Beaded Things

Beaded jewelry is one of the oldest forms of personal expression—an intimate, wearable language that communicates identity, connection, and meaning. This collection explores adornment as both art and artifact, drawing from long-standing traditions while engaging contemporary approaches to design, color, and material.

Each piece is crafted with attention to structure, balance, and detail. Beads function as small units of information—color, texture, repetition—allowing for compositions that communicate subtle narratives or mark personal milestones. Worn on the body, these works become part of an individual’s presence and gesture, forming a quiet dialogue between the wearer and the world. Adornment has historically served as a way to align oneself with a belief, community, or purpose, and these pieces follow in that lineage while maintaining a modern sensibility.

The materials themselves hold significance. Many works incorporate natural, vintage, fair-trade, or reclaimed elements, reflecting my commitment to sustainability and respect for the sources from which these objects arise. The process is steady and focused: patterns build through rhythm and repetition, and the final piece carries the imprint of that intentional making.

This gallery presents beaded jewelry and adornments as more than decorative objects. They are intimate companions, markers of identity, and small alchemical forms that bridge aesthetics, personal meaning, and the broader world we move through.