How I Got Here: Shari Cohen Explores the World Through Seal & Scribe

  By Karen Dybis | March 20, 2024

 "Thanks to jet lag and a lifelong affection for antiques, Shari Cohen made her way from a fine arts and consulting career that took her around the world into her own fine jewelry brand that turns intaglio seals into one-of-a-kind pieces.

Cohen, who founded Seal & Scribe in 2016, says her foundation in art, photography, and storytelling helped her develop a thriving business. Her family, who also are jewelry lovers, also were significant influences on her interest in restoring and marketing heirlooms for another generation of owners.

Her parents had an apparel business that frequently took them from their home in northwest New Jersey into New York City and on business trips to Asia. “My mother always had custom jewelry made when she was in Hong Kong,” says Cohen. “Sometimes we would put in an order. One trip it might be watches, another it might be pearls.

“But there was always jewelry in the equation, whether it was for an upcoming birthday, holiday, or just because.”

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