Ancient Jewels: A Collection of One-of-a-Kind Treasures
by Naomi Bradford and Gregg Harper - Works inspired by Ancient History
(Photos by Virginia Sutherland)
Carnevale: Bradford & Harper
Carnevale - Glass Millefiori Center Bead with Ceramic Beads and Sterling Silver Magnetic Clasp - $305.00 (includes shipping)
This necklace is a collaboration that includes a rare center-piece "millefiori" bead by Luigi Cattelan and Mario Cavagnis, our friends from Murano, Italy...the Cattelan family has been making glass beads for hundreds of years. This bead was made from "millefiori" rods found in the family glasshouse from a century ago. Naomi and I stayed in Luigi's studio apartment in 2003, and purchased this and other incredible center-piece beads. The Cattelan family is noted for its "Chevron" beads (an important early American trade bead) as well...only at River Street Studio and Gallery!
This necklace is a collaboration that includes a rare center-piece "millefiori" bead by Luigi Cattelan and Mario Cavagnis, our friends from Murano, Italy...the Cattelan family has been making glass beads for hundreds of years. This bead was made from "millefiori" rods found in the family glasshouse from a century ago. Naomi and I stayed in Luigi's studio apartment in 2003, and purchased this and other incredible center-piece beads. The Cattelan family is noted for its "Chevron" beads (an important early American trade bead) as well...only at River Street Studio and Gallery!
Turtle Island by Naomi Bradford
Turtle Island - Sea Glass, Silver and Pewter - $135.00 (includes shipping)
Hah-nu-nah (Iroquois/Haudenosaunee - "Turtle Island") was created when Sky Woman fell to Earth in torrents and it was covered with water. Animals tried to swim to the bottom of the oceans to bring soil to the surface to re-create the continent. Muskrat succeeded by piling soil on the back of Turtle...
We see Musckrat and Turtle in our yard in the late spring/early summer along Shawme Brook...
SOLD!
Hah-nu-nah (Iroquois/Haudenosaunee - "Turtle Island") was created when Sky Woman fell to Earth in torrents and it was covered with water. Animals tried to swim to the bottom of the oceans to bring soil to the surface to re-create the continent. Muskrat succeeded by piling soil on the back of Turtle...
We see Musckrat and Turtle in our yard in the late spring/early summer along Shawme Brook...
SOLD!
Escape of Aphrodite I - by Gregg Harper
Escape of Aphrodite I by Gregg Harper
Escape of Aphrodite I - by Gregg Harper - Ceramic with Bronze Centerpiece and Beaten Bronze Toggle - $85.00 (includes Shipping)
Zeus had been captured by Typhus and imprisoned in a cave protected by dragons. Zeus was
rescued by Hermes and Pan. To escape the wrath of Typhus, all the gods assumed the shapes of different animals. Aphrodite (as well as her son Eros)) turned themselves into fishes...
Zeus had been captured by Typhus and imprisoned in a cave protected by dragons. Zeus was
rescued by Hermes and Pan. To escape the wrath of Typhus, all the gods assumed the shapes of different animals. Aphrodite (as well as her son Eros)) turned themselves into fishes...
Nereid:Patroness of Sailors - by Naomi Bradford
Nereid: Patroness of Sailors by Naomi Bradford
Nereid: Patroness of Sailors - Sea Glass and Raku Ceramic Beads and Centerpiece with Sterling Silver Magnetic Clasp $85.00 (includes shipping)
The Nereids dwell in the Mediterranean Sea and these beautiful women were the friends of sailors fighting perilous storms.
The Nereids dwell in the Mediterranean Sea and these beautiful women were the friends of sailors fighting perilous storms.
Trove of Agamemnon by Gregg Harper
Trove of Agamemnon by Gregg Harper
Trove of Agamemnon - Ceramic Beads with Beaten Brass Toggle Clasp. Necklace - $85.00,
Bracelet - $30.00 (includes shipping)
The life of Agamemnon has been the subject of numerous ancient and modern tragic plays, the most famous being the Oresteia of Aeschylus. The legends of the Peloponnesus, portray Agamemnon as the highest type of monarch. His tomb was pointed out among the ruins of Mycenae.
Bracelet - $30.00 (includes shipping)
The life of Agamemnon has been the subject of numerous ancient and modern tragic plays, the most famous being the Oresteia of Aeschylus. The legends of the Peloponnesus, portray Agamemnon as the highest type of monarch. His tomb was pointed out among the ruins of Mycenae.
