{"title":"STATE | meant 2020 SIGNIFICANT \u0026 POWERFUL Jewelry","description":"Read more about the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSTATE│meant \u003c\/span\u003eproject \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #04a60c;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery.danacadesign.com\/pages\/state-meant-2020-state-meant-2020-significant-powerful-jewelry\" style=\"color: #04a60c;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.","products":[{"product_id":"tent-city","title":"Tent City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eDaniel Adams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e steel, tape, SoftFlex, sterling silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48 x 24 x 18 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eFareStart\u003c\/em\u003e helps provide the homeless and poor the skills and connections to work in the restaurant industry. They also provide healthy, fresh meals to the vulnerable wherever they are: schools, shelters and medical facilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e We see the homeless around us every day, in cars, tents or huddled under whatever shelter is available. My mother was one of these unfortunate people. This was largely due to drugs and alcohol but layered in was childhood sexual abuse and dysfunctional relationships. Eventually she got help as part of a court diversion program but poverty and mental illness haunted the rest of her days. Yet occasionally the old person would emerge for a moment, like the sun through a hole in the clouds. To survive the homeless use the debris of the modern world to survive.  In honor of this creative repurposing, I made this piece from left over, old rusted steel and the ubiquitous blue tape seen holding together so many campsites. The tape is cut into the form of homes to honor these places - eyesores to most of us but home to so many. The folks at FareStart don’t accept that the poor are irredeemable or worthless. I appreciate this and support their mission, remembering the woman I loved so much.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32900064706663,"sku":"STATE-7","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-7_Adams_W1b.jpg?v=1602263773"},{"product_id":"smoke-and-mirrors","title":"Smoke and Mirrors","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andrea Polzkill - Shavlik Jewelry\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials: \u003c\/strong\u003esmoky quartz, sterling silver, mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\" x 3\", 17\" long\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eFactCheck\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWe are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA play on the idea of creating illusions with smoke and mirrors, this necklace is a commentary on our mainstream news organizations today. The news routinely exaggerates information to create a biased and dramatized narrative, with the disastrous effect of creating division, anger, and fear. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Pieces of mirror have been manipulated to look shattered, and the reflections obscured, in a chaotic arrangement along with smoky quartz. Directional silver lines further create a sense of imbalance, and the oxidized silver a feeling of darkness. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The obscured vision where the mirrors should be clear and reflective, as well as the abundance of darkness and imbalanced proportions symbolize an absence of hope, stability, and well-being that these exaggerated narratives create in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901518098535,"sku":"STATE-1","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-1_Polzkill_W3.jpg?v=1602553162"},{"product_id":"we-are-all-connected","title":"We Are All Connected","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arielle Brackett\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e brass, silver silver and indigo dyed snake vertebrate\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21\"x 6\" x 3\/4\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSierra Club\u003c\/em\u003e is a grassroots environmental conservation organization dedicated to fighting climate change and global warming. It fights to protect remaining natural habitats and also encourages people to reconnected and get out into nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e The artwork is inspired by the ecosystem of the Tillamook Forest in Oregon. My intention is to inform the public about the health of this environment. In the Tillamook region alone, 215 species face extinction due to logging, urban development, agriculture, industrial pollutants and over fishing.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe Are All Connected, is a statement necklace I made out of brass, sterling silver and indigo dyed snake vertebrae. I pierced ferns to express the flourishing life that is abundant in the Pacific Northwest and the snake vertebrae represent the inevitable cycle of life. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI created this piece as a reminder that everything in the natural world is interwoven. People are too removed from nature and it’s having a detrimental impact on our environments. We forget that we are part of one larger organism. It is my hope that this necklace will influence people to become active and vocal about saving the remaining habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901826904167,"sku":"STATE-3","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-3_Brackett_W1.jpg?v=1602198712"},{"product_id":"a-personal-reflection-on-2020","title":"A Personal Reflection on 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chrissy Liu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials\u003c\/strong\u003e: sterling silver, fine silver, 24K gold foil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\" x 2\", 18\" multi strand sterling neck wire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the country's leading civil rights organizations today.  This nonprofit, nonpartisan organization was formed at the request of President Kennedy in 1963 and today they work inside and outside of the courtroom for a just America, fighting voter suppression, ensuring equal access to the ballot box, combating racial disparities in the criminal justice system, to name a few of their responsibilities.  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e I chose this organization because in 2003 I graduated from law school and practiced for a short time in the Washington, DC area.  While I am no longer a practicing attorney, I took an oath that I am very proud of and I stand with those organizations whose mission is justice and equality for all.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e I created this piece to represent the highs and lows of these unprecedented times.  The abstract circle is textured and has dimension through shaping of the metal.  This is a reminder that nothing is perfect.  The oxidized silver represents this dark period in our history - racial and social injustices; a socially and politically polarized nation; the overwhelming magnitude of a global pandemic.  The gold portion of the pendant signifies hope, goodness and light.  Despite all of the negativity, death, and division, there have been so many positive aspects of this year - the unwavering commitment of our frontline workers; firefighters taking on massive devastation and destruction; neighbors helping neighbors; and the ability for people to come together and exercise their right to protest racial injustices.  The holes represent individual events of 2020 - hurricanes, fires, the virus, economic devastation, months of quarantine, and the loss of over 200,000 American lives to Covid-19.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901846990951,"sku":"STATE-4","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-4_Liu_W2.jpg?v=1602196270"},{"product_id":"immunize-yourself-against-snake-oil","title":"Immunize Yourself Against Snake Oil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eClaire Ramsey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver, vintage snakebite kit, hand embroidered wool, canine vaccination tag\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 1\/2\" x 2 3\/4\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e The mission of \u003cem\u003eVaccinate Your Family\u003c\/em\u003e is to protect people of all ages from vaccine-preventable diseases by:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaising awareness of the critical need for timely immunizations\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncreasing the public’s understanding of the benefits of vaccines\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncreasing confidence in the safety of vaccines\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnsuring that all families have access to lifesaving vaccines\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdvocating for policies that support timely vaccination\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e I fabricated a badge because immunization, in two senses, is on my mind. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e No scientific evidence exists that vaccines are unsafe. Yet anti-vaccine propaganda has led to mass delusions and outbreaks of deadly diseases that were nearly extinct. In 2019, Seattle was called an “anti-vaccine hot spot” by the Public Library of Science. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Worse, deep into a pandemic, we swim in a cesspool of snake oil. A presidential jackass brays daily about a speedy COVID19 vaccine, a deceit via snake oil purely for political gain. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In 1802 people feared the smallpox vaccine would make little cow heads grow from patients’ arms! In 2020 we know better. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Philosopher Stephen Law* urges us to immunize ourselves against “the wiles of conspiracy theorists, cultists, political zealots, religious nutcases, and promoters of flaky alternative medicines. . .” (p. 11). \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Immunize means demand credible evidence! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Immunize yourself against the bullshit!! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Be wise! 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Anxiety, frustration, depression and hopelessness creep in, until overcome with exhaustion, we are ready to give up. As an artist, my way of dealing with the pandemic, upcoming election, issues of inequality and racism, loss of lives and livelihood, is to keep busy. I have made masks for family, friends and myself. I have made jewelry, some with political themes, and volunteered for letter writing campaigns. For this show I did not want to do another political piece, but to share my way of coping with distress - keep working and make something positive. “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is tweaked to “when life gives you lemons, make art.” In the spirit of the title, I chose a metal bangle that didn’t fit and converted it into a bezel. The juggling imagery seemed appropriate for our hectic lives with so many tasks chasing our limited time and resources.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901875728487,"sku":"STATE-6","price":1420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-6_Toops_W2b.jpg?v=1602263839"},{"product_id":"change-the-tide","title":"Change the Tide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lindsay Hadfield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver, copper, aluminum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 3\/4\" x 1 1\/4\", 18\" chain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e I have chosen \u003cem\u003eBorder Kindness\u003c\/em\u003e because their humanitarian aid is essential- especially now.  Taken from their website as I'd like to use their words, \"Border Kindness provides migrants, refugees, and the displaced with food, shelter, clothing, transportation, medical, and legal services.  Life for asylum-seekers is growing even more desperate as the  COVID-19 virus makes its way into the border towns where thousands of families are huddled along the US\/Mexico border. Border Kindness has (and will) continue to provide services to asylum-seekers (and local families in great need) throughout the COVID-19 crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% of the proceeds from the sale of this necklace will be donated to Border Kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e I am grateful to Dana for the motivation and inspiration to make a statement during these challenging times. At the bench I began to take out materials to brainstorm on the challenge and found a blue wave I had cut out of an aluminum corrugated sample some years ago. \"Change the tide\" immediately came into my mind and I went about constructing the scene.  This year has brought challenges, loss, and heartache compounded with COVID-19 for all, especially those who were already struggling.  My piece is one of hope that we can \"CHANGE THE TIDE\" of this year, of our history, be it politically, socially, economically, and environmentally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901888409703,"sku":"STATE-16","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-16_Hadfield_B2crop.jpg?v=1602118172"},{"product_id":"black-and-white-not-everything-is-but-there-is-right-and-wrong","title":"Black and White (Not everything is. 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This brooch was created in response to the ongoing social issues this country.  While some would say that these issues are not black and white, there are areas of gray, but one thing is for certain, there is a right and wrong way to treat others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901890932839,"sku":"STATE-8","price":858.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-8_Cadef_W3.jpg?v=1602196431"},{"product_id":"to-wear-the-ring-you-must-choose-another-to-wear-the-brooch","title":"To Wear the Ring, You Must Choose Another to Wear the Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deborah Boskin\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver, wooden frame display\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ring size 6, brooch 1 3\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cem\u003eNatural Resources Defense Council\u003c\/em\u003e works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. They combine the power of more than three million members and online activists with the expertise of some 700 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guns are created with the very purpose to shoot and potentially kill another living being. They do not exist in a vacuum, and victims are not anonymous. The gun swivels on the ring in order to keep tracking the wearer of the brooch. By having to designate their human target in order to wear the ring, it forces the owner to confront this very real and possibly fatal act.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901904072807,"sku":"STATE-9","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATEmeant2020_DeborahBoskin_W1_sq.jpg?v=1603220966"},{"product_id":"prominence-ii","title":"Prominence II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Emily Zawislak\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver, 18k gold, onyx, turquoise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.75\" x 3\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eOvercoming Racism\u003c\/em\u003e provides coaching, consulting, and workshops to teach and develop anti-racist educators and leaders. The organization operates under the belief that there is no problem facing people of color in our society that ending racism won’t solve, and aims to attack the equity issues in our educational system at the source, by creating anti-racist educators who educate the next generation of change agents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prominence: noun, the fact or condition of standing out from something by physically projecting or being particularly noticeable.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Hand forged and fabricated, this pendant features a freeform slice on Onyx to ground the design and an arrow of turquoise pointed toward the cosmos, with a touch of gold between the two for vitality. The tapered accents give a sense of strength and protection, yet have been sanded smooth to wear with ease and comfort against the skin. 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Each year, the nonprofit organization provides direct legal assistance in immigration matters to more than 10,000 low-income people from more than 150 countries. Northwest Immigrant Rights Project traces its beginning to the Sanctuary Movement in the 1980s. Fleeing political repression and civil wars, hundreds of thousands of Central Americans sought safety and asylum in the United States. Many desperately needed legal representation and advocacy. In 1984, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project was founded to address this need.  Over the past seven months, the organization has been at the forefront of efforts to help immigrants in the Northwest disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e The coronavirus pandemic has tested the world like never before, with still no end in sight. 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Through this piece, I am calling attention to all the madness that has ensued and the need to change course.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901919965287,"sku":"STATE-11","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-11_Senyohl_W1.jpg?v=1602110475"},{"product_id":"color-wheel-necklace","title":"Color Wheel Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eJane Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver, glass, ceramic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/2\" x 8\" x 8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e CARE NO MATTER WHAT - \u003cem\u003ePlanned Parenthood\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Our lives changed starting in March of this year due to COVID-19. I gathered people on-line with a goal to provide a space for discussion, support our creative activities and to avoid isolation. From an assignment given in the group, I created a color wheel out of glass and ceramic pieces I have collected or been given. This arrangement of bits of color became a project I worked on while sitting at a table at the end of my driveway. I waved and chatted with people walking by as I made bezels to hold these bits of color. In isolation, we long to be together and share our thoughts. These glass and ceramic pieces came from many countries and found their way to my studio. Each piece of glass and ceramic is different as are the people who have found their way here to our country. The parts of this necklace go together to make a whole necklace as each person in this country makes a community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901927600231,"sku":"STATE-12","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-12_Martin_W1.jpg?v=1603403975"},{"product_id":"trumps-voodoo-cure","title":"Trump's Voodoo Cure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Karen Earl\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver, copper, vitreous enamel, lapis, brass, steel, foam packing \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 1\/2\" x 5\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Toolbox Initiative\u003c\/em\u003e was founded by Tim McCreight and Matthieu Cheminee in 2013 to assist the metalsmithing community in West Africa.  In 2019, I was fortunate to travel with Toolbox Travel to Senegal to see first hand what a gift of friendship and basic metal working tools means to talented jewelers with minimal resources.  Once COVID-19 broke out, Tim and Matthieu have found ways to direct funds and resources to sustain these artisans until tourism and the jewelry market returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatement: \u003c\/strong\u003eAfter viewing months of COVID-19 coverage and seeing us surpass too many tragic milestones, I was driven to process these events into a tangible object.  This piece mimics the COVID-19 media graphic and places attention on Donald Trump's actions - blaming, delays, denials, deceit and consistent promotion of non-scientific information and treatments.  How many lives could have been saved if scientific recommendations were followed and if preventative transmission measures had been encouraged?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"COVID\" in the center of this piece is a riveted copper dome fired with vitreous enamel. A Lapis cabochon is the center of the evil eye symbol on the back.  All elements are mounted onto two textured sterling silver plates. 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I think of the planet that my grandchildren are inheriting and it breaks my heart. So many of our fellow creatures face extinction. The human race cannot be far behind. Massive change is not necessary, it is urgent. This organization, directed by science, is far reaching in it's activities. From protecting the habitat for polar bears to fighting for affordable quality housing they are guardians of life on earth. For me, community is not just my neighborhood, it is all of planet earth.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polar bears are facing extinction.  Their habitat is rapidly being destroyed due to global warming.  As chunks of ice break away from the glaciers, they become stranded in the ocean of ever shrinking ice floes. Isolation leads to starvation.  I chose the polar bear as my State\/ment not only for it's tragic plight, but also because I think if is representative of what is happening to the human race.  Lack of affordable housing and gentrification is displacing and isolating our most vulnerable communities.  NRDC  is committed to protection the environment for all of the life that the earth sustains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32904467808359,"sku":"STATE-15","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-15_Stamper_W4.jpg?v=1602198347"},{"product_id":"landscape-xxvi","title":"Landscape XXVI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matthew Cote\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e bronze, gilding metal, sterling silver, brass, leaded enamel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.25\" x 4\" x .5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e The mission of the \u003cem\u003eNewtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation\u003c\/em\u003e is to devote itself to furthering and supporting operations and activities which address the short-term and long-term unmet needs of individuals and the Newtown community arising from the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e A brooch that analyzes gun control in the Unites States, specifically surrounding the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. The piece depicts the Connecticut landscape made of AR15 rifles, the rifle used in the tragedy, recast in bronze from plastic Lego AR15 rifles. The landscape is surrounded by the 26 hand-holding victims designed as paper-cut people, then enameled. A Sterling AR15 is placed over the area of Newtown where the tragedy occurred. Artist proceeds will be donated to Sandy Hook Community Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32904501657703,"sku":"STATE-17","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-17_Cote_W3_2.jpg?v=1602197650"},{"product_id":"sovereign-body-contested-body","title":"Sovereign Body \/ Contested Body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Melissa Cameron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e stainless steel, titanium, vitreous enamel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 cm x 40 cm x 1 cm, 60 cm chain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAboriginal Legal Service - Western Australia\u003c\/em\u003e provides legal advice and representation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Western Australia, in Criminal, Family, Civil and Human Rights Law with additional services in community legal education, advocacy and the protection and promotion of human rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is Body\/Politic work, a series of jewels in which the medium is also the message. The front of this piece, in royal blue and beige enamel, reads ‘sovereign body’ in binary, while the other side, in blush pink and cinnamon colored enamels - viewed through chains holding the piece together - reads ‘contested body’. Our current caste and class system is replicated by the hierarchy of colors in this piece - if you are not cis, white and male your income, opportunities, health and life outcomes will always face barriers, the same ones that support the unencumbered body that is literally on the flip side.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32904603598951,"sku":"STATE-18","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-18_Cameron_W1crop.jpg?v=1602198057"},{"product_id":"charmed-life-2020-version","title":"Charmed Life: 2020 Version","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Merrill Henson\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 1\/4\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDon't Shoot PDX\u003c\/em\u003e is a Black-led human right organization that has, since 2014, implemented art, education and civic participation throughout Portland. Activism on the front lines and police accountability are what drew me to them as an organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e As a resident of Portland, OR., nightly protests have become a new normal that I'm trying to accept, but it remains difficult. Not because of the disruption of peace or the  eeriness of nightly helicopters circling above. But because the issues at hand--police brutality, racial inequality, the murder of people of color by police (to name just a few)--have never directly affected me because of white privilege.  A privilege that, I'm ashamed to say, I've taken for granted. I've lived a charmed life, so to speak. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This charm bracelet is my recognition of that privilege I've squandered over the years. A Molotov cocktail, gas mask, bullet, pair of handcuffs and tear gas canister have been created entirely by hand. They're attached to a delicate, handmade silver chain. My aim was to keep the charms small and delicate, creating a juxtaposition between the heaviness of this issue and its presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32904992817255,"sku":"STATE-19","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-19_Henson_W4copy.jpg?v=1602196655"},{"product_id":"empowerment-headband","title":"Empowerment Headband","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nancy Hom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e brass, elastic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\" x 4\" x 5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePlanned Parenthood\u003c\/em\u003e is America’s most trusted provider of reproductive health care. They deliver vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men, and young people worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e When the call went out, I immediately knew what piece I wanted to make and the non-profit I wanted to support. After my first Women’s March attendance I made this “crown” for the 2018 Tiara Challenge. I thought it was perfect and I would remake it for the STATE |meant 2020 Challenge.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Halfway through making this piece, I learned of RGB’s death. I almost changed my idea to do a lace collar inspired necklace instead. Then I thought about her 1993 quote during her Senate confirmation:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \"The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman's life, to her well-being and dignity. 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The USPS is an American essential service and a time-honored organization.  It transports parcels, documents, voting, and many forms of communication as well as employing more than 7.3 million people. Now, most essential in the time of the Covid pandemic, our USPS has a specific mission to ensure a safe and secure voting process for all Americans.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e My piece is constructed from sterling silver and bronze.  It has a patina of liver of sulfur darkened to look aged thru time and to endure through the future.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This Mail Box was a very special piece for me to construct because of my strong belief in the right to vote and participate in the democratic process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32905066512487,"sku":"STATE-21","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-21_Bonnema_W3.jpg?v=1602198633"},{"product_id":"a-reasonable-response","title":"A Reasonable Response","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rachel De Nys\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling silver, copper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e  18\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e The state of Florida now allows convicted felons to vote. In order to do so they must have paid all fines and fees that were part of their sentence. Many of these returning citizens are unable to afford those fees. The \u003cem\u003eAmendment 4 Fines and Fees Campaign\u003c\/em\u003e is raising money to pay those fees and allow these individuals to cast their vote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020 has been a year of intense and painful shifts. As we look at the current world around us, we are all forced to be honest with ourselves and each other about privilege, oppression, economic realities, and the fact that our very proximity to others could be dangerous. In the face of all of these things sometimes an emphatic No is the only rational statement we can make--to the world, or to ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32905070641255,"sku":"STATE-22","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-22_DeNys_W2.jpg?v=1602730394"},{"product_id":"diamonds-versus-tigers","title":"Diamonds versus Tigers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Virginia Causey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e copper, paper, plastic, diamonds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 1\/2” x 32” x 1\/16”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eWorld Wildlife Federation\u003c\/em\u003e has been in existence for over 60 years and has been fighting to protect endangered spices and their environments for their survival. WWF works to help local communities to conserve their natural environments. They are the world’s leading conservation organization and has been working in nearly 100 countries. And I’ve been donating to them for over five decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e The neckpiece “Diamonds versus Tigers” is an expression of creating and developing a strong personal language concerning vanishing species from our planet. Through the formal arrangement of form, elements and drawings a strong statement is created. The piece represents a metaphysical visualization that if universal circumstances concerning endangered species are ignored they will be lost forever. The necklace can be read literally and clearly that without everyone’s intervention, involvement and support our planet will diminish the diversification of wildlife. Universal social beliefs is diamonds are forever and precious while vanishing endangered are not and this has to change. The public\/viewer has to mandate that wildlife is precious and needs our protection; otherwise, their existence is lost. There are fewer than 3,900 tigers left in the world while diamonds are as commonplace and numerous as grains of beach sand. Please support the WWF, Thank you!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32905075064935,"sku":"STATE-24","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-24_Causey_W6b.jpg?v=1602265254"},{"product_id":"tangible-hope-hidden-2","title":"Tangible Hope - Hidden 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anika Smulovitz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e antique dollhouse table, hair, copper, bronze, silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\" x 4 1\/4\" x 3\/4\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSouthern Poverty Law Center\u003c\/em\u003e - Fighting Hate. Teaching Tolerance. Seeking Justice.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCivil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph Levin Jr. founded the SPLC in 197a to ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all. Since then, we've won numerous landmark legal victories on behalf of the exploited, the powerless and the forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hope! We the People... Resist! Honor the Women Who Fought Before Us. Vote! \u003cbr\u003eWith fear ever present in our \"Age of Terror\", I find myself looking for hope. It might be hidden, but it is there. Since the beginning of human civilization, we have created objects during times of fear and uncertainty in an attempt to embody hope. This brooch is my attempt to make the intangible tangible.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you purchase this brooch, you will be supporting the work of the SPLC to continue to bring hope and justice to our country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32923871838311,"sku":"STATE-27","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-27_Smulovitz-W2.jpg?v=1602879260"},{"product_id":"identity","title":"Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maru Almeida\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e steel, 14k gold, stainless steel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\"x 2.25\"x .25”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNorthwest Immigrant Rights Project\u003c\/em\u003e - There are complex issues that bring people from Mexico and other countries into the USA. Nevertheless, once in this country, they will face a different kind of hardship and many injustices. Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, is an organization advocating and helping in a wide range of issues affecting immigrants and helping keep families together. It would be my honor donating proceeds to this organization, thank you Danaca for this opportunity!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e While constructing this piece, cutting, bending and drawing lines in metal, I slowly reconstruct my identity. Cutting an old steel baking sheet that belonged to my grandmother, I imagine the moments, the time, the recipes that I may have, my home country, my mother at the dinner table as a child; these are all part of a past, my past, my present. Yet just black lines, the ones I have to print each time I return into this country, the fingerprints that group me as an alien and I uncomfortably give while holding my son’s hand. It is a self portrait with many lines and some highlighted with a bit of gold from my childhood name bracelet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32927876710503,"sku":"STATE-29","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/State-29_Almeida_W1_again.jpg?v=1603829715"},{"product_id":"statement-come-here-go-away","title":"Come Here, Go Away","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials:\u003cspan\u003e fur, nails, wood, sterling silver, copper, steel \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: oxidized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e 3\" \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTATE|meant 2020 SIGNIFICANT \u0026amp; POWERFUL Jewelry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eFeed the Mass\u003c\/em\u003e - Feed the Mass is a nonprofit cooking education organization (501c3) based in Portland, Oregon, with a goal of bringing people together. They promote healthy eating and inclusion and strive to inspire everyone to cook meals from scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are the only nonprofit cooking school in Portland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey offer affordable cooking classes to the community because they believe food education and empowerment are crucial. They engage the community to give back so that people from all cultures and backgrounds can come together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e My brooch explores the ambivalence we can often feel about connection, and our tendency to desire closeness at the same time that we run from it. We might aim to be appealing while simultaneously erecting barriers, both figurative and literal. In short, we are full of contradictions, wanting one thing but projecting something else. In this piece, I chose the yin yang symbol to represent these dualities. On one side is fur that you are compelled to go up and touch. On the other, a surface of sharp points that you'd want to avoid. To present these opposites in the form of a brooch adds another dimension—creating an immediacy where the wearer and the viewer are forced to interact. Each person plays a role, with the wearer inviting dialog and the viewer being unable not to respond in the face of a curious and provocative piece. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33008844406887,"sku":"STATE-28","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-28_Pellicciotto-W2_49a77977-29d8-4207-8627-93c066864c8f.jpg?v=1605570697"},{"product_id":"the-descent-collar-1","title":"The Descent Collar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: sterling silver, driftwood, leather \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: oxidized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e 6\" x 8\" pendant, 20” long\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTATE|meant 2020 SIGNIFICANT \u0026amp; POWERFUL Jewelry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Peninsula Trails Coalition\u003c\/em\u003e has created and sustains the Olympic Discovery Trail as a world-class, multi-use, non- motorized trail system connecting communities across the North Olympic Peninsula, while serving as a catalyst for recreation, community health, transportation, and economic development. They are in the process of acquiring land and building the last segment of the trail near Port Townsend. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Descent Collar was inspired by Ruth Bader Ginsberg's dissent collars. The day she passed I took a walk down through the woods to the beach thinking of her and the impact she had on so many people's lives through her decisions. At the same time, the west was burning up. I felt such a sense of sadness for our planet and the impact that mankind has had. My descent collar combines driftwood that started in the forest as vegetation and ended up washing ashore where I found its shape appealing enough to collect. These small pieces of driftwood are combined with sterling silver castings of Douglas fir tree branches that descended to the forest floor and found a way to sprout and grow. There is a small chance that like the tree that ascends from a tiny seed that we will rise up and get it right. Ruth Bader Ginsberg and her collars are a great reminder of her strength and the need to fight for what we believe in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33008940187751,"sku":"STATE-2","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-2_Ottey_W2_5f3985fa-0e94-411b-b911-ef1f31ecfdf5.jpg?v=1605572255"},{"product_id":"nazi-punks-fuck-off-bracelets-1","title":"Nazi Punks Fuck Off Bracelets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese bracelets can be purchased \u003cspan style=\"color: #04a60c;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery.danacadesign.com\/collections\/tegan-wallace\/products\/nazi-punks-fuck-off-bracelets\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #04a60c;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: sterling silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: oxidized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize:\u003cspan\u003e medium\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTATE|meant 2020 SIGNIFICANT \u0026amp; POWERFUL Jewelry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese bracelets are available as a set or individually. Select option from drop-down menu. Find bracelet ID numbers in final image. Save $20 when you purchase the set. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cem\u003eAmerican Civil Liberties Union\u003c\/em\u003e has a long history of telling Nazi punks to f*ck off through legal action and citizen education. We've all had a front row seat to how important their work is over the last few years, especially now in 2020. This is an organization that gives me hope and makes me think maybe we aren't totally screwed as a country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e I never thought I'd live in a time and country where we're debating whether or not fascists and racists are bad (they are, btw), but here we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eI've been a punk rock fan for much of my life. One story from punk history that's always tickled me is how these musicians reclaimed their scene from the skin heads who tried to take it over. Performers would tell their audiences to turn on the neo-Nazis and laugh at them, mob them, chase them off, and it worked. Now that's some leadership.\u003c\/div\u003e\nThe pieces I created for STATE|meant are an homage to the anthem of punk's concerted effort to rid itself of fascists: Nazi Punks Fuck Off, by The Dead Kennedys. Cuz yea, that pretty much sums it up.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Bracelet Collection - All Three","offer_id":33008955555943,"sku":"STATE-23","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#1 - Bangle","offer_id":33008955621479,"sku":"STATE-23","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#2 - Bangle","offer_id":33008955654247,"sku":"STATE-23","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#3 - Cuff","offer_id":33008955687015,"sku":"STATE-23","price":205.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-23_Wallace_W2_6297b505-8a22-459b-8deb-9768dcefdff8.jpg?v=1605572747"},{"product_id":"defund-pin-set-1","title":"DEFUND Pin Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: brass, stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: semi-matte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e 1.5\" x 2\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTATE|meant 2020 SIGNIFICANT \u0026amp; POWERFUL Jewelry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBlack Lives Matter Seattle-King County\u003c\/em\u003e is a social advocacy organization fighting for the protection and liberation of Black Life through advocacy and direct action. I believe we have to start in our own community with the King County chapter of Black Lives Matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e I believe to make change we need to start in our own communities, our own circles of friends and family and we need to normalize conversations of racism, police brutality, inequality and hatred. This hand-engraved pin set is meant to be a fun and casual way to introduce the topic of defunding the police into your everyday life. It references hippy culture, 60's political campaign buttons, and a weird sense of optimism about a moment in history that is truly devastating in every way. These pins make me giggle, and they also make me think.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33009007951975,"sku":"STATE-13","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-13_Cream_W2_5bd38dd9-acd9-4550-946a-13b92b6362da.jpg?v=1605573150"},{"product_id":"an-eerie-silence-1","title":"An Eerie Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis brooch can be purchased \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery.danacadesign.com\/collections\/dana-cassara\/products\/an-eerie-silence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #04a60c;\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: sterling silver, copper, stainless steel  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: heat patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e 2 1\/2 \" x 1\/8\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTATE|meant 2020 SIGNIFICANT \u0026amp; POWERFUL Jewelry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAudubon Society\u003c\/em\u003e - The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Forest fires ravaged the western US in Sept 2020. The air quality was “hazardous”. We stayed inside as much as possible but the physical and emotional effects were clear. Waking up to a red sun makes the heart sink. I live near the water in Settle. Each night at dusk a stream of seagulls fly west for the night, the “seagull highway”. There are hundreds, maybe thousands, even during those dark days. Seeing this got me thinking about all the animals doing their best to survive under increasingly challenging circumstances, many brought on by climate change. Climate change is a devastating fact. The difference between the birds and us is we can do something about it.                                                                                                                                                                                                           \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33009059299431,"sku":"STATE-25","price":490.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-25_Cassara_W1_1db1a608-8ebf-4ce5-8570-3c0ad05d6c88.jpg?v=1605573941"},{"product_id":"lacey-dissent-collar-1","title":"Lacey Dissent Collar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis necklace can be purchased \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery.danacadesign.com\/collections\/dana-cassara\/products\/lacey-dissent-collar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #04a60c;\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esterling silver, leather\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: polished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e 2 1\/4\" x 1 1\/2\" largest element, 18 1\/2\" long\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTATE|meant 2020 SIGNIFICANT \u0026amp; POWERFUL Jewelry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeneficiary:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePlanned Parenthood Action Fund\u003c\/em\u003e - For 100 years, Planned Parenthood has promoted a commonsense approach to women's health and well-being, based on respect for each individual's right to make informed, independent decisions about health, sex, and family planning. Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) is the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood, fighting to advance and expand access to sexual health care and defend reproductive rights.      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement: \u003c\/strong\u003eI made two pieces for this show. Show here is “Lacey Dissent Collar”.  Made in memory of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and in support of Planned Parenthood and in turn, ALL women across the United States. Made from heavy gauge sterling silver, the necklace is roll-printed with antique lace generously donated to the project by a good friend; it was his grandmother's. The design boldly displays the symbol for woman. It is both overtly feminine and fierce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI grew up during a golden age in a place with a conscience and a mother who, through necessity knew her own strength. From a young age, I understood I could become whatever I wanted. There were no limits or expectations, EXCEPT I had to go to college. From experience, my mom knew the value of an education, so “I would never need to be dependent on a man”. As a child I didn’t fully understand that girls of my mother’s generation experienced a very different upbringing. That, in fact, my experience was a small slice in time and geography. I took it for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur right to vote and choose our own future was fought for by our mothers and people like my friend’s grandmother.  It is our responsibility to ensure the generations who follow are guaranteed at the very minimum the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STATE|meant 2020","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33009064312935,"sku":"STATE-26","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/products\/STATE-26_Cassara_W1_9605ee07-9cc2-4f1f-9422-7cf70da4e032.jpg?v=1605574038"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/8662\/1799\/collections\/Eerie_Silece_Front.jpg?v=1602209592","url":"https:\/\/danacadesign.com\/collections\/state-meant-2020-significant-powerful-jewelry.oembed?page=2","provider":"Danaca Design Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}