BeadEpic
Juliana’s BeadEpic necklaces are small compositions in colour, shape and texture ranging across many styles – modern, classic, tribal and vintage.
She hand-makes each piece from components collected all over the world during a lifetime spent in the Decorative Arts. Her necklaces are one-off pieces of perennial appeal, a dash of epic chic with easy-to-manage clasps
BeadEpic
A Selection of BeadEpic Necklaces in Autumn Colours
Large Vintage Glass Balls; Vintage Faux Amber Balls; Ethiopian Brass. No 899; 53cm. Inside: Hill Tribe Centre with Buddha Image; Interesting Gemstones + Vintage Items. No 900; 46cm
Copy of Ancient Phoenician 2-sided Guardian Figure; Carnelians; Ethiopian metal; Crystals etc. No 857; 50 cm
Striking Orange Geometric Beads with Coral, Czech Bicolour Crystals etc. Outside: No 846; 47cm. Inside No 847; 48cm
Large Roman Orange Acrylic Ball Centre; Tribal Bicones; Orange Crystals; Black beads. No 768; 47cm
Two Black-splashed Orange Bead Necklaces. Outside: Czech lamplight beads; small black crystals. No 733; 47cm. Inside: Studded Silver Ball; Beads against the Evil Eye; Crystals on Vintage Hungarian Matyo Embroidery. No 734; 46cm
Selection of BeadEpic’s Individual Necklaces in Brown Tones
Stunning Botswana Agate, Kenyan Stencilled Bone, Baoule Lost Wax Metal from Benin, Acrylic Tortoiseshell Cylinders. Inside: Also Bicones, Nuts, No 949; 53cm. Outside: Also Yemeni Amber. No 948; 70 cm
Outside: Graduated Vintage Faux Amber Rounds & Ovals, Decorative & Filigreed Balls. No 947; 50cm. Inside: Large & Small Mottled, Faceted Brown & Amber-Colour Glass Beads, Filigree Metal. No 385; 46cm
Inside: Carved Ceramic Mermaid, Red Howlite, Coral, Taupe Quartz. No 386; 46cm. Centre: Central Gemstone Disks, Kenyan Stencilled Bone, I beads, Filigree Metal etc. No 310; 49cm. Outside: Faceted Brown & Ambers Glass beads. No 385; 46cm
Ethiopian Cross, Marriage Bead Triangles from the Mali, Vintage Faux Amber Ovals & Balls, Glass & Crystal. No 947; 53cm
Olive Green Necklaces. Outside: Graduated Gemstones. No 509; 57cm; Middle: Vintage Lucite, Decorative Silver No 452; 49cm; Inside: Burmese Jade, Opal Buttons, Crystals, S.S.Plated Balls, No 614; 46cm
Cloisonné Flower Necklaces, Vintage Cultured Pearls, Crystals. Outside: No 933; 65cm. Middle: 54.5 cm. Inside: Pretty Flinders Shells, Vintage Pearls, Cat’s Eyes. No 861; 49cm
Two Venetian Plaque Necklaces with Beads and Crystals. Both 48cm. Inside: No 812. Outside No 813. Centre: Hand painted Czech Beads, Gemstones, Crystals, Bone. No 637; 49cms
Four Green Necklaces with Large Acrylic Balls strung with various other beads. Inside: No 805; 46cm. Next: No 806; 52cm. Next: 803; 46cm. Outside: No 804; 58cm
Large Roman Purple Acrylic Ball Centre; Vianello Murano Balls, Amethysts, Howlite, Silver & Black Beads. No 774; 47cm
Amethyst Coloured Glass Ovals & Squares. Inside: with Vintage Czech Crystals. No 732; 46cm. Outside: with Czech Fancy Beads, Black Crystals. No 731; 46cm
Hand-carved Amethyst Flowers, Amethyst Bicones, Vintage Cultured Pearls. Outside: No 811; 50 cm. Inside: No 809; 48cm
Vintage Lucite Necklaces in different Greys. Inside: No 924; 47cm. 2nd Top: Freshwater pearls, Agate. No 923; 47.5cm. 3rd Top: Ethiopian Silver, Silver Crystals, Shell Disks. Outside: Pearls, Agate, No 922; 48cm
Three Pink Necklaces. L to R. Vintage Cloissonne with varied gemstone. No 789; 48cm. Lamplight Pink+Black beads, Large Czech Crystals. No 788;46cm. Vianello Murano Balls, Rose Quartz, Vint. Pearls. No 787; 47cm
Two Necklaces Pink Vianello Murano Balls; Rose Quartz Vint. Cultured Pearls Outside: No 787; 47cm. Inside: No 784; 49cm
Two Coral Pink Necklaces. Outside: Pink Coral, Crystals, Gold plated SS Centre. No 533; 47.5 cm. Inside: SS plated Centre, Rhodenite Nuggets, Andesite Balls, F/water Pearls, No 718; 48cm
Three pretty Pink & Black Necklaces strung with Glass & Crystal. Inside: No 935; 59.5cm. Inside No 788; 46cm. Inside:936 ;48cm
Outside: Clear Glass Murano Balls with Red & Blue Swirls, big Blue Iranian Uranium Beads, Crystals. No 641; 47cm. Inside: Large Blue “Protection” Trade Bead, Vintage Red Beads, large Cobalt Wooden Beads etc. No 890; 46cm
Three Necklace with Star Splashed Indonesian Beads, Top & Bottom Pieces with Hill Tribe Silver-ended Beads & Ethiopian Silver, the Central with Blue and Gold Balls
Vintage Knotted Baroque Pearls with Vintage Decorative Flower Clasp from New York. No 886; 46 cm. Large Freshwater Pearl Shells from the Inle lakes in Shan Province, Myanmar, Pearls,14k gold-plated Sterling Clasp. No 254; 58 cm
Three Novelty Glass Burgundy Dice Necklaces for the Gamblers! White Coral, Beads and Metals. Outer: No 762; 48 cm. Middle No 763; 48cm. Inside: No 761 50cm
Three Black & White ‘Soccer’ Ball necklaces featuring Vintage & Modern Acrylic, Vintage Japanese beads, Decorative Silver Beads
Four necklaces featuring Red Toned Roman Beads. Inside: Decorated Tubes No 777; 46cm. Decorated Red Circles, Murano Balls. No 780; 53cm. Next: Orangey Red & Black, Venetian Plaques. No 779; 49cm. Outside: Long Decorated Barrels No 778; 48cm
A Selection of Black Necklaces with colourful Trade Beads, Indigenous beads, Hill Tribe beads, ‘Protective’ beads etc
Three Necklaces, Large Deep Red Resin Squashed Balls with interesting component from all over the world. Outside: No 943; 54cm. Middle: No 915; 55cm. Inside: No 916; 46cm
3 Fabulous Necklaces featuring Mookaite ‘Australian Jasper’ found near Mooka Creek in W.A. It ranges from rich Burgundy through to creams & pinks. Outside: Mookaite Bicones, Cubes & Faceted Disks silver metal, dark red Trade Beads. No 584; 50cms. Middle: 5 Worked Ethiopian Brass Bicones, Mookaite Balls, Vintage Lucite Cubes. 14k gold plated SS Hook Clasp. No 568; 46cms. Inside: Large faceted Mookaite Centre, faceted Disks and Cubes; Black faceted Bicones and Red Crystals No 722; 46cms