Brass Strand of Beads

Fat, rounded beads with the sleepy glow of old doorknobs.

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. Plump, slightly flattened round beads in a dark, aged gold. Their faces are dimpled and softly dented, with teal-green tarnish creeping around the thread holes. Pale cord shows between them in a thick, closed ring.

Heavy with character, if not with ornament.