My earliest pieces of jewelry were
slightly southwestern in style. It is the tribal element in
southwestern that is so appealing to me. Along the way I have discovered other
tribal styles including Hill Tribe silver, Peruvian ceramic, Asian mala, Indonesian
glass. I love them all!
My personal favorite for variety, vivid colors and
imaginative use of shape are the African beads. Primitive hand painted Krobo
beads are captivating and full of personality. Brass beads are cast using the
same method for a thousand years and maintain that ancient character. Large and
small trade beads (originally from Europe) in bright colors have circulated
within tribal Africa for hundreds of years.
These amazing African beads are now becoming more readily accessible, and
they inspire me to go more and more tribal.
Gloria Ewing
Rustic Copper & Trade Bead Earrings
Saturday Morning by Gloria Ewing
Yellow Sweater $390 - Henry Christ, Boot Cut Jeans $100 - Rock Revival,
Love your tribal style! I especially love that second pair of earrings, those patinaed crescents are wonderful! Love the colors in your outfit, perfect!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to have you join us Gloria, always love your earrings!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTribal style is one of my favorites. Love both pairs especially the bottom with it's Southwest colors.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the group Miss Gloria! I love your tribal style. Very unique. Enjoy the day. Erin
ReplyDeleteOh! How fun are those!! Welcome to the group! You are going to love it here :)
ReplyDeleteThey are really cool! The second pair are my favorite ;)
ReplyDeleteMonica
I love my Krobo beads but find them challenging to design with, Gloria. The pairing of the colourful recycled glass with the hammered copper looks amazing! I am looking forward to seeing lots more of your work using this type of bead.
ReplyDeleteLove the Ghanaian Krobo beads...especially how you've paired them with the textured copper. I'm returning to Ghana on Tuesday for two weeks and plan if at all possible on refreshing my bead stash with some more of these beauties.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to our group Gloria! I'm in love with the second pair of earrings..just gorgeous! Perfect outfit you picked as well :)
ReplyDeleteLove these. Really like the tribal look. Southwest really appeals to me, too. Nice post.
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