Contemporary African necklaces
Contemporary necklaces
Gem necklaces
Vintage Chinese Miniature Vase necklaces
Electroplated Iridescent Agate Necklaces
Rare bead necklaces
Karma necklaces
with sterling silver, rare glass, ostrich egg shell beads & chain Length: 26.5 inches - $80
African Mali clay, glass, stone, bone and sterling silver beads Length: 24 inches - $75
Turkman gold & silver, faceted turquoise and amber, and coral beads Length: 19 inches - $250
Kenyan clay beads Boule brass (Ghana), handmade clay beads/batik bone (Kenya), fish vertebrae, coral and graduated glass pearl beads Length: 21 inches - $75
Graduated African necklace with brass, turquoise, amber, Kenyan clay, antique coins Length: 28 inches - $150
Lobi tribe brass pendant (W. Africa). Beads: resin amber capped beads (Tibet), brass boule sun moon design, (Ghana) Batik bone/ Ostrich egg shell/handmade clay beads, shells (Kenya) Length: 21 inches. - $150
Funky repurposed metal necklace with turquoise, pearl & wire handmade beads Length: 23 inches - $75
Dangle scarab necklace with bone, horn, brass Length: 28 inches - $175
Solid brass 2-sided carved Egyptian pendant, ancient Roman glass, stone carved scarab Length: 25 inches - $250
Old African trade bead, faceted Iolite, carnelian, ostrich eggshell with sterling silver clasp Length: 18 inches - $90
Faceted Labradorite, pearls, sterling silver spacers Length: 16 inches - $325
Hammered silver pendant, faceted and polished Kyanite, marcasite, sterling silver beads & components Length: 18.5 inches - $350
Pale yellow miniature vase with flower design on fancy chain Length: 25 inches - $65
Pale green/bird & flower design Length: 25 inches - $50
Vintage Chinese cloisonné vase pendant with new 14k gold filled chain and clasp Length: 19 inches - $75
Copper/flower design with matching chainLength: 25 inches - $50
Black/flower design Length: 23 inches - $50
Forest green/flower design on double chain Length: 21 inches - $50
Royal blue/flower design Length: 18 inches - $50
Round Royal Blue/flower design Length: 23 inches - $50
Sky blue/bird design Length: 24 inches - $50
Teal pendant, gold chips, druzy round beads Length: 22 inches - $150
Purple chips, faceted crystal, copper Length: 18 inches - $60
Gold pendants, gold & purple chips, faceted crystal Length: 22 inches - $150
Gold pendants, gold & purple chips, faceted crystal, double chain Length: 22 inches - $150
Gold & purple chips, faceted crystal, fancy chain Length: 18 inches - $80
Gold & purple chips, faceted crystal Length: 18 inches - $60
Unisex rare bokeh mosaic glass, bone, antique Afghan wound glass, antiqued chain and metal components Length: 20 inches - $175
Unisex antique Afghani silver chain with fish/ charm amulet, African glass trade & coil beads Length: 19 inches - $225
Ancient Roman shards, rare eye of God, rare Islamic mosaic, antique Afghani glass, ostrich egg shell and handmade Kenyan beads with Ethiopian metal tubes Length: 25.5 inches. - $85
Unisex rare African trade beads and brass men’s rite-of-passage amulet Length: 23 inches - $80
Unisex ancient blue Islamic stratified eye bead with antique Afghani silver components Length: 23 inches - $75
Unisex rare 1900’s African granite pendant with handmade chain from Ghana Length: 27 inches - $130
Unisex double Hebron glass necklace Rare old Palestinian Hebron glass, bone, brass and ostrich egg shell beads Length: 25.5 inches. - $180
Unisex ancient green Islamic stratified eye bead with rare Nigerian brass men’s rite-of-passage amulet Length: 26 inches - $75
necklace with antique trade venetian eye beads & rare Nigerian men’s rite of passage amulet. Length: 26 inches - &75
Unisex very rare ancient Afghani hand-carved seal Pegasus pendant with African recycled glass, brass baule, stone, inlaid bone tribal beads from Tibet Length: 23 inches - $250
Lenght: 19+" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, faceted Iolite, stone, sterling silver Repurposed: chain, metal discs - $200
Carnelian Links/chain Karma Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, polished CarnelianRepurposed: metal components Length: 17.5" - $200
Lenght: 19.5" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, amber, glass Repurposed: metal components - $200
Length: 19" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, Apatite Repurposed: metal components - $200
Length: 19.5" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, Indian glass, contemporary glass chevrons from Nepal Repurposed: metal components - $200
Length: 20" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, Carnelian, brass Repurposed: metal components
Length: 19" Beads: 3 hand-blown glass, bone Repurposed: metal components - $200
Length: 19.5" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, antique Venetian African trade beads, contemporary glass from Nepal, ostrich egg shell, brass African Baule sun/moon design Repurposed: metal components - $200
Beads: hand-blown glass, Malachite, Krobo powder glass from Ghana Repurposed: metal components - $150
Length: 21.5" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, antique African trade beads, amber nuggets Repurposed: metal components - $200
Length: 20" Beads: 3 hand-blown glass, bone Repurposed: metal components - $200
Lenght: 20" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, Carnelian w/ silver ends from Nepal, polished Carnelian Repurposed: metal components - $200
Lenght: 19.5+" Beads: hand-blown glass, bone, wood, glass Repurposed: metal components - $200
Jody Mitchell
"I am in a relationship with beads, and it is complicated.
For the longest time, I tried my best to avoid the beads I adored from a distance. Too many choices, too busy raising kids, and a tendency to become overly infatuated. More than twenty years later, I have learned to trust my heart rather than my head when choosing beads. My kids are grown, and I am still captivated by those enticing pierced objects.
The process of creating jewelry is very gratifying for me. It is an exercise in patience, tenacity, problem solving, and the joy of repurposing. I can’t say it is relaxing or fun but it is, nevertheless, very rewarding.
For the longest time I did not consider myself an artist because I do not create the individual components that make up my jewelry, or create the designs in advance. For me, it is more of an intuitive process. I have a talent for taking various available objects and putting them together in a way that makes them aesthetically pleasing.
But aesthetically pleasing is not enough to motivate me. I have a strong affinity for rare and ancient beads. They are a tangible piece of our world history. Where did they come from, how were they made, what meaning did they hold for their makers and owners? Were they used just as an adornment, or as a symbol of an important ritual, an accomplishment, or an exchange of goods between our ancestors?
If beads could talk..."
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