Lee Hutchings designs and produces one-of-a-kind necklaces using all-glass imported beads. Creating hand loomed beadwork, bead by bead, is painstakingly meticulous work, and the resulting necklace is as tactile as woven fabric. 

Hutchings has been designing beadwork for over 20 years, and he credits his long-time friend and associate Cherokee Blackfoot Indian, Ray Davis, with teaching him the craft. Lee continues in the Davis legacy with many traditional native designs like the Navajo rug pattern and other designs reminiscent of woven baskets. He also includes oval and evening star designs as well as his own personal creations.

“Colors really dictate the designs, as there is such a marvelous selection of colors available from the resplendent glass beads I get in Czechoslovakia or Japan,” says Lee. “And it's especially exciting now as the colors are so wild.”