Ben with Studio Assistants In Dog Friendly Studio

1996 Photo with studio assistants, some of whom have gone on to run their own jewelry/designer businesses after being mentored by Ben.

Neal Ambrose-Smith, Ben's Goldsmith Apprentice 1991-1994

Ben re-connected with Neal in 2021 and let him know how proud he was of his accomplishment since being his apprentice. "Neal Ambrose-Smith, a descendant of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation of Montana, was born in 1966. Currently, Neal is a Pop Artist who works as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and professor at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His work has received numerous honors and has been featured in collections around the world from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian to the Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea. "
Photo by Ben Dyer

Ben's Necklace Design Being Modeled By Happy Customer

At one of the many juried art show Ben participated in 2001

Ben Dyer Teaching At A Workshop

Later in his career Ben taught workshops at various places.

Ben at Piedmont Craftsmen Trade Show With Studio Assistant Janet Marks

Ben did many trade shows with Piedmont Craftsmen in Winston-Salem and was a member from 1978 to 2022

Ben's Work On The Cover Of American Style Magazine

Ben In His Studio

Ben in the early years in his studio in Hillsborough, NC

On The Cover Of Art Jewelry Magazine 2014

Ben's jewelry was featured in many magazines throughout his career and graced several covers.

Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show

Ben at his booth

In Studio

Beauty Born From Organized Chaos In Studio

Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show 2017

BACK ROW: Victoria Moore, So Young Park, Shana Kroiz, Michele LeVett, Linda Bernasconi, Jacob Albee, Lee Marraccini, Melli Finelli, Lisa Cimino, Susan Mahlstedt, Betty Helen Longhi, Linda Kindler-Priest, Liaung Chung Yen, Tim Roark, Jean Pierre Hsu, Ben Dyer

MIDDLE ROW: Debra Lynn Gold, Carol Hsu, Barbara Heinrich, Lou Ann Townsend, Frances Kite, Tiara Kim

SEATED FRONT ROW: Kristine Bolhuis, Donna Veverka, Helen Blythe-Hart, Deb Karash, Kate Rothra Fleming, Leigh Griffin

Ben at ACJS in 2017

Ben with Ellen and Howard Stewart at Atlanta Contemporary Jewelry Show

Piedmont Craftsmen Show People's Choice Award

Ben accepting award at 2015 Piedmont Craftsmen show

1988 Piedmont Craftsmen Show

Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery and the Piedmont Craftsmen show were an integral part of Ben's career. He was a member from 1987-2022.

Ben Dyer Hands at Work

Photo courtesy of Piedmont Craftsmen