Necklace with Hand-Painted Gumnut Beads By the Women of Camel Camp Australian artist Liz DeLuca 30cm x 30cm

30cm x 30cm

developing shape and tone and consequently the subject is simplified with detail being kept to a minimum

seeds and clouds until she developed a strategy for creating her own unique colour recipes

The red and orange mixed glass beads are luminous

50 cm x 62 cm

Necklace with Hand-Painted Gumnut Beads By the Women of Camel Camp Australian artist Liz DeLuca 30cm x 30cmThis necklace features hand painted gumnuts by the Aboriginal Women of Camel Camp from the Utopia region of Australia. These gumnuts have been painted black and decorated with a blue and pink dotted pattern. When we collected these unique beads, they still smelt of the smokey fire the women sat around as they painted these gumnuts. Australian jeweller, Christine Smalley created this neck piece by adding glass, wood and ceramic beads to accompany the