Flowers | Elpis | Karen Southey
Karen Southey
$74.00
'3D Flowers' Clio earrings
Karen's handmade lampwork flower beads are made with a black centre with silver glass stamens and Elpis petals (a silver rich glass that has a green/lime iridescent shine!). Earring hooks and wire are sterling silver, the hooks are also handmade by Karen.
Length from top of hook: approximately 5.5cm
About
Karen Southey is a glass bead and jewellery maker based in Te Kopuru, Northland. She has been creating jewellery for over a decade and loves every step of the process from the making of glass beads to j=bespoke jewellery pieces.
Having experimented with various styles and techniques in her jewellery making journey, in 2014 Karen took a weekend course at 'Born to Bead' and fell in love with the process. She has been making her own beads ever since then.
Each bead is carefully crafted in a very hot flame and then immediately put in a kiln to cool gradually for several hours to cure. Karen mainly use Italian glass (Effetre) and some American (Double Helix) and also enjoys transforming broken antique bottle glass, found in Kaipara, into beautiful beads and sustainable jewellery for everyday use.
