These necklaces consist of semiprecious gemstone beads, plus either sterling silver or 14 karat gold filled accent beads and clasps. I design each necklace around the shape and color variations of individual beads, and string them myself. The photos below are examples only -- no two necklaces are exactly alike, though I may use the same color combination for several different patterns. The necklaces are either choker length (about 16 inches) or matinee length (about 24 inches).
You can see my work at:
The Art Loft, Collinsville, Illinois
Frame Guild Gallery, Creve Coeur, Missouri... or email me at robin@netherton.net for more information.
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| Similar patterns in three color combinations. At the top is poppy jasper (red with dark veins) with bloodstone (deep green with occasional lines and dots of red). In the middle is poppy jasper with black onyx. At the bottom is snowflake obsidian (mottled black and grey) with black onyx. All three have gold accent beads. | At the top is pale green aventurine combined with bloodstone beads chosen for pure green tones with pale mottling (rather than the usual red highlights). In the middle, green aventurine plus purple lepidolite echo the purple and green stripes in the rainbow fluorite tubular beads. The bottom example uses carefully selected rainbow fluorite beads with stripes in purple only, combined with amethyst chips and purple lepidolite. All have gold accent beads. |
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