Welcome to the Jewelry District, a podcast by J.C.K.

Today, Rob Bates and Victoria Gamalski talked with Emily Storer, the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan curator of jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Hey everyone, this is Victoria Gamelski, editor-in-chief of J-CK and JCP Online.com.

Welcome to the jewelry district. I'm here in my home office in

Los Angeles and I'm with Rob Bates, news director of JCPK and JCP online.com. I'm here in my

apartment in New York. I don't know if it's an office or what it is, but it is what it is. How you doing,

Rob? Anything new and exciting going on this week? You know, it's always, always interesting, but it is what it is. It is what it is. How you doing, Rob? Anything new and exciting going

this week? You know, it's always, always interesting, but, you know, it's called over here,

and we're just hoping for this stupid pandemic to end. Yes, this never-ending pandemic. You know,

I keep thinking, and it kind of ended a long time ago in different parts of the country, you know? I was in Vail until yesterday, and I just went for two days for an event with Orris watches, which was really quite lovely and also very refreshing. I mean, every now in that, of course, it comes up in conversation, but you just had the sense that people were moving on. And I think it all sort of boils down to your own personal circumstances

and how you've managed the last couple of years. But yeah, a lot of people I think are ready to move on. I'm sure we're all ready to move on. And then by the time people are listening to this show, I will be in Tucson for the gem shows, which of course are ongoing. And AGTA, GJX, all the other associated tent shows. Everything's on full steam ahead, Centurion on.

Most people, like I said, when this airs, we'll have already returned from that show.

So I think we are carrying on.

And hopefully, by the time we all get to Vegas, we'll have a different story to tell about

our experiences being hopefully not quarantined.

Anyways, I wanted to give a tiny little

introduction to our guest today. So I spoke to her in the late fall of 21, so just a few months

ago, about a story I was writing for the New York Times about art jewelry. And when I'd spoken,

I spoke to her kind of late in my reporting, but pretty much everyone that I'd

spoken to up until I got to her mentioned her. So the reason is, because she's the country's only

dedicated jewelry curator. Her name is Emily Storer, and she is the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B.

Kaplan curator of jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. And one of the most interesting voices in the jewelry world today, she's got one of the most expansive viewpoints I've ever really encountered. And when you, when you hear her, I'm sure you'll agree. She's super well spoken and really thoughtful. And Emily, we are so happy to have you. Welcome to the jewelry district. Thank you. It's nice to be here. Yeah. So you're in Boston today. I take it. Are you in Boston?

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