Bead embroidery Swarovski crystals necklace Oddiyana

Necklace with crystals of the new Swarovski collection "Tribal motifs". Embroidery with beads and french knot technique.

Oddiyana is an ancient Buddhist country in northern India. It is believed that it was on the place of River Swat Valley today's Pakistan. Oddiyana is a country of enlightened people, the source of all the higher teachings and the birthplace of the great teachers. But unlike the mythical lands such as Atlantis and Shambhala, Oddiyana actually existed. I wanted to imagine a jewels that could wear a women of that country. They should be associated with Indian culture, and to be at the same time more subtle than tribal Indian jewelry. Another source of my inspiration was culture of Tibetan Buddhism, where the images of deities combine rounded and sharp forms, as well as the common red and blue and gold colors.