Metalsmith Benchtalk with Dianna Badalament: Made by Survivors

Our guest on Metalsmith Benchtalk on Thursday, October 30th, 2014 at 3:00 PM PDT/6:00 EDT is Dianna Badalament, jewelry designer, metalsmith and instructor. Dianna teaches abused women and children how to make jewelry through the organization Made by Survivors, and their goods are sold through Relevee.com. 

Please join us for this live interview and participate by loggin into the chatroom or by posting your questions or comments to Whaley Studios' Facebook Page. 

About Dianna:

Dianna has a B.A. from University at Albany, New York, where she had the amazing opportunity to study, live and travel in Europe for a semester. She studied the classical techniques of metalworking at Jewelry Arts Institute in New York City and Revere Academy of the Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, where she completed the School's Jewelry Technician Intensive Program. Dianna worked at the Kristin Hanson Studio in Brooklyn, NY where she was a studio assistant and instructor. She is a member of the Metal Arts Guild in San Francisco and is a part of a community of metalsmiths working to use eco-friendly practices such as recycling metal, using conflict free gemstones and seeking out products that contribute to operating a "greener" studio.