Cooky Schock has recently retired as the owner of The Shepherdess in San Diego, CA. She has been teaching wire and metal smithing jewelry classes since 1999 and has taught at Bead Fest Philadelphia, the Best Bead Show Tucson, Bravo School of Art, Parson School of Design: Altos de Chavon Campus in the Dominican Republic and in Alaska. Her focus for the last seven years has been on metalwork, primarily silversmithing, and most recently, has been exploring the use of metals of the less precious variety (such as copper, aluminum and brass) and alternative materials including resins and acrylics.
Cooky is a proud graduate of the School of Serendipitous Learning aka Life! She has had articles published in Altered Couture, Expression Magazine, Designer Felt, Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry and most recently Art Doll Quarterly Fall 2013. She is currently working on a series of wall sculptures that include metals, beadwork and Navajo weaving.