11 x 14” Watercolor on Clayboard

A hank is a string of beads.  Seeing beautiful hanks of glass trade beads, with sunlight shining through them is every bit as compelling to me as a gold brick.  Trade beads were popular currency in early western expansion, and are still sought after today.

My trade bead paintings are displayed in Rapid City , SD at Prairie Edge Gallery.  The facility;  is not only a gallery, it also is a store, selling beautiful  and unique items.   If you get there, don’t miss the outstanding collection of trade beads that is on display: truly amazing in how it is presented.  It is truly a bead library.  Beads of all shapes and colors are on display in lit glass cabinets.  The store also has a large collection of beads for sale.  Truly something to take in when you are in the Black Hills.