Santa Fe Pearl Sterling Silver Mission Bead heavy 2 1/2 x 2 1/4

2 1/2 x 2 1/4 inch

THE CRISTO REY CROSS

Second Place ~ Precious Metals

vintage finish

1 1/4 by 1 1/4 inch with a 4-5mm turquoise

Santa Fe Pearl Sterling Silver Mission Bead heavy 2 1/2 x 2 1/4Taking the dull silver bead, be it a Navajo pearl or by any other name, to a whole new level. Gregory is taking the boring silver bead and adorning it, opening it, stuffing it and making something never seen before, with the Santa Fe Pearl . He stamps his designs into silver cuts them out then he overlays them on more silver, domes them into half beads. He then meticulously matches the halves together and solders them. The Santa Fe Pearls are a good