How do artists navigate longevity? What happens when they hit the point where they can confidently call their work “mature,” when they count their journey in decades, not years? Do they finally relax, or do they fear running out of steam? How do they stay relevant? How do they stay inspired?

For jeweler Cheryl Jacobs, who counts 2016 as her 31st year of making jewelry, there’s one main answer to such questions—“The biggest thing you can do as an artist is change it up. If you don’t change, you don’t grow.”….