Atitlán Beaded Medallion Jewelry Inactive Any variations in pattern and

Any variations in pattern and color reflect the hand-painted process

using new and vintage Czech glass beads

casual practitioners

who signs each piece

and crystals are said to bring clarity and insight

Atitlán Beaded Medallion Jewelry Inactive Any variations in pattern andYou never know where a compliment will go. One day a woman near Lake Atitln, Guatemala, admired another womans handmade beaded earrings. Not long after, the two had formed a workshop and launched a successful cottage industry among the artisans of the local Tzutujil Maya community. Glass seed beads, Czech fire polished glass crystals, and, in the necklace, a lapis stone cabochon evoke the colors of the Guatemalan highlands.