Native American Contemporary Beaded Jewelry

Beadwork by Dorla Hershkovitz

View my bracelets, earrings, necklaces, ankle bracelets and medicine bags by clicking page number below to enter gallery:
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Welcome to this exhibit of my beadwork which I call Native American contemporary beaded jewelry. I was born at Red Lake reservation in Northern Minnesota and started beading when I was fifteen. In the years since I have developed my own technique, color combinations and designs. They were inspired by different cultures, nature and people's requests. Glass seed beads are used in the jewelry shown on this site.

For the last week of October, 2008 we've added some new beaded necklaces with gemstone pendants. For more pieces with gemstone focal pieces see the second link below.

Last summer we added the medicine bags below made from seed beads with gemstone clasps.

The glass bead necklace with blue chalcedony cabochon below is the first of several new jewelry pieces I have done using seed beads with gemstone cabochons for focal pieces. You can see these new designs at T and T Gems by clicking the image.

Click on images below to see beaded jewelry which was added in the Winter and Spring of 2007.

If you are interested in my jewelry or have questions about my beadwork, I will be adding a telephone number and mailing address where you can reach me later this month.

Beads by Dorla.

Updated May 2, 2009