Bernadette
Jeweler's Touch
Studio Manager / Custom Goldsmith
1988
What year did you start with Jeweler's Touch?1993
Credentials EarnedGIA Jewelry Manufacturing Arts Diploma
GIA Applied Jewelry Professional (AJP)
AGS Certified Sales Associate (CSA)
Additional Trade CoursesRevere Academy, Advanced Stone Setting
Revere Academy, Designer Jewelry Marketing
Revere Academy, Jewelry Design
International School of Gemology, Intro to Gemology
DeBeers Group, Diamond Foundation Course
GRS Training Center, Hand Engraving
Do you specialize in a particular area? If so, please tell us about your specialty.Finding solutions for the most challenging projects. Every piece of jewelry that comes in and out of the studio is personally inspected by me. As a custom goldsmith, I specialize in hand-carving wax models for custom work, advanced stone settings, and intricate details. I am also a hand engraver.
How did you get started in the jewelry industry?I started making jewelry as a teenager taking Jewelry Arts in high school. After graduating, I went on to attend a resident course in Jewelry Manufacturing Arts at the Gemological Institute of America in Santa Monica, CA.
What do you love most about working in the jewelry industry?The ability to and feeling of creating something sentimental that can be treasured for a lifetime. From restoring a piece that belonged to Grandma to creating something that begins a new chapter in life. Every piece tells a story.
Tell us a fun fact about you or Jeweler's Touch.Way back in the 80's, Ken and I bumped elbows in the halls of GIA. This was years before we started working together.