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"San Pedro Rosary"
Rosary made of cottonwood from the San Pedro River riparian area. The cross and center are
embellished with deer skin leather and the tiny host ("bread") above the chalice was carved
from tumbleweed. Each link of the chain is handmade and hand-hammered from copper wire.
Since every wood bead we use in our work is handmade, rosaries
are especially labor intense... but it's a labor of love for certain!
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embellished with deer skin leather and the tiny host ("bread") above the chalice was carved
from tumbleweed. Each link of the chain is handmade and hand-hammered from copper wire.
Since every wood bead we use in our work is handmade, rosaries
are especially labor intense... but it's a labor of love for certain!
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July 26, 2011 - a note about rosaries...
We try to follow the Lord's lead in all of our work - and so it is we recently received
a "push" to create more rosaries and Christian prayer chaplets. With over 30 years
of experience chaining them (and nearly a thousand rosaries made & given away in
the past), we feel prepared for the task :)
God willing, more completely handmade rosaries (similar to the one above) will be made,
but we also decided to make other types when we are "away from the bench"; beads on a
wire can be carried & chained almost anywhere. We want to be able to offer rosaries and
prayer chaplets in a wide price range, making them affordable to all... of course, there will
always be "those times" when a rosary is simply given away...
We try to follow the Lord's lead in all of our work - and so it is we recently received
a "push" to create more rosaries and Christian prayer chaplets. With over 30 years
of experience chaining them (and nearly a thousand rosaries made & given away in
the past), we feel prepared for the task :)
God willing, more completely handmade rosaries (similar to the one above) will be made,
but we also decided to make other types when we are "away from the bench"; beads on a
wire can be carried & chained almost anywhere. We want to be able to offer rosaries and
prayer chaplets in a wide price range, making them affordable to all... of course, there will
always be "those times" when a rosary is simply given away...
Starting at $7 and up, these "extra" prayer beads can be a form of "recycling" as well... although
we've made them in the past with such things as turquoise or even pearls, these "extras" are often
made with salvaged beads and chain; broken necklaces, old rosaries missing parts, thrift store finds.
As with our art, most of them will be a "one-of-a-kind" piece.
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we've made them in the past with such things as turquoise or even pearls, these "extras" are often
made with salvaged beads and chain; broken necklaces, old rosaries missing parts, thrift store finds.
As with our art, most of them will be a "one-of-a-kind" piece.
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mesquite pendant with turquoise inset / beads of mesquite, tumbleweed and turquoise
16 ga copper chaining and suede leather cording
16 ga copper chaining and suede leather cording
For David... Cottonwood beads and arrowhead with an Apache Tear inset. The tear has a tiny copper cross (sealed to it with acrylic) which can be easily seen when light passes through the stone. Finished with hand-hammered copper, suede & deer skin leather.
Elsie's Apache Tear pendant (below) was created in a similar fashion.
Thank you both!... for the Apache tears and other rocks & minerals!
Elsie's Apache Tear pendant (below) was created in a similar fashion.
Thank you both!... for the Apache tears and other rocks & minerals!
Wall cross, approximately 29" tall, donated as a raffle item for "Relay For Life"on 5/6/11.
The cross is made from a yucca cactus stalk and dressed with cow & deerskin leather,
3 large turquoise nuggets, copper and 3 bright parrot feathers.
The cross is made from a yucca cactus stalk and dressed with cow & deerskin leather,
3 large turquoise nuggets, copper and 3 bright parrot feathers.
cottonwood cross necklace with beads made from miscellaneous desert woods
a cross made out of mesquite for our young friend Shawn
(item #107) mesquite fetish bag with cottonwood cross (that tucks inside pendant) -
chained in alternating nickel silver and copper
chained in alternating nickel silver and copper
made as a special request for a friend... a BOLD 3 claw pendant necklace
a small "Bible" created from mesquite and cottonwood...
made as a special request for a Tsalagi (Cherokee) man... carved feather of
cottonwood with turquoise, coral, shell and onyx beads
cottonwood with turquoise, coral, shell and onyx beads
cottonwood cross with circular inlay of holly - chained in hammered copper with
beads of cat's claw, holly (looks like miniature loaves of bread!), cottonwood and
tumbleweed (the 4th bead up from the cross)
beads of cat's claw, holly (looks like miniature loaves of bread!), cottonwood and
tumbleweed (the 4th bead up from the cross)
wall feather of mesquite, approximately 9.5 inches long / dressed with
deerskin leather, copper and 4 nuggets of raw turquoise
deerskin leather, copper and 4 nuggets of raw turquoise
(item #87) dove & cross-shaped beads of red oak / beak carved from devil's claw / with turquoise,
mesquite, "dark mystery wood" (the "ugly wood from our Stories Along The Way page!) and
tumbleweed / hammered chain of 18 ga copper
mesquite, "dark mystery wood" (the "ugly wood from our Stories Along The Way page!) and
tumbleweed / hammered chain of 18 ga copper
A natural piece off of the "ugly wood" (from our Stories Along The Way page)
with an embedded claw carved from San Pedro cottonwood
with an embedded claw carved from San Pedro cottonwood
Multi-layered wall cross of cottonwood, mesquite and leather.
(7.5 inches tall x 5 inches wide)
(7.5 inches tall x 5 inches wide)
a shelf for a wolf lover!
A young man receives a special gift for his 12th birthday...
An arrowhead carved from cottonwood with two rattlesnake ribs framing rattlesnake skin. The white beads have rattlesnake vertebrae embedded in them and the yucca discs have bull snake skin.
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The back of the pendant has a tuft of
black bear fur capped with deer leather. |
Kay happily wearing a carved arrowhead necklace & earring set; one of our early creations.
Pendant of San Pedro River cottonwood with copper inlays. Top unscrews to reveal small pill bottle.
another small pill bottle pendant - copper
For Napp's Archery Shop in Seven Valleys, PA
approximately 8 inches tall, the arrow in this display's tiny quiver even pulls out
approximately 8 inches tall, the arrow in this display's tiny quiver even pulls out
rattles
Happy Birthday 2009!... Wanting to make a SPECIAL gift for the occasion, a prayer was sent up before making a collecting trip trip near the river - and that prayer was ANSWERED!... A beautiful turquoise nugget was found! Washed smooth by the waters, it required little work or polishing before being inset in the cross.
Clay Storyteller - there's a possibilty we may sculpt something similar again...
Forest Storyteller - 14" x 15" SOLID EMBROIDERY picture
Based off a sketch we drew for a children's book (but never finished writing!), "Forest Storyteller"
was embroidered by hand - and unless the Spirit DEMANDS it (and ALSO heals our
hands & eyes!), we will not be doing this type of work again...
Rarely shown before now, the piece has never been offered for sale... however (LOL)...
if some wealthy individual were to make a serious & exorbitant offer for the item,
we'd entertain parting with it :)
Based off a sketch we drew for a children's book (but never finished writing!), "Forest Storyteller"
was embroidered by hand - and unless the Spirit DEMANDS it (and ALSO heals our
hands & eyes!), we will not be doing this type of work again...
Rarely shown before now, the piece has never been offered for sale... however (LOL)...
if some wealthy individual were to make a serious & exorbitant offer for the item,
we'd entertain parting with it :)
close up of the 3/4 inch tall mouse in the thread painting