Trade Winds Collection

For my latest collection I am inspired by the incredibly beautiful glass beads that were made in Europe and traded into Africa in exchange for other commodities like gold and ivory, from the 15th century onwards. I love the uniqueness of each bead when you look at them individually, and I've combined them with lots of other kinds of beads as well as silver elements. As usual, this is not a finite collection, but one that I will be adding to all the time, with one-off pieces. I can also do commissions, so let me know if there's something in particular that you'd like me to make for you....