John Berg

John Berg is an artist who has worked in jewelry, ceramics, and sculpture for 50 years. He grew up in Harvard, Illinois and attended Northern Illinois University Arts Program where he was invited to be an apprentice for his jewelry professor, Lee Peck. In his early twenties he won multiple jewelry competitions in the state of Hawaii and was published in Modern Jeweler Magazine. Since then, he has used his skills and talents working for custom jewelers and major luxury brands and manufacturers. He retired in May of 2022 as VP of Manufacturing Excellence for David Yurman. Making pottery, sculptures, and painting now fills his time, though he still consults for the jewelry industry. John recently started a small studio called Hair of the Dog Ceramics making ceramic and silver jewelry, pottery, and sculptures using a Raku technique with pet hair.