ROSARIES from the Rosary Workshop - RMI.2700
'ENDURING MERCY' SERIES
MUSEUM INSPIRED ROSARIES
 SEARCHING OUT THE OLD TO INSPIRE THE NEW
  The Rosary Workshop is deeply dedicated to searching out the antique rosaries from museums and books. Why? Because these early rosaries and chaplets were made - not from items purchased at a bead store to create a commercial rosary - but from rare and beautiful pieces to create a prayable art form. The rosary below was inspired by a museum chaplet of 5 sets of 5 small beads ('8 window') in between the larger carved black beads (symbolizing wounds of Christ)

ORIGINAL 'LG BLACK BEADS ' POINTED OUT THE

5 WOUNDS OF CHRIST.

ROSARY   -   CHAPLET
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WORKING WITH RARE COMPONENTS
Working with rare components does make a difference in the finished design. Crucifixes, rosary centers and religious medals cast from antiques in sterling and bronze along with hard to find antique beads (or those inspired by them) do make the difference. But most of all, it is in the way a designer chooses to put it all together. These old rosaries and chaplets from the 16 - 19c speak to the heart in a special way, regardless if they were put together by an artist or by a guild - or simply by someone who took what they had, such as a necklace, and strung it into a prayer chain. These early results are so beautiful that they are now resting in museums all over Europe. And as so many of you have said, 'they invite you to prayer'.
 

'EIGHT WINDOW' BEADS
 These wonderful (10mm) beads have a history. We have used the smaller 8mm ones for many years and love the way they do become 'windows' into the inner beauty of each bead. These have a marvelous range of colors, a bit translucent, sometimes opaque, but always in the process of change. No two alike. Originally, these beads were hand pressed in glass bead molds. And the design of the glass cane dictates the final bead. We understand the origin of this style is no later than pre WWII.

~ BLACK ONYX ROSE ~

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 INSPIRED BY A CHAPLET SEEN IN A BOOK (DER ROZENKRANZ).
THE 8 WNDOW AVE BEADS GAVE US AN IDEA OF THE AGE OF THIS

   DESIGN, DATED NO LATER THAN WW II AS WERE HAND PRESSED
 IN GLASS BEAD MOLDS. 5 SETS OF 5 AVES
INSTEAD OF 10 IN ORIGINAL.
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WE ADDED THIS
BEAUTIFUL CRUCIFIX AND CENTER AS

  ORIGINAL DID NOT HAVE EITHER
26 in

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~ BLACK ONYX ROSE CHAPLET ~

ALL IN ONE LOOP IN THE TRADITIONAL FORM

IS EASIER TO PRAY
6.5 in.

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ROSARY WORKSHOP MISSION STATEMENT
Our vision is to provide the finest handmade rosaries, chaplets and other fine religious art forms for personal worship we can make using the best supplies available.  The Guild believes the work of our hands should give visual Glory to God, therefore for us, the best for you is very, very important.