Press

  • Vogue

    This Is An Age Of Rebirth For Black Jewelers. Black & Brilliant: The Age Of Enlightenment

  • KQED

    An Oakland Metalsmith Risks Instability to Bring Metal Arts to Black Girls

  • ArtJewelry Forum

    In Conversation with Karen Smith

  • Rio Grande x WWTH Collaboration

    We Wield The Hammer: Access + Opportunity + Creativity

  • SF Etsy

    Metalsmithing, Fine Artistry and Training With A Master Goldsmith In Dakar, Senegal

  • Richmond Art Center

    Interview with Karen Smith, Metal Artist

  • Who's That Gal

    Who's that Gal: Interview with Karen Smith, Metal Artist, Founder & Executive Director of We Wield The Hammer

  • Essence

    Meet Karen Smith, The Artist Teaching Black Women And Girls How To Be Metalsmiths

  • The Craftmanship

    Metalsmith Forges Opportunities for Black Women Artists

  • Ackland

    Meet a Metalsmith during Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday ArtWalk

  • Medium

    Female Founders: Karen Smith of We Wield The Hammer On The Five Things You Need To Thrive and Succeed as a Woman Founder

Media

  • JCB LIVE

    Karen's passion for metal art shines in her creations of wearable art and small sculptures…

  • The Crucible Oakland

    Check out Karen Smith discuss her philosophy on art-making, how it influences her artistry and metalwork, and why she founded We Wield The Hammer…

  • Craft Chat

    Self-taught Metal Artist/Creator of We Wield the Hammer.

  • Smithsonian Folklife Festival

    Passing the Torch: Senegalese Metalsmithing Across Geography and Gender

  • Golden Peak Media

    The Art and Business of Making Jewelry

    Jewelry experts share their successes and offer lessons they’ve learned along the way; Today’s guest Karen Smith, Metal Artist.