COURT OF THE KING GALLERY - Rosary Workshop index
 TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN
BEAD ARTISTS
 RARE, ONE OF A KIND ROSARIES, CHAPLETS and JEWELRY
 Welcome to our newest showcase in the COURT of the KING GALLERY. Here we pay tribute to the Contemporary  American Bead Artists and their work. For centuries we have looked at exquisite beads that come from Venice, Bavaria, Czechoslovakia and Japan. Africa and the Middle East have provided the jewelers and rosary makers with beautiful work. Many techniques such as silver filigree and Damask work have been admired for thousands of years and their designs are still copied today. Semi precious and Precious stones along with pearls and shells have been drilled to be worn proving the value of adornment for over 30,00 years and migration routes have been confirmed by trade beads throughout the world. Today we are seeing new forms from old techniques such as lampwork. These bead artists have given us a refreshing new work for jewelers and rosary makers to ponder. Enjoy!

JEWELRY
ROSARIES - CHAPLETS

BRINGING THEM ALL TOGETHER
We have gathered all our items that use the work of American Bead Artists work for easier access. We hope that helps you to find scattered items throughout our website. So you may be familiar with a few listed below. Very limited, very collectable, very beautiful!

~inspired scripture~
"I have also assigned to you all the best of the new oil and the new wine and grain that they give to the Lord as their first fruits..."
Numbers 18:12
 

~ JEWELRY ~

'THE SPIRITED BEAD'

~ about karen lewis ~

 IS DEEPLY SPIRITUAL

We met Karen several years ago and have been fans ever since. Her work is very collectable and very durable even though one might think that polymer clay is vulnerable. We believe it is stronger than glass. Karen explains her technique with polymer clay is the same found in the ancient glass canes of Venice.  'A cane is a bundle of colors painstakingly gathered together to create a design or picture when seen from the end or cross section'. She explains 'they become like a thick puzzle. When the cane is formed, it is then compressed, stretched, rolled, pressed, squeezed and flattened to reduce the size of the cane.'
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Once this is accomplished, it is sliced. She makes a ball then flattens it. She slowly works other cane designs into it.  Once the bead is complete, she makes the hole then bakes it.  She often adds tiny elements of designs to the surface like an appliqué.  To finish her work, she sands the surface with 'many grits of wet/dry sandpapers'.  Finishes range from satin smooth to glossy. Note that every color you see is a different piece of clay, there is nothing painted on the surface.
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Karen is known as a leader in the field of Polymer Clay (New Clay) Art for over 14 years. She has received many awards for her work and her work has been featured in publications including being featued on TLC (The Learning Channel). Her work is in the permanent collection at the Bead Museum (Glandale AZ).

THE 19 in NECKLACE BELOW SHOWCASES THE WORK OF KAREN LEWIS OF 'SPIRITED BEADS'
YES, WE SAID 'NECKLACE'!  WEAR THIS TREASURED ONE OF A KIND BEAD ON EITHER SIDE, DEPENDING

TO ORDER

ANTIQUE FLOWER BEADS
EMBRACE THIS BEAUITFUL BEAD BY KAREN LEWIS

(SORRY, CREAM FLOWER BEADS ARE SOFTER THAN IMAGED)
Jewelry.JABK.6702.s

TO ORDER


 
 ONE OF A KIND

~ ROSARIES ~

 
HANDMADE PATERS BY KLEW

They Came to Be VIII - LEHB.2708
'Klew Expression Beads' are nothing short of exquisite. This rosary just fell into
place with a mix of Klew beads and  Ave beads of Bodhi Seeds. Just look at them.
and see what can be done in the hands of a master.

         THE COLORS IN THIS ROSARY ARE ESPECIALLY

They Came to Be III - LEHB.2502
Another rosary using Pater beads by Klew.  Each color is a different
piece of clay, fired tougher than glass! The Aves are a very soft, matte amethyst
glass bead from the fine glass beadmakers of Czechoslovakia.
Very limited, unable to replace.

HANDMADE BASHA BEADS

Worthy Are You, Lord IV  - RCKG.2611
Basha makes beads that appear to be from archival digs - Grecian glass, unearthed and
seeing the light of day after thousands of hidden years. Matte surfaces with an inner glow
impossible to capture on your screen.

~ CHAPLETS ~

 
ALL IN ONE LOOP CHAPLET, IS EASIER

AND KINDER TO PRAYING HANDS
6 in.

VERY VERY LIMITED,  UNABLE TO REPLACE

TO ORDER
 
 
 
PSALMS 45:1-14
 1 For the leader; according to "Lilies." A maskil of the Korahites. A love song.   2 My heart is stirred by a noble theme, as I sing my ode to the king. My tongue is the pen of a nimble scribe.
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3 You are the most handsome of men; fair speech has graced your lips, for God has blessed you forever.   4 Gird your sword upon your hip, mighty warrior! In splendor and majesty ride on triumphant!   5 In the cause of truth and justice may your right hand show you wondrous deeds. 6 Your arrows are sharp; peoples will cower at your feet; the king's enemies will lose heart. 7 Your throne, O god, stands forever; your royal scepter is a scepter for justice.   8 You love justice and hate wrongdoing; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellow kings.  9 With myrrh, aloes, and cassia your robes are fragrant. From ivory-paneled palaces stringed instruments bring you joy.
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10 Daughters of kings are your lovely wives; a princess arrayed in Ophir's gold comes to stand at your right hand.   11 Listen, my daughter, and understand; pay me careful heed. Forget your people and your father's house   12 that the king might desire your beauty. He is your lord;   13 honor him, daughter of Tyre. Then the richest of the people will seek your favor with gifts.
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14 All glorious is the king's daughter as she enters, her raiment threaded with gold;    15 In embroidered apparel she is led to the king. The maids of her train are presented to the king.    16 They are led in with glad and joyous acclaim; they enter the palace of the king.    17 The throne of your fathers your sons will have; you shall make them princes through all the land.    18 I will make your name renowned through all generations; thus nations shall praise you forever.