WWTH in the News

Press & Media

Meet Karen Smith, The Artist Teaching Black Women And Girls How To Be Metalsmiths — ESSENCE, October 2021

Black Jewelry Designers To Be Spotlighted At Sotheby’s In Spectacular Sale — Forbes, August 2021

Heeding The Directive To Create Access, Opportunity And Creativity To Change Lives — Sheen Magazine, June 2021

Meet Angely Martinez | Jewelry Designer, Bench Jeweler, BIPOCJD co-founder — Shoutout Atlanta, April 2021

3 Inspiring Black Jewelry Designers to Elevate Your Style — Craft Industry Alliance, March 2021

Online Holiday Market Highlights Black Women-Owned Businesses — JCK, November 2020

In Conversation with Karen Smith: Founder of We Wield the Hammer — Art Jewelry Forum, November 2020

Jewelry Artist Podcast: We Wield the Hammer with Karen Smith — Interweave, October 2020

Black Lives Matter Countdown to Juneteenth: 7 Great Black Creators to Follow — Anneville Studio, June 2020

19 Fun Things to Do at Home This Week — 7x7, April 2020

Virtual Artist Talk: Metalworking Beyond Borders With Karen Smith — The Crucible Oakland, April 2020

An Oakland Metalsmith Risks Instability to Bring Metal Arts to Black Girls — KQED: The Hustle, January 2020

We Wield the Hammer — Independent Arts & Media, 2020

Metalsmithing, Fine Artistry and Training with a Master Goldsmith in Dakar, Senegal — SF Etsy, May 2018