Susan Lister's guest appearances

Susan Lister

Reinvent Yourself

Steve Hargadon Interviews

Gina Bianchini

Chris Guillebeau

Ruth Soukup

Cal Newport

Richie Norton

Margaret Roach

Seth Godin

Gretchen Rubin

Mark Bauerlein

Kevin Kelly

Chip Conley

Sugata Mitra

Kevin Johnson

Chris Smith

Douglas Rushkoff

OwlTail

“I didn’t set a stone ’till I was 55,” says Susan Lister Locke, who owns the eponymous gallery on Nantucket (https://susanlisterlocke.com/) and was voted Best Jeweler on Nantucket from 2017-2020. “Real estate had slowed to a crawl. I had been there for the booming years. But it wasn’t working and I didn’t see it coming back.” Metalsmithing had been a passion which Susan had explored in schools and workshops in the States and Italy.  She had a studio at home and when the real estate dried up, a great location for a shop came up, and she decided to take the leap. “I didn’t have a lot of money so I let the big boys do diamonds,” she says. “The first stone I bought was a colored stone. I worked with pearls and Australian bolder opals. I wasn’t a gemologist.” What Locke especially loves about the engagement and wedding rings she creates: “Those are heirlooms; they get passed down….You’re part of their story.” Her advice for those trying to make the leap from corporate to art:” Be prepared for greatness. I wasn’t.”

<p>“I didn’t set a stone ’till I was 55,” says Susan Lister Locke, who owns the eponymous gallery on Nantucket (<a href="https://susanlisterlocke.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://susanlisterlocke.com/</a>) and was voted Best Jeweler on Nantucket from 2017-2020. “Real estate had slowed to a crawl. I had been there for the booming years. But it wasn’t working and I didn’t see it coming back.” Metalsmithing had been a passion which Susan had explored in schools and workshops in the States and Italy.  She had a studio at home and when the real estate dried up, a great location for a shop came up, and she decided to take the leap. “I didn’t have a lot of money so I let the big boys do diamonds,” she says. “The first stone I bought was a colored stone. I worked with pearls and Australian bolder opals. I wasn’t a gemologist.” What Locke especially loves about the engagement and wedding rings she creates: “Those are heirlooms; they get passed down….You’re part of their story.” Her advice for those trying to make the leap from corporate to art:” Be prepared for greatness. I wasn’t.”</p>

#115: Susan Lister Locke (From real estate to her real love of making fine jewelry)

Susan Lister: Teaching in the Era of Web 2.0 | Steve Hargadon | Jan 31 2009 by Steve Hargadon

Susan Lister: Teaching in the Era of Web 2.0 | Steve Hargadon | Jan 31 2009