It's been a whirlwind of activity since arriving in Ghana! Saturday a large group of us, organized by the ever fabulous Carol T, went to a glass bead making center. Beads are a huge part of the culture here in Ghana and it was an interesting experience. I'm not a huge crafty person but was with people who were REALLY excited. :) Here are some pictures - all photos were taken by the lovely Catherine Schwebel who let me 'steal' them off her blog. :)
They use recycled glass to make the beads, here are some of the colors they use of crushed glass.
The entry sign.
The beads after firing and sanding - to polish/sand them, they use actual sand and rub them against a rock.
The firing kilns are made of the mud from termite mounds, there's something in the termite saliva that allows them to get hot without cracking. They also use old car parts, hunks of metal, to get the fires really hot.
Some of our group around the firing kiln.
These are all the molds they make the beads in - some large, some medium, some small!
Mr. Cedi has been making beads since he was small, and the bead business has been in his family for hundreds of years.
Peace, Krissy
They use recycled glass to make the beads, here are some of the colors they use of crushed glass.
The entry sign.
The beads after firing and sanding - to polish/sand them, they use actual sand and rub them against a rock.
The firing kilns are made of the mud from termite mounds, there's something in the termite saliva that allows them to get hot without cracking. They also use old car parts, hunks of metal, to get the fires really hot.
Some of our group around the firing kiln.
These are all the molds they make the beads in - some large, some medium, some small!
Mr. Cedi has been making beads since he was small, and the bead business has been in his family for hundreds of years.Peace, Krissy
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