Out of the Great Darkness: Storyteller strand of unique and eclectic beaded links in warm ember shades

All of my storyteller necklaces are a voyage through time through the mysterious caches of my bead collection. I've been collecting old, ancient, rare, unique and exquisite beads seriously for more than 40 years. There is great joy in sharing them and narrating their origins and meaning.

These beads are all warm rustic nuggets from a winter's night of collection-searching. They radiate fascination in shades of ocher, the greens of forest and patinated copper and mellow russets and burgundies.

Beads are magic receptacles of memory. I rarely forget where I obtained each one of them, and I live in a vast metropolis of beads surrounded by a bead ocean - and each individual wears its story when I see it.

Perhaps the focal of this strand of independent-minded beads is the Tibetan tortoise. Many aboriginal cultures had beliefs about the First World being somehow borne on the back of a celestial amphibian.

This piece is a collection of rustic, mostly handmade and unusual beads from old cultures and some new makers. Almost every material and technique known to beadmakers makes an appearance in this collection of 37 unusual beads. Each bead dances on its link in a lithe waltz, and will spark your imagination and conversation when you wear this necklace.

Very long: 50" (127 cm)
and infinite (no clasp) so it can be comfortably doubled and worn in any orientation.

I will be happy to make this into 2 necklaces and add clasps if you desire.
And if you want to know a little about the individual beads let me know after purchase and I'll prepare a little description of them, one by one.