Novica Beads
Bead jewelry set, 'Wildflowers in Blue'
Cheerful yellow wildflowers bloom on colorful beads. Alternating with azure globes and deep blue disks, they are a beautiful expression of a traditional West African art. Tina Quaye transforms them into a necklace and matching bracelet on an elastic band.
Bead jewelry set, 'Chocolate Candy'
Pastel shades alternate with chocolate tones in this elegant jewelry set by Agnes Mills. She combines beads of recycled glass with gleaming brass for a necklace, bracelet and earrings to wear together or separately.
Bead jewelry set, 'Heaven'
Stars shine in a blue firmament created of African beads. This celestial jewelry set comes from Ghanaian designer Jacob Nogor. Shiny black spacers heighten the depths of azure in the beautiful necklace and earrings.
Bead jewelry set, 'Daisy'
Combining African beads in black and white, Jacob Nogor evokes a flower bed filled with daisies. He transforms the spheres and cylinders into a fashionable set of necklace and earrings.
Bead and brass necklace, 'African Hearts'
In Ghana, hearts are symbols of patience and tolerance. Kati Torda gathers a cluster of golden hearts to hang from a necklace of traditional African beads.
Necklace, 'Terra'
Two bands of off-white beads proudly display the natural color of clay, while a third band of colored ceramics beautifully contrasts the lighter hues. Romualdo Vieira connects the beads to a wooden clasp using tightly coiled "rami, " a natural fiber.