In the 74th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown is at the Penland School of Craft during their Winter Residency. This episode is part of a special series featuring the Distinguished Fellows of the Penland Winter Residency. As the Andrew Glasgow Resident, Sarah has been awarded two full weeks to conduct interviews and research at Penland during their winter program. Sarah was encouraged to share a portion of her work with Penland’s artist community, thus this special series. The second Distinguished Fellow to be featured is Folayemi Wilson, an object and image-maker based in Phi ..read more

In the 73rd episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown is at the Penland School of Craft during their Winter Residency. This episode is part of a special series featuring the Distinguished Fellows of the Penland Winter Residency. As the Andrew Glasgow Resident, Sarah has been awarded two full weeks to conduct interviews and research at Penland during their winter program. Sarah was encouraged to share a portion of her work with Penland’s artist community, thus this special series. The first Distinguished Fellow to be featured is Ada del Pilar Ortiz Berríos, a visual artist and educato ..read more

In the 70th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown is in Seattle, WA, spending the Thanksgiving holiday with her older brother, Benton Brown. For years, the two have talked about recording an interview, and they are finally in the same place and on the same page. In recent years, Sarah and Ben have put in the effort to strengthen their relationship. Raised primarily separately, Ben with their father in Oklahoma and Sarah with their mother in Iowa, the two siblings are still learning who each other has become in adulthood. However, regardless of their separate upbringings in very d ..read more

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 s ..read more

Access Sarah’s Thailand Itinerary here! Don't forget to Rate AND Review us on iTunes! SUPPORT PERCEIVED VALUE! www.patreon.com/perceivedvalue www.perceivedvaluepodcast.com/how-to-support-donate/ Want a chance on the mic? Visit our events page at www.perceivevaluepodcast.com/events to find out when Perceive Value Podcast will be in your area!  Instagram + Facebook: @perceivedvalue Find your Host: sarahrachelbrown.com Instagram: @sarahrachelbrown 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. Fin ..read more

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 commun ..read more

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 c ..read more

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 ov ..read more

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 matern ..read more

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 ..read more