We met Elizabeth MacDonald from Bridgewater, CT with Barbara Gold from Mission Branding at The Grove last week and got to play with and shoot all her gorgeous beads. Elizabeth’s beads come from all over the world, and what distinguishes her jewelry work from other designers is the range of earthy textures she includes. Our goal was to capture the earthiness of the beads with the high-techy image sensors inside our cameras.
My favorite quotes of the day were, “I have to make these necklaces to support my bead habit,” and Irene saying “I want to make a wave…” while making thirty giant strands of beads bow to her designing eye.

Happy clients: Barbara Gold & Artist, Elizabeth MacDonald (center).
Impressive–beads, necklaces, and photography.