mAIA cARLSON
MANAGER / gRADUATE gEMOLOGIST / APPRAISER / DESIGNER & reNDERING ARTIST /

Maia spent the first half of her life in the Midwest, focusing on art and metalsmithing throughout her high school and college years. In 2000 she attended the Gemological Institute of America, in Carlsbad, CA where she received her Graduate Gemologist and Design Graduate Degree. Her resume includes working for the world renowned Brazilian jewelry store H. Stern and spending 20 years at Escobar Diamonds in the Bay Area, CA, as the in house designer and senior appraiser, among many other roles for the previous 19 years.
She brings over 24 years of experience to the table, with specialties in the following areas:
- Counter-sketching, hand renderings, and goache paintings
- Custom jewelry design and re-design of existing pieces
- Gemology and Appraisal services
- Estate jewelry knowledge
- Diamond and colored stone buying
Maia will be managing Weber Goldsmith Gallery, in addition to offering her appraisal and/or design services, is much looking forward to meeting our wonderful clients.
More about Maia Carlson…
Having just joined us in January 2023, Maia is currently working on getting settled into the area and hopes to call the Peninsula her permanent home in the near future. In her spare time she enjoys lending an artistic touch to her garden, dabbling in interior decorating, amateur photography, and exploring all of the beautiful scenery this area has to offer.