Brass Strand of Beads

Hand-cut gold prisms, a bit scruffy and entirely at ease.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass beads in a strand are often graded or mixed by size, so the rhythm of the strand is as much a part of the piece as the beads. Bicone beads with uneven facets, some shallow, some sharply creased. Surfaces are brushed and warm, with faded greenish tarnish near the ends. A strand of natural fiber is tucked around the bead at the base of the curve.

Scruffy, solid, and clearly made to last.