card stock, glue, felt, plastic, wood, metal; 9x12x4”

“Two people from my immediate family have been shot by other family members, one died, one survived. I was taught to shoot a twelve gauge shotgun and a thirty eight by my father and brother when I was twelve years old. When I moved to the CUF neighborhood I was stalked and robbed. My dad wanted to give me a handgun to carry. I thought about it for one month and decided I did not want to live my life armed. Gun control has become one of my passions. It saddens me to see the direction our country has taken as far as gun ownership. The school lunchbox, created in collaboration with Rolf Kuhn, illustrates this very disturbing trend.”

ARTIST BIO: Sharon Buckner is a homebody at heart. She has two college degrees and her passions are rescuing and caring for animals and justice. Sharon believes in protecting what she care about and is willing to take risks to accomplish such.