A generous 17″ long piece with 1 and 2″ handmade focal/central beads. The piece is made of bright turquoise, bone, terra cotta, new lampwork white hearts, silver with tan and black glass accents.

The center focal is a 1″ball with the tree of life painted on it. Coming from a circle of stones around the tree a rainbow reaches out to the other side of the bead where there is an intricate rainbow medicine wheel. The sun shines in the sky over the rainbow.

These very special beads are offered only once or twice a year and by custom order. The beads are hand painted using porcupine quills. I have three basic designs – The Swirls using a beautiful variation of the Pysanky Egg drop-pull techniques. Ornate Filigree, and the detailed painted pieces like my Medicine Wheels. Each bead is made with recycled wood and dipped in a very special dip that gives them a super shiny thick glass like finish and protects the delicate painting underneath. There are no other beads like them.