An unusual combination of volcanic rock, black lace agate and antique gold African hand made glass.
The texture and color in the agate is reflected again in the wonderful ceramic toggle clasp in black and white stripes from Jangles. 19" long. $135.
Another chunky design and one that I'm very proud of because it demonstrates my problem-solving and engineering skills. This is something that I maintain is essential for a jeweler, especially one who specializes in one of a kind pieces.
This is a necklace that is meant to be worn as a modified choker. It is 18 1/2" long and consists of large South American tagua nuts in light and dark brown separated by Raku ceramic beads in bronze and dark teal and hand made amber glass beads from Africa.
The toggle clasp is my favorite part. It is meant to be worn in the front or on the side. It is a wavy stone donut 2" across in light to dark grey with striations of darker grey and rust copper.
I do not know what this stone is, (I would guess either Jasper or Labradorite), but I love it and it goes with the necklace perfectly. To make the toggle for this somewhat heavy stone, I Peyote stitched a decorated loop and attached it to the other side with some copper links.
I then made a loop to attach the stone to the other side and made a wonderful little seed bead flower with a glass borosilicate bead center. Thread the Peyote loop through the donut hole and then thread the flower through the loop.
Voila! The flower becomes the center of the donut and becomes an even larger flower! Is that cool or what? $175.
One-of-a-Kind! But not for the petite! This is a chunky necklace that I just love.
It consists of three braided strands. One is a copper oil slick colored strand of fresh water-cultured "coin" pearls separated by tiny striated copper beads. The second is an unusual linked copper chain. The third is vanilla side-drilled drops of betel nuts that remind me of Raisinets.
These have small square brass beads as separators. The piece de resistance is the hand made ceramic toggle clasp meant to be worn in the front or on the side.
The surface of the clasp has an etched in swirled design and two narrow copper chains hang from it. 19 1/2" long $165.
A handsome tribal looking necklace in black square volcanic rock, dark brown veined tagua nuts from South America with black and white accent beads.
The piece is 18 1/2" long with an embellished Sterling silver toggle clasp. $100.
A necklace that should be seen to appreciate its subtleties. Seven Murano glass beads give this 19" long necklace its distinctive look.
Highlighted by a hollow blown glass wheel shaped focal bead in amber with black and gold swirl designs, three other beads have interiors of translucent gold with deep bronze zebra stripes and ocelot spots.
The connecting five strands of seed beads are black with a very subtle gold overcoating. A simple hand made clasp of brass finishes this dramatic piece. $150.
Donna Barnako creates artful jewelry, specializing in intricate beading and handmade beads and sterling silver wire working.
She coils, wraps and shapes unusual clasps and connectors and combines them with unique beads and semiprecious stones found in her worldwide travels.
