Shauna Blythe Burke, "Cognitive Deterioation"

Hand cut shell, Sterling silver, 18K gold, labradorite drop, ruby beads About the Artist:  I am a NYC based jewelry artist and professor of Jewelry design. The New York industrial landscape inspires my artwork. My environment is at once tough, gritty and yet exquisite and vulnerable; I find that this disparity comes together in my art where I combine delicate elements with rough cut stones and deconstructed textural patterns.  I studied my craft in New York city and later in Florence Italy, where I lived and taught for 5 years. All my work is created by hand in my Brooklyn, NY studio, and I love the small subtle perfect imperfections that are pervasive in the handmade.  In these times as an artist and an educator I feel that there is so much to confront, so much to scream about; we all must find a way to take a stand in whatever means we feel comfortable, thus, I recently took it upon myself to curate a traveling show; The Plan B Art Project.” The show is dedicated to raise money and a