Wear or share a little Hope.
Designed and made exclusively in 2021 for The Hope Project, each necklace is handcrafted by local artisans using 1800’s Venetian glass beads.
All proceeds benefit Hope International School.
History
The majority of glass African trade beads were made in Venice, Italy during the 1800’s then shipped by the thousands to be used as a form of currency in Africa. The exquisite glass beads became a symbol of pride and status in the African culture.
These are some of the very beads that now adorn the Hope necklaces.
Meet the Artists
Art and heart collide to bring you these one of kind pieces.
Student and teacher join together to donate their time, talent, and product all in the name of Hope.
We are so very grateful.
Juliana Marquis
Juliana’s jewelry career began in 1990 when she walked into a Seattle shop owned and operated by a woman from Africa. Moved by all textile color combinations throughout the store, Juliana purchased a handful of bold and beautiful African beads. These glass beads would soon turn into her first wearable line of art.
Many years later and thousands of artful jewelry pieces under her belt Juliana is still going strong. One thing she loves doing is giving back. So, when Juliana was presented with the idea of creating pieces for The Hope Project, she was eager to share her love of African treasures and use some of the very beads that started her jewelry career.
Delaney Frazier
Delaney grew up in the small valley of Plain, Washington surrounded by forest and not so small mountains. In her earliest memories she was creating through painting, sculpting, crocheting, and other types of self-taught projects. When Delaney was 18, she started wire wrapping which eventually led her into the jewelry world. Since then, she has taken classes to refine and evolve her skills.
Currently, Delaney designs and builds her jewelry pieces at her home studio and sells them through her own brand, Artemisia, that she launched in 2019. She loves to share her creations, so Delaney thought it would be a fun opportunity to collaborate with Juliana, one of her earliest teachers and mentors, to design necklaces for The Hope Project.
