Women decorate themselves

 These are some of the ornaments which we shared as our own decorations last Sunday. I was pleased that everyone was willing to share their jewels. I am supposed to make them into a collage, but I don't have the photo program I used to use any more, and that means I can't do it. So I'll just share them all here for a place to remember seeing them

 I'm including this very out-of-focus shot of a beautiful necklace, since I think the blur is another way that the force of it's meaning comes through. Who knows...

Having beautiful braids on her head, one woman didn't wear any jewelry. I think her braids made a beautiful crown.

Native American jewelry

More art from the James Museum of Western Art
St Petersburg, FL

There is a small collection of beautiful jewelry. Having seen a huge museum collection last fall in Santa Fe at the Wheelwright Museum, I was a bit disappointed. But these are beautiful samples of a great genre.  I also imagine Mrs. Thomas James has her favorites to wear still, and doesn't display those here!

Buckle above, bolo below!

Similar design on necklace...

I apparently didn't catch the description of this Navahoh cuff with turquoise in sterling silver.

The pendant project

Here are some pendants which I made, and friends, relatives and I have glazed in the last month.

I hope they are pleased with the results.

I seldom make anything for jewelry, but the idea of using wire that's able to take ceramic kiln temps was just too neat to pass up.  I learned that the clay did shrink its usual 12-14%, and the wire stayed the same size.  So tiny loops of wire came out looking much bigger when finished.

And I'll be returning the originals to those who painted the glazes when I see them again.  They will have to work out how to attach them to something to wear.  Sorry, I just don't have jewelry things around any more.