Stories from The Jade Road: Everything Jake episode 7

Today, Jake sat down with legendary jade hunter and emerging jade artist, Patrick Ayers.

The two discuss:

• the work that goes on behind the scenes of a work of art
• how pre-visualization works with jade carvings and in work done on commission
• a respect for trees gained through tree work
• the importance of being connected to the landscape
• what it feels like to be out hunting for jade in the middle of the night
• different traditions in jade carving
• different types of jade
• some commissioned pieces, their origin stories
• the culture of the jade community in Monterey County
• the importance of being a good person with the goal of being a good father in addition to being a good artist
• what contemporary hip-hop influenced jade jewelry looks like and how it might evolve
• The Jade Road apparel line

You can find Patrick's work and contact him for commissions or to buy merchandise at @the_jade_road

Huge thanks to Chris Powers and everyone at The Shop in Monterey for supporting this podcast. It's an amazing art space. Check it out and buy some shit!!!

Massive gratitude to The Mas Arte Network for badass engineering, taking this thing to the next level. ///\