Robin Brandt

Robin calls the metalsmith studio at the San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society (SFGMS) her Happy Place, where she can focus on being creative and working on her art medium: jewelry.  

At the SFGMS studio she goes beyond making jewelry, she experiments with new metalsmith techniques, socializes with other artists and teaches others the foundations of silver jewelry making:  sawing, forming, soldering, casting, setting,…

Although Robin’s love of gems and rocks started when she was a child (collecting pretty rocks she found by the side of the road and skipping class to go to rock and gem shows at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium) it wasn’t until 2016 when she learned how to turn those rocks into beautiful cabochons she sold to jewelers and collectors.  Then in 2018 she took the first step toward creating her own jewelry line by joining the SFGMS where she learned the basics and started developing her technical skills and her voice as a jewelry artist.

Her work is gemstone centric, working with some of the most beautiful mineral cabochons she creates herself or sources from fellow lapidary artists from all over the world.  Her style is eclectic, sometimes leaning BoHo Chic, sometimes goth, sometimes Victorian, but always focusing on the insanely beautiful natural gems and interesting textures and designs.

You can find Robin helping other jewelers at the silver studio of the SFGMS and you can check out her jewelry at The Ocean Blue Vault in Half Moon Bay and on her social media accounts (IG: Robintattoo, FB: Robins Rocks and Jewelry, and TikTok: robinbrandt7