fine wood working

Joyous colors mingle in earrings by Addo Zakour in Ghana. Working with sese wood beads, she displays them on bright brass hooks.

Thailand's Tiraphan Hasub casts a spell of bold elegance with the design of these bracelets. They are crocheted by hand featuring brass bells as well as Chinese coin replicas, believed to foster wealth and success. The bracelets are centered by colorful glass beads and fasten with rain tree wood spheres. Brass bells ring for good fortune.