It’s virtually impossible to talk about Carnelian without talking about Amber. At the same time as the Carnelian trade extravaganzas, the camel driven trade routes from East to West were also called the Amber Trade […] read more

As I glanced up to see the sky this pre-spring afternoon I was privileged to see a beam of sunshine glancing down from a squeaky place between the clouds. I always love to see those […] read more

Opening Celebration & Show First Thursday, April 7th, 6 – 8 pm Strands of dentalium shell, strings of glass beads and pendants of fossil ivory artifacts embellish the glittering jewelry made by Janet and Owen […] read more

We can now talk about Cornaline D’Aleppo’s. They came much later to the trade route but never the less were a huge impact on that route. These were originally mandrel wound glass beads of various […] read more

Gooseberries are possibly my favorite trade bead. A fact I find kind of strange because they are a pale color and I usually go for the flashy colors, being basically a Raven personality. Maybe the […] read more