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JA New York: How long have you been designing jewelry?

Shauna Blyth Burke: I took my first metal-smithing class in the 8th grade and I caught the art bug. I have been designing and making jewelry for over 30 years.

JA New York: What about jewelry as an art form are you drawn to in particular?

SB: I love the sculptural aspect of handmade jewelry; to adorn oneself with wearable art makes each of us a subtle or not so subtle art installation.

JA New York: What inspires your designs?

SB: I am a NYC based artist, art educator and jewelry designer. The New York industrial landscape and the people who live within it inspire 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 a subtle, often elegant interior peaks out of its tough exterior.

JA New York: Instagram or Facebook?

SB: Instagram–visuals and short snippets of information–my favorite.

JA New York: If you got a one-way plane ticket to anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

SB: Italy – I lived and taught in Florence after college. The food, the people, the art, the atmosphere…sigh….

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