been subjected to certain things. When people ask me what I do, I say I'm an artist and goldsmith because I particularly work in noble metals and bronze. There's still a jewelry aspect of my work. It is very much jewelry. You can wear it, but it is also sculpture. It is one and the other; it's both.   Sharon: Have you ever made a piece of jewelry in gold where you said, “This is nice, but it's not a work of art. It doesn't express me as an artist; it's just like a nice ring”?   Joy: Definitely, and definitely through the period of time when I did my apprenticeship. I learned a lot. I made pieces where people would bring me albums or pieces they wanted to reinvent and find modern ways of wearing. I thought that was pretty interesting and I enjoyed that work, but I don't necessarily see it as an artwork that moves the soul or has the same effect as one of my deconstruction portraits or the Medusa series. I still think it has its place and it means a lot to that individual, and I enjoy the process of making it, but it's different.   Sharon: I know I said I asked my last question before, but I'm curious. Did your friends or colleagues or people in the street see something you had on and say, “Oh, I want that”?   Joy: Yes, definitely. I think if you like something and wear something because you like it enough that you wear it, usually someone else will like it, too. That's definitely part of it; I started making things and people still wanted them. I think my mom and dad were also sometimes the first port of call I would test things on to see whether they liked it. My dad is much more challenging because he doesn't wear a lot of jewelry. I made him a piece recently and he does wear it occasionally. He's quite a discerning artist. He won't sell his work to certain people. He's very particular about how he works and who he works with. But yes, that did start happening, and it's grown. I'm not sure how else to answer that question.   Sharon: I'm sure it's validating to have people say, “Oh, that's fabulous. Can you do one for me?” or “Can I buy it from you?”   Joy: I think that sense of desire, of wanting to put your body next to something or wear it, is one of the highest compliments. I went yesterday to a talk at the British Museum about an exhibition they're about to open called “Feminine Power: The Divine to the Demonic.” I went with a friend of mine who's a human rights lawyer. I made a piece for her recently which is very personal and is about various important things to her. Seeing her wear it made me feel really honored because she's an incredible person, and I could make her something that's part of her journey and that she loves so much that she wears it. Knowing it gives her power when she wears it is an incredible feeling. Also knowing that she may pass it down; that's another aspect with jewelry.    My mom has this one ring that was passed down in her family. My parents were struggling artists in London, and she sold most of her elegant pieces. I also find that aspect of jewelry really incredible, that it could transform by being sold so she could continue to do projects and things she wanted to do. I think jewelry's amazing in that way, that the intrinsic value can transform and be handed down and changed. I think that's interesting, but there was one ring she didn't sell because it's a miniature sculpture, and we all agree that it's incredibly beautiful. The rest of the pieces weren't things my mom or I or anyone really engaged with, but this one ring, to me, looks like a futurist sculpture in a seashell. It's a curved form. I think it's the Fibonacci proportions, and it's incredibly beautiful. Going back to your very first question, I think that may have had a strong influence in my appreciation and realization that I liked jewelry.   Sharon: It sounds like you're several years into a business that's going to be around for a long time. I hope we get to talk with you again down the road. Thank you so much for talking with us today, Joy.   Joy: Thanks for having me.   Thank you again for listening. Please leave us a rating and review so we can help others start their own jewelry journey.  

What you'll learn in this episode:   Why people get so concerned with categorizing art, and why some of the most interesting art is created by crossing those boundaries  How Joy balances running a business while handmaking all of her pieces What noble metals are, and how they allow Joy to play with different colors How Joy's residences in Japan influenced her work How Joy has found a way to rethink classical art and confront its dark history     About Joy BC   Joy BC (Joy Bonfield – Colombara) is an Artist and Goldsmith working predominantly in Noble Metals and bronze. Her works are often challenging pre-existing notions of precious materials and ingrained societal ideals of western female bodies in sculpture. Joy BC plays with mythologies and re-examines the fascination with the ‘Classical'. Joy, a native of London, was profoundly influenced from an early age by the artistry of her parents - her mother, a painter and lithographer, her father, a sculptor. Joy's art education focused intensively on painting, drawing and carving, enhanced by a profound appreciation of art within historical and social contexts. Joy BC received her undergraduate degree from the Glasgow School of Art and her M.A. from the Royal College of Art in London. She has also held two residencies in Japan. The first in Tokyo, working under the tutelage of master craftsmen Sensei (teacher) Ando and Sensei Kagaeyama, experts in Damascus steel and metal casting.  She subsequently was awarded a research fellowship to Japan's oldest school of art, in Kyoto, where she was taught the ancient art of urushi by the renowned craftsmen: Sensei Kuramoto and Sensei Sasai. Whilst at the RCA she was awarded the TF overall excellence prize and the MARZEE International graduate prize. Shortly after her graduation in 2019 her work was exhibited in Japan and at Somerset house in London. In 2021 her work was exhibited in Hong Kong and at ‘Force of Nature' curated by Melanie Grant in partnership with Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery. Joy Bonfield - Colombara is currently working on a piece for the Nelson Atkins Museum in the USA and recently a piece was added to the Alice and Louis Koch Collection in the Swiss National Museum, Zurich.Additional Resources:  Joy's Website Joy's Instagram Photos: Photos available on TheJewelryJourney.com Transcript:   While others are quick to classify artists by genre or medium, Joy BC avoids confining her work to one category. Making wearable pieces that draw inspiration from classical sculpture, she straddles the line between jeweler and fine artist. She joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about why she works with noble metals; the exhibition that kickstarted her business; and how she confronts the often-dark history of classical art though her work. Read the episode transcript here.   Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. Here at the Jewelry Journey, we're about all things jewelry. With that in mind, I wanted to let you know about an upcoming jewelry conference, which is “Beyond Boundaries: Jewelry of the Americas.” It's sponsored by the Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts, or, as it's otherwise known, ASJRA. The conference takes place virtually on Saturday and Sunday May 21 and May 22, which is around the corner. For details on the program and the speakers, go to www.jewelryconference.com. Non-members are welcome. I have to say that I attended this conference in person for several years, and it's one of my favorite conferences. It's a real treat to be able to sit in your pajamas or in comfies in your living room and listen to some extraordinary speakers. So, check it out. Register at www.jewelryconference.com. See you there.   This is a two-part Jewelry Journey Podcast. Please make sure you subscribe so you can hear part two as soon as it comes out later this week. Today, my guest is the award-winning artist and goldsmith Joy Bonfield-Colombara, or as she is known as an artist and jeweler, Joy BC. She is attracted to classical art. She interprets it from her contemporary viewpoint, and her work has been described both as wearable art and as miniature sculptures. We'll learn all about her jewelry journey today. Joy, welcome to the program.   Joy: Thank you for having me, Sharon.   Sharon: So glad to have you all the way from London. Tell us about your jewelry journey. You came from an artistic family.   Joy: Both my parents are artists. My mother is a painter and lithographer, and my father is a sculptor. So, from a really young age, I was drawing and sculpting, and I thought this was quite normal. It was later that I realized my upbringing was perhaps a bit different from some of my friends or my peers.   Sharon: Yes, it's unusual that I hear that. They weren't bankers. Was it always assumed that you were going to be an artist or jeweler?    Joy: Not at all. The fact that my parents were artists, I saw a lot of their struggle to try and place themselves within our society. They both were part of the 1968 revolution. My mom is actually from Italy. She left a tiny, little—not a village, but a small town called Novara which is near Verona and Turin, when she was 16 years old. She came to London and fell in love with London. She went to Goldsmiths School of Art, where she met my father. My father is English, and his ancestors were stonemasons from the Isle of Purbeck. So, they both met at art school, and it was much later that they had me.   As I grew up, they were incredibly talented individuals. They also struggled with how to live and survive from their artwork. As I grew older, however, as much as I loved the creative world I'd grown up in, I was also trying to figure out which pathway was right or was going to be part of my life. I didn't necessarily want to be an artist. For a long time, I wanted to be a marine biologist because I was really good at science, in particular chemistry and biology, and I really loved the ocean. I still love the sea. Swimming is the one sport I'm good at, and I find it fascinating. I still find the sea as a source of inspiration.    So no, it wasn't an absolute given; however, as I got older and went through my education, it became evident to me that was the way I understood the world and the spaces I felt most natural in. I'm also dyslexic. I used to be in special class because I couldn't write very well, but my dyslexia teacher said, “You're smart. You just have a different way of seeing the world.” I was always imaginative. If I couldn't write something, I would draw it or make it, and I liked the feeling that would create when someone else lauded me for it. Immediately, I had this connection with the fact that I could make things that people thought were interesting.    So, I studied science and art and theater, and then I went off to travel to Cuba when I was about 18, before I moved to Glasgow. When I was in Glasgow in Scotland, I saw The Glasgow School of Art degree show, and I was taken aback by the jewelry and metalwork show in particular. I don't know if you know the Rennie Mackintosh School of Art.   Sharon: No.   Joy: It's a British Art Nouveau building. In Scotland, it was part of the Arts and Crafts movement. It was a school that was designed by Rennie Mackintosh. He's a world-famous architect.   Sharon: Is that the one that burned down?   Joy: Yes, that year. I was actually there the year the school burnt down. I went to The Glasgow School of Art and I loved it. I did three amazing years there, and in my second year, I was awarded a residency to go to Japan. We had our degree show and we were preparing for it. The night before the fire, I took all of my works home. I don't know why. I was taking everything home to look at before we had to set up for the exhibition, and the school burnt down. At the same time, I had three major tragedies in my life. My best friend passed away; the school burnt down; and my boyfriend at the time had left me. I went through this total mental breakdown at the point when I was meant to start my career as an artist. I was offered the artist residency in the jewelry and metalworking department.    When Fred died, I was really unwell. A friend of mine had offered that I go to New York. I ended up having a bike accident, which meant that I was in intensive care. I couldn't work for three years. It was actually two friends of my family who were goldsmiths who gave me a space to work when I was really fragile. It was through making again and being with them that I slowly built back my confidence. That was my journey from childhood up right until the formals of education. These three events really broke me, but I also learned that, for me, the space I feel most happy in is a creative one, when I'm carving.   Sharon: Were you in the bike accident in New York or in Glasgow or in London?   Joy: In New York. My friend Jenny, who's a really good friend of mine, was going to New York and said, “I want you to come to New York because you've had the worst set of events happen. I think it would be good for you to have some time away.” I said, “Yeah, I agree,” and I came to New York. I was in Central Park cycling. It wasn't a motorbike. I blacked out. Nobody knows what happened. I woke up the next day in intensive care at Mount Sinai Hospital. I woke up in the hospital, and they told me I had fallen off my bike and I had front lateral brain damage, perforated lungs, perforated liver.   Sharon: Oh my gosh!   Joy: I feel really grateful that I'm here.   Sharon: Yes. To back up a minute, what was the switch from marine biology? I understand you were dyslexic, but what made you decide you were going to be a jeweler or an artist? What was the catalyst there?   Joy: I don't think there was ever a specific switch. I feel like art has always been a part of my life. It was always going to be that. I was always going to draw and make. I was also encouraged to do sculpture. I remember trying set design, because I thought that married my love of film and storytelling and theater with my ability to draw and sculpt. I thought, “Theater, that's a realm that perhaps would work well.” Then I went and did a set design course. The fact that they destroyed all my tiny, little things, because they have to take them apart to take the measurements for how big certain props or things have to be, drove me mad. I couldn't deal that I'd spend hours on these things to be taken apart.    I think it was probably the exhibition I went to see at The Glasgow School of Art. When I saw the show, I was really taken aback that all the pieces had been handmade. They were, to me, miniature sculpture. I hadn't considered that jewelry could be this other type of art. Seeing these works, I thought, “Wow! This is really interesting, and I think there's much more scope to explore within this medium.” I think that was the moment of change that made it for me.   Sharon: What is it about sculpture, whether it's large or jewelry-size, that attracts you? Why that? Is it the feeling of working with your hands?   Joy: I think it's a combination of things, partly because my father's a sculptor. I remember watching him sculpt, and his ancestors were stonemasons. They were quarriers from the Isle of Purbeck dating back to the 12th century. I remember going to the quarries with my dad and thinking how amazing it was that this material was excavated from the earth. Then my father introduced me to sculpture. A lot of West African sculpture, Benin Bronzes, modern sculpture by Alexander Calder. Michelangelo and classical sculpture was all around me in Italy when we'd go and visit my grandparents.    I think sculpture has always been something I found interesting and also felt natural or felt like something I had a calling towards. My mom has always said I have this ability with three-dimensional objects. Even as a child, when I would draw, I would often draw in 3D. I do still draw a lot, but I often collage or sculpt to work out something. You often draw with jewelry designs, actual drawings in the traditional sense, but I go between all different mediums to find that perfect form I'm looking for.   Sharon: When you were attracted to this jewelry in Glasgow, did it jump out at you as miniature sculpture?   Joy: Yeah, definitely. Looking at it, I saw it as miniature versions of sculpture. I also find artists such as Rebecca Horn interesting in the way that they're often about performance or extensions of the body. Even Leigh Bowery, who worked with Michael Clark, was creating physical artworks with ballet. These interactions with the body I think are really interesting: living sculpture, how those things pass over. I don't really like categorizing different art forms. I think they can cross over in so many different ways. We have this obsession about categorizing different ways or disciplines. I understand why we do that, but I think it's interesting where things start to cross over into different boundaries.   Sharon: That's interesting. That's what humans do: we categorize. We can spend days arguing over what's art, what's fine art, what's art jewelry. Yes, there's gray. There are no boundaries; there's gray in between.    Tell us about your business. Is that something your folks talked to you about, like “Go be an artist, but make sure you can make a living at it”? Tell us about your business and how you make a living.   Joy: I felt my parents were going to support me in whatever decisions I made. My mom ran away from Italy when she was 17, and she always told me that she said when she was leaving, “You have to live your life, because no one else will live it for you.” She's always had the attitude with me. Whatever direction I wanted to go in, I felt supported. I've always thought that if you work really hard at something or you put in the hours and you're passionate about it, then things will grow from that. Every experience I've had has influenced the next thing. I never see something as a linear plan of exactly how I'm going to reach or achieve certain things. I'm still very much learning and at the beginning of it. I only graduated in 2019 from the Royal College of Art doing my master's.    As I mentioned before, these two goldsmiths had given me an informal apprenticeship, basically. They were two working goldsmiths that had a studio, and they had been practicing for around 40 years. They had given me a space to work on this skill. Even though I studied a B.A. at The Glasgow School of Art, which is a mixture of practical and theoretical, I felt that after going to Japan and working with a samurai sword specialist making Damascus steel—it took him 25 years to get to the point where he was considered a master craftsman, this master in his craft. I felt like I had just started, even though my education in making had started from birth because my parents were artists and exposed me to all these things and encouraged me to make.    Within metalworking and jewelry work, there are so many techniques and so many things you need to take years to refine. Really, it's been like 11 years of education: doing a B.A., then doing an informal apprenticeship, then doing my master's. Only now do I feel like I've really found this confidence in my own voice within my work. Now I see the reaction from people, and I can help facilitate people on their journeys. I really enjoy that aspect of what I'm doing.    I'm still trying to figure out certain ways of running a business because it's only me. My uncle runs a successful business in Italy in paper distribution, and he said to me, “Why don't you expand or mass produce your work or have different ways of doing things?” This is where I find he doesn't necessarily understand me as an artist. For me, it's about process and handmaking everything. Perhaps that might not be the way I make the most money, but it's the way in which I want to live my life and how I enjoy existing. My business at the moment is just me handmaking everything from start to finish. What's really helped me recently is having support from the journalist Melanie Grant, who invited me to be part of an exhibition with Elisabetta Cipriani. It was with artists such as Frank Stella, Penone, who's one of my favorites from the Arte Povera movement who also came northern Italy, from an area where my family is from.    Sharon: I'm sorry; I missed who that was. Who's one of your favorites?    Joy: Penone. He's the youngest of the Arte Povera movement in Italy that came out of Turin. He often looks at nature and man's relationship to nature, the influence of it or connection. The piece of his that was on display was a necklace which was part of a tree that wraps around the décolletage. Then it has a section which is sort of like an elongated triangle, but it was the pattern of the skin from his palm. It's very beautiful. His sculpture, his large pieces, are often trees forming into hands or sections of wood that have been carved to look like trees, but they're carved. There's also Wallace Chan, who is obviously in fine jewelry. Art jewelry is considered—I don't know what to say—   Sharon: That's somebody who has a different budget, a different wallet. Not that your stuff isn't nice, but the gems in his things, wow.    Joy: There was Grima, Penone, Frank Stella. It was a combination of people who are considered more famously visual artists than fine jewelers. Then there was me, who was this completely new person in the art jewelry scene. I felt really honored that Melanie had asked me to put my work forward. I've always known what my work is to me. I see is as wearable artwork. But there was the aspect of, “What do other people see in it? How are they going to engage in this?” The feedback was absolutely incredible.    Since then, the work and the business have been doing so well. I have a bookkeeper now. The one person I employ is an amazing woman called Claire. She has been really helping me understand how my business is working and the numbers. However talented you are, if you don't understand how your business is working, then you're set up to fail. It's really difficult to continue to stay true to my principles and how I want to make, and to try to understand how I'm going to be able to do that, what it's going to take. I'm right at the beginning of it. I'm only in my first two years of my business. At the moment, from speaking to Claire, she was saying I'm doing well. I feel really supported by my gallery also, and that's the big part of it. I think that's going to make the difference.   Sharon: Wow! You do have a lot of support. No matter how talented you are, you do have to know how much things cost, whether you're making by hand or mass-producing them. I've always wanted to stick my head in the sand with that, but yes, you do need to know that.    I didn't realize there were so many artists at the exhibit. I knew you had this exhibit at Elisabetta Cipriani's gallery, but I didn't realize there were so many artists there. That must have been so exciting for you.   Joy: It was super exciting, and it was really interesting. Melanie has just written this book, “Coveted,” which is looking at whether fine jewelry can ever be considered as an art form. That's a conversation I'm sure you've had many a time in these podcasts, about classification. It's what we were talking about before, about how everything becomes departmentalized. Where is that crossover? How does it work? If people say to you, “I'm a jeweler” or “I'm an artist,” you'll have a different idea immediately of what that means.    It was hard to present an exhibition which was a combination of different work with the interesting theme of “force of nature,” just as we were coming out of lockdown. These are artists who've all been working away, and we got to do a real, in-person exhibition that people could attend and see and touch. One of the most magnificent things with jewelry is the intimate relationship you have with it, being able to touch it, feel it, that sensory aspect. I think in this day and age, we have a huge emphasis on the visual. We're bombarded with visual language, when the tactile and touching is the first thing we learn with. To be able to touch something is really to understand it.   Sharon: I'm not sure I 100% agree with that philosophy. I have jewelry buddies who say they have to hold the piece and feel it. I guess with everything available online, I don't know.   Joy: Diversity depends on what your own way of experiencing things is. Also, the way you look at something will be informed by the way you touched it. Yes, we are all looking at things big picture. We know it's made of wood or metal or ceramic. We can imagine what that sensation is. Of course, imagination also influences the ability to understand something, so they work together. I think it just adds different dimensions. It's the same with music. Sound is another sensory way in which we experience things. Music often moves me and helps me relax in ways that other art forms don't do.   Sharon: Right.  

We are delighted to open Series 3 with an authority in the jewellery world and the 2022 Gem Award Winner for Media Excellence - Mel Grant. Mel is an award-winning author, writer, curator, stylist and art director and has written a definitive book on key designers and curated an influential exhibition celebrating black jewellery talent for Sotheby's New York. She is the Jewellery Editor for The Economist and writes for Vogue, Vanity Fair and Tatler. One of her earliest memories is twirling around her grandmother's garden wearing all of her jewellery and being captivated by the experience. She also knew that she wanted to be a journalist from when she was eight. Her writing is alive with the vibrancy and joy of having combined those two passions. I'm delighted to welcome Melanie Grant to My Life In Seven Charms .

In Episode 19 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Melanie, and Andrew talk about M. Night Shyamalan’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 film adaptation, The Last Airbender! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts The Last Airbender Teaser Trailer Stats Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Written by: M. Night Shyamalan, presumably based on Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender Released on: July 1, 2010 Music By: James Newton Howard Starring:  -Noah Ringer as Ong -Nicola Peltz as Katara -Jackson Rathbone as Sohka -Dev Patel as Zuko -Shaun Toub as Iroh -Aasif Mandvi as Zhao -Seychelle Gabriel as Yue -Cliff Curtis as Fire Lord Ozai Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

In Episode 18 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Melanie, and Andrew talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Chapters 19 and 20, “The Siege of the North, Parts 1 & 2”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Stats Book 1, Chapters 19 & 20 “The Siege of the North, Parts 1 & 2” Directed by: Lauren MacMullan (Part 1), Dave Filoni (Part 2) Written by: John O’Bryan (Part 1), Aaron Ehasz (Part 2) Aired on: December 2, 2005 Animated by: DR Movie (Part 1), JM Animation (Part 2) Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

For the final podcast of the series, we talk to Sontenish Myers and Melanie Grant about their films Cross My Heart and The Book Of Jasmine, which were both featured in the Caribbean Calling shorts programme, screened as part of the Reforming The Image season at QUAD. Rebekah talks to them about what creatively influenced them growing up as well as the process of making their short films in the Caribbean.-Become a Cine-Lit Subscriber - https://www.patreon.com/cinelitPatreon Subscriber Link - https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/6485274-Check out the Cine-Lit website for additional content and further reading: https://cinelitpodcast.wordpress.com.Edited by Steve Woodward at https://podcastingeditor.com/. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 17 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Melanie, and Andrew talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Chapter 18, “The Waterbending Master”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Where do airbenders come from?  -Interview with show creators Mike and Bryan from 2007 Stats Book 1, Chapter 18 “The Waterbending Master” Directed by: Giancarlo Volpe Written by: Michael Dante DiMartino Aired on: 11/18/2005 Animated by: JM Animation Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

In Episode 16 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Andrew, and Melanie talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Chapter 17, “The Northern Air Temple”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Adaptation Announces Its Main Cast Stats Book 1, Chapter 17 “The Northern Air Temple” Directed by: Dave Filoni Written by: Elizabeth Welch Aired on: November 4, 2005 Animated by: DR Movie Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

In Episode 15 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Melanie, and Andrew talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Chapter 16, “The Deserter”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Stats Book 1, Chapter 16 “The Deserter” Directed by: Lauren MacMullan Written by: Tim Hedrick Aired on: October 21, 2005 Animated by: JM Animation Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

In Episode 14 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Andrew, and Melanie talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Chapter 15, “Bato of the Water Tribe”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Stats Book 1, Chapter 15 “Bato of the Water Tribe” Directed by: Giancarlo Volpe Written by: Ian Wilcox Aired on: October 7, 2005 Animated by: DR Movie Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

In Episode 13 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Andrew, Melanie, and Chad talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Chapter 14, “The Fortuneteller”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts the new OFFICIAL podcast covering the Avatar-verse, hosted by Dante Basco (Zuko) and Janet Varney (Korra) Avatar: Braving the Elements on Apple Podcasts (warning: they do occasionally spoil future episodes, so new viewers beware!) Stats Book 1, Chapter 14 “The Fortuneteller” Directed by: Dave Filoni Written by: Aaron Ehasz, John O'Bryan Aired on: September 23, 2005 Animated by: JM Animation Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

In Episode 12 of the Crossroads of Destiny podcast, Chad, Andrew, and Melanie talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1 Chapter 13, “The Blue Spirit”! Crossroads of Destiny on Apple Podcasts Avatar: The Last Airbender Ride at Mall of America - “The Avatar Airbender”       -not discussed, but another ride at the same place - “Aang’s Air Gliders” Stats Book 1, Chapter 13 “The Blue Spirit” Directed by: Dave Filoni Written by: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko Aired on: June 17, 2005 Animated by: DR Movie Contact Crossroads of Destiny Phone - 3145-YIPYIP (314-594-7947) Email - xroadspod@gmail.com Twitter - @xroadspod Facebook - http://facebook.com/xroadspod/ Chad Twitter - @chadadada The Cinescope Podcast An American Workplace Podcast Andrew Lol social media Melanie Instagram - @melanieamanda44

Today KevBiyi sits down with the Black Dollar Participants Heka Ma'at Kemet of @thephcompany and Melanie Grant of @patiencewithpatients --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-akinbiyi/support

Today KevBiyi sits down with the Black Dollar Participants Heka Ma'at Kemet of @thephcompany and Melanie Grant of @patiencewithpatients--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-akinbiyi/support

In Episode 59 of The Cinescope Podcast, Chad and Melanie talk about one of their favorite movies, Up! The Cinescope Podcast on iTunes Show Notes   Up on iTunes Up soundtrack on iTunes   Stats Released May 29, 2009 Dir. Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc., Inside Out) Written by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter; Story by Peterson, Docter, and Tom McCarthy Music by Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles, Mission Impossible: III, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Cars 2, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, John Carter, Star Trek into Darkness, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Inside Out, Star Trek Beyond, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Spider-Man: Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes, Coco, The Incredibles 2) Starring Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger Contact Melanie Twitter Instagram Chad Twitter Facebook Letterboxd An American Workplace | A Retrospective The Office Podcast Cinescope Facebook Twitter Website Email thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com Note: The iTunes links provided are affiliate links, meaning that when you click on them you help to support The Cinescope Podcast by earning it a bit of money. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Melanie Grant.

In Episode 36 of The Cinescope Podcast, Chad and Melanie talk about one of their favorite movies, Finding Nemo! The Cinescope Podcast on iTunes Show Notes Finding Nemo on iTunes Finding Nemo soundtrack on iTunes Stats Released May 30, 2003 Dir. Andrew Stanton (A Bug's Life, Wall-E, John Carter, Finding Dory) Written by Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds Music by Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, Little Women, Meet Joe Black, American Beauty, The Green Mile, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Cinderella Man, Wall-E, The Help, Skyfall, Saving Mr. Banks, Bridge of Spies, Spectre, Finding Dory, Passengers) Starring Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis, Joe Ranft, Geoffrey Rush, Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana, Bruce Spence, John Ratzenberger Contact Melanie Twitter Instagram Chad Twitter Facebook Letterboxd Cinescope Facebook Twitter Anchor Station Website Email thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com Note: The iTunes links provided are affiliate links, meaning that when you click on them you help to support The Cinescope Podcast by earning it a bit of money. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Melanie Grant.

In Episode 7 of The Cinescope Podcast, Chad and Melanie talk about one of our favorite movies, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! The Cinescope Podcast on iTunes!   Show Notes   Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Extended Edition) on iTunes Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone soundtrack on iTunes   Stats Released 16 November, 2001 Dir. Chris Columbus (Adventures in Babysitting, Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Rent) Written by Steve Kloves (wrote screenplays for all films in the series (minus Order of the Phoenix) and is returning to assist JKR with screenplay for upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) Music by John Williams (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the other Indy films, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, first three Harry Potter films, War Horse, The BFG) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Felton, many other talented British actors Contact Melanie Twitter Instagram Chad Twitter Facebook Cinescope Facebook Twitter Website Email thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com Note: The iTunes links provided are affiliate links, meaning that when you click on them you help to support The Cinescope Podcast by earning it a bit of money. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Melanie Grant.