Strung and Unstrung
Beads are created with holes to allow for them to be strung together with other like designs, or to be broken apart from their original hanks and restrung to create countless combinations of individualistic pattern.
Bead Bonanza
The profusion of colored glass in this painting is more than the sum of its parts.
Warm Trade
Early trade beads continue to inspire my imagination. I am drawn to the texture, color, pattern and the HISTORY!
Foreign Currency II (Trade Beads)
The ancient Egyptians made beads, and then the secrets to the process of creating glass beads was lost to time.
Trade Bead Hanks
Trade beads were popular currency in early western expansion, and are still sought after today.