Necklace with Hand-Painted Gumnut Beads By the Women of Camel Camp Australian artist Liz DeLuca One of a Kind Earrings

One of a Kind Earrings

We've added crystal beads as an accent and sterling silver hooks

Christine Smalley made the earrings and added light blue glass 'Crow' beads and faceted Carnelian beads to suggest the sand and the sea

I purchased this piece from Valerie at an exhibition at Breathing Colours

seeds and clouds until she developed a strategy for creating her own unique colour recipes

Necklace with Hand-Painted Gumnut Beads By the Women of Camel Camp Australian artist Liz DeLuca One of a Kind EarringsThis necklace features hand painted gumnuts by the Aboriginal Women of Camel Camp from the Utopia region of Australia. These gumnuts have been painted black and decorated with a blue and pink dotted pattern. When we collected these unique beads, they still smelt of the smokey fire the women sat around as they painted these gumnuts. Australian jeweller, Christine Smalley created this neck piece by adding glass, wood and ceramic beads to accompany the