Tsuga Beadwork

Tsuga Beadwork Bold, global-inspired beaded jewelry, for the cosmopolitan soul.
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08/13/2026

Most jewelry is built around metal. Mine isn't, save for the clasp. Turns out, you don't need it. The most visually interesting pieces are made of glass, stone, and thread.

08/11/2026

My bracelet designs started 22 years ago with a simple triangle stitch. I got creative with layering, and the use of delicate brute force, but hadn't considered the use of engineering to get a bracelet to lay properly.

08/07/2026

Balkh is in northern Afghanistan. In Islamic tradition, it is called the Mother of Cities. Capital of Bactria, Silk Road hub, Zoroastrian center, Buddhist stronghold. Alexander passed through it. The Kushans developed it. Genghis Khan destroyed it in 1220. Afterwards the city rebuilt. Three thousand years of continuous occupation, layered over each other like sediment. The Balkh bracelet is a truss structure, with triangles linked together, load distributed across the span. Bactrian metalwork uses this same geometry. The structures that last aren't the most elaborate, bur have sound geometry, with no single point of failure.

Check out the Balkh bracelet in the shop. Link in bio.

08/06/2026

Now and again, I like to show some throwback pieces. I started making and designing jewelry in 9th grade, and back in the day, it had a quintessential boho vibe. Over time, I got frustrated with how sometimes pieces wouldn't Drape, and it took time to realize that designing jewelry is tantamount to engineering. I could capitalize on thread tension and gravity to get a piece to drape, or place struts to make a piece shift from a flop to a wow.

This piece was one of them. I love glass focal beads and was debating a way to display them in intricate beadwork, until physics forced me back to the drawing board and I came up with something that worked.

08/04/2026

The Hoysala temple at Belur is covered from floor to roofline. This necklace design emulates that.

Check out the Hoysala necklace in the shop. Link in bio.

I'm moving near Santa Fe this weekend for my new job! Very excited for the art scene in Santa Fe, and being able to see ...
07/30/2026

I'm moving near Santa Fe this weekend for my new job! Very excited for the art scene in Santa Fe, and being able to see the amazing diversity of art in the community.

Don't worry- Tsuga is not going anywhere!

07/30/2026

The place where Greek gods and the Buddha stood side by side. This necklace is a nod to that collision.


Double drilled gemstones of many colors. These are a few of my favorite things!
07/28/2026

Double drilled gemstones of many colors. These are a few of my favorite things!

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