Like the fragmented pieces of early designs buried away in a shoebox, jeweler Corkie Bolton hid the pain of her youth behind the veneers of addiction. She sold off all of her jewelry-making tools to a support an addiction that concealed a hard-earned degree in metalsmithing from the Pratt Institute. But she kept her senior project, a mailbox with a personal inscription, I dreamed, laughed, worked, learned, yelled, cried, grew here. Today, the voice behind growing Instagram community Metalsmith Society, Corkie displays the mailbox above her studio bench as a reminder of how far she has come. Corkie joins host Courtney Gray to share her intimate path of addiction, sobriety, second chances, true love and the opportunity to open oneself up to dreaming once more.
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S5-07: Etched in Passion
S5-04: Peter Gilroy & Therese Keltner of Bonny Doon Tools
S5-02: Forging the Next Generation
S5-01: Ben Claus: Divine Feminine Rising
S4–08: Boline Strand, Wearable Sculptures & the Symbolism of Seeds
S4–07: Bella Neyman & JB Jones, The Co–Founders of NYC Jewelry Week
S4-06: Peter Gilroy, Choose Adventure
S4-05: Nick Noyes, Chasing the Joy
S4-04: Monica Stephenson, Dedicated to Responsible, Ethical and Fair Practices
S4-03: Sarah Sides, Permanent Entrepreneur
S4-02: Vikki Tobak, Hip-Hop Historian
S4-01: John W. Ford Sr., Running the Show
S3-12: Patricia Carruth, Third-Generation Jeweler, Commitment Designer and Storyteller
S3-11: Nellie Barnett, Bridging Connections
S3-10: Jeanette Caines, The Deep Bench of a Master Goldsmith
S3-09: Rich Youmans, Many Paths to One Goal
S3-08: Allen Aragon, Miniature Potter, Painter and Master Jeweler
S3-07: Kendria Thompson, Creating for a Better World
S3-06: Tony Rodrigues, Sculpting Jewelry in Scale
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