Tanya Lochridge

I love glass in any way, shape or form. It has always amazed me – in working with it the substance can be taken from solid to liquid and back to solid again. Needless to say, I love the premise of art & functional glass in the movie “Sweet Home Alabama” and would love to plant rods in the sand during a lightning storm to see if I could strike it rich. Over the years, I have gathered small Czech glass beads, sprinkling them here and there throughout my designs as accent pieces, of sorts. Today I had the brilliant idea (yes, I said brilliant…the idea, not me so much!) of creating a bracelet that includes the little beads all tossed together. Like confetti thrown to the wind in celebration. Look closely and you’ll see reds, turquoise, silver, gold, black and even peachy-pinks. Matte and glossy finishes and different shapes and sizes all play together so well; The Czech glass faceted round beads in jet bring all of the joy together. After some contemplation, I choose to use an oversized black oval open link aluminum chain to give the piece a 1920s vintage feel. Then, maybe because it’s the holiday season, I added a touch of “tinsel” in the way of a textured silver-plate chain. It’s a happy piece, don’t you think? Closes with an oversized lobster clasp. Measures 7 ½” long but fits a bit smaller because of the four strands (well, five really). With a 1 ½” extender it will fit most wrist sizes.