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So many customers have
e-mailed me, explaining that although they love my cabs, their specific jewelry
craft doesn't include stone-setting. They've asked for more things they can
easily string and add to their jewelry designs. I've added many drilled stones
to this website, but inspiration struck me while I was attending the Tucson Gem
Show, and I'm now proud to add this page of beautiful pendants, all hand-crafted
by talented artists. Everything on this page is made of lampworked glass, but they go far far beyond everyday beads.
Each is an individually handmade piece, and no two are ever exactly alike. They
can be strung horizontally, or mounted vertically on a bead pin and then strung. The prices are
exactly what the artists themselves would charge. Please note that the pictures
show more than one view of the same piece.
The work of Kim
Fields
Kim hails from the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan, where she turned her life-long love of art into a
successful career as a bead artist. Her work is very intricate, and each bead is
composed of components that she makes in advance and then incorporates into her
final lampworked design. Her beads are sold in top galleries around the country,
as well as at many bead shows. Now you can have these mini-masterpieces as the
focus of your own jewelry designs.
 
Morning Glory
If you know how lampworked beads are made, you can appreciate the skill and
talent that went into this gorgeous piece. Blue morning glory flowers, perfect
in every detail, bloom along leaves and branches that wind around the
cream-colored bead. Pictures show front and back. Matte finish.
2" long x .8" diameter
BD1 $130.00
  
Asian Tree Blossom--Night
Here is another exquisite piece by Kim Fields. Matte-finish flowers with
polished glass centers twirl gracefully around a black background.
1.7" long x .7" diameter
BD2 $120.00
 
Asian Tree Blossom--Day
Another Asian-themed piece, with bright orange flowers blooming along gnarled
branches, against a white background. Beautiful!
2" long x .67" diameter
BD3 $130.00
 
Sunflowers
This summery piece features bright yellow sunflowers against a royal blue sky.
Matte finish.
1.9" long x .7" diameter
BD4 $160.00
Pink Floral Blossom
From the front, this tablet bead has a round face, with flowers on the reverse
as well. Polished glass.
1.36" tall x .75" thick
BD5 $140.00
 
Mexican Pottery
All the colors of a fiesta grace this happy piece. Made of polished glass
with .
1.75" long x .85" diameter
BD6 $140.00
 
Graphic Dots
Texture and color meet in this chubby ball with its abstract raised designs.
1" diameter x .8" tall
BD7 $115.00
 
Owl
Kim's genius shines in this delightful, perfectly formed owl.
1.2" tall x .75" diameter
BD8 $80.00
The work of Phil and Veda Bickley
Phil and Veda Bickley are a
young couple with two daughters and a mutual love of working in glass.
Their studio is located in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, where
they are constantly inspired by the nature that surrounds them. They've created
these delightful pendants that are sure to make everyone smile, and immediately
begin planning a new jewelry design! Note: These pieces hang from a loop of
glass that is attached to the back while still molten.
  
Frog and Lilypad Collector's Pendant
This piece is probably too big to wear, except perhaps, to your coronation. But
it's a stunning collector's piece that would love to be displayed.
3.75" x 2.2"
BD9 $139.00
  
Yellow Lizard on Black and Clear Leaf
Isn't the detail on these pieces amazing? Here, a brightly striped lizard hangs
onto a leaf that is partially transparent.
2.75" x 1.3"
BD10 $49.00
 
Striped Blue and Green Lizard on Red and Clear Leaf
This piece is wonderful, not only in its design, but also because the hole for
stringing is cleverly hidden: Look below the lizard's head and you'll see the
hole going laterally through the piece.
2.9" x 1.6"
BD11 $49.00
  
Pink Frog on Green Leaf
The delicacy of this little frog, down to its pretty blue toes, is a tribute the
Bickleys' artistry.
2.3" x 1.4"
BD12 $49.00
  
Teal Frog on Orange Leaf
2.2" x 1.3"
BD13 $49.00
 
Black Widow Spider on Yellow Web
If you're a spider lover like I am, you'll go ga-ga over this eerily realistic
piece.
2.6" x 2"
BD14 $49.00
Sunflower
A loop of glass hidden in back makes this sunny flower easy to add to your
design.
2.3" x 2.3"
BD15 $69.00
Blue Fairy
This sweetie is fully formed, even on the reverse. A glass loop is hidden
between her wings in back.
2.7" x 1.5"
BD16 $99.00
Mermaid
Sparkling bubbles adorn this beauty, which hangs by a glass loop in the back.
2.3" x 1.6"
BD17 $99.00
  
Black Frog on Striped Leaf
What a wonderful design!
2.3" x 1.4"
BD18 $49.00
The work of Carol Saker
Carol lives in the Phoenix
area, and has been greatly influenced by her Japanese father in her love of Oriental art.
When you first see these beads in person, they look as though the designs have been
pierced and sawed out of silver sheet. But actually, Carol makes the beads, then hand-paints them with a special silver paint that is
then permanently fired on to the surface of the bead. Their tranquil designs can
work with many jewelry types. Note: Photos show both front and back of these
pieces.
 
Koi/Bamboo Bead
The jewels in Japanese garden ponds, Koi are much more than giant goldfish--They
are also symbols of good luck. This large tablet bead has a koi on one
side--with every scale carefully delineated--and a bamboo on the other.
1.5 inches long, 1 inch wide, .5 inches thick
BD19 $90.00
 
Quiet Bamboo/Cherry Blossom
Who doesn't love the image of bamboo? In this bead, you can just imagine a
gentle breeze blowing through the branches. A cherry blossom flower adorns the
revers.
1.4 inches in diameter, .5 inches thick
BD20 $90.00
 
Moonlit Bamboo/Full Moon
Here, Carol creates the feeling of a moonlit forest.
1.2 inches in diameter, .4 inches thick
BD21 $60.00
 
Dragonfly Peace/Full Moon
Carol has added the Japanese character for "Peace" on this pretty bead.
1.4 inches in diameter, .46 inches thick
BD22 $60.00
 
Love Kanji/Cherry Blossom
Another Japanese character, this one for love, adorns the front of this
sparkling red bead, while a cherry blossom highlights the reverse.
1.2 inches in diameter, .43 inches thick
BD23 $60.00
 
Blossoming Cherry Branch
In this bead, Carol has added a three-dimensional cherry branch, with a silver
cherry blossom painted on the reverse.
1.25 inches in diameter, .46 inches thick
BD24 $70.00
 
Blossoming Cherry Branch/Peace
In this bead, a tiny dragonfly dances beneath a three-dimensional cherry branch,
and the Japanese character for "Peace" is painted below. Cherry blossom back.
1.2 inches in diameter, .48 inches thick
BD25 $70.00
Silver-lined Cherry Branch Donut
In this unusual bead, three-dimensional cherry blossom branches wind around and
around, while a sterling silver lining graces the center hole.
1.3 inch diameter .7 inches thick .45" hole
BD26 $90.00
Wasn't that great?! This is our last
page of items for jewelers, but we have lots more stuff on this website:
Bench Tips
Gift
Catalog (finished jewelry and sculpture)
Mineral Specimens
And, we have a
Guest Gallery featuring work by our own
customers! Be sure to check them out.
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