*5*TRADE BEADS AND BRONZE/RAMONA MOORE
THE ART OF CREATING INTRICATE DESIGNS FROM RECYCLED POWDERED GLASS IS AGES OLD. THIS 16" + 5" CREATION ALSO FEATURES UNDYED PINK CORAL (HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS), FROSTY-FINISHED SODALIGHT GEMS, BLACK TOURMALINE, AND THE OCEAN'S GIFT - PEARLS. IT SLIPS EASILY OVER THE HEAD, SO NO FUSSING WITH A PENDANT. CORAL HELPS FACILITATE A LIGHTER MOOD, AND SODALIGHT IS GREAT FOR COMMUNICATION. PEARLS ENCOURAGE US TO BE A MORE REFINED VERSION OF OURSELVES, GRACE BEING THE EPITOME OF THIS
*6*AFRICA ADORNED/'CEDI' GLASS BEADS/RAMONA MOORE
THIS CREATION, FEATURES A 'CEDI' (NOMODA EBENEZER DJABA) BEAD AS THE CENTER PIECE OF THIS AFRICAN EXTRAVAGANZA NECKLACE. FROM GHANA, CEDI HAS BEEN CRAFTING THESE GORGEOUS GLASS BEADS FROM POWDERED GLASS FRAGMENTS, FROM A METHOD THAT DATES BACK THROUGHOUT THE AGES. THE OTHER GLASS BEADS IN THE PIECE ARE ALSO FROM AFRICA. IN THE KROBO REGION OF GHANA, STRANDS OF COLORFUL GLASS BEADS ARE WORN IN EVERYDAY LIFE, AS WELL AS TO CELEBRATE SPECIAL OCCASIONS. AT AGE SEVEN, CEDI BEGAN
