Handcrafted beaded jewelry, unique chainmaille jewelry, beaded sculpture...

...and other curious things.

Kali Butterfly is the result of my desire to make art and share it with the world. Here you'll find a collection of fun chainmaille jewelry, intricate beaded jewelry designs, beaded sculptures (mostly beaded dragons!), and more esoteric things like chainmaille clothing and beaded armor. I make what my whim tells me, even if that is little plush Hindu deities.

I tend to use aluminum and anodized aluminum in the majority of my designs. The lightweight nature of the metal allows me to make large statement pieces that won't weigh down the wearer. I also enjoy using aluminum because it is 100% recyclable and endlessly recyclable. You can read more about this great metal in this article about the importance of recycling aluminum.

All of the sterling silver wire and 14k gold wire used at Kali Butterfly is 100% recycled. I buy all precious materials exclusively from Hoover & Strong, a company committed to reducing the negative impact of mining on our planet. Read about their work here: Hoover and Strong Harmony Metals and Gems.

The pieces that you see on the site are just a sampling of the designs I've created. If you'd like anything custom-made, please contact me! Those are my favorite pieces to make.

More than anything else, I like to make things. I try to put all of my meticulous energy to good use by attaching little beads to fabric (and each other), and by assembling jump rings together to form clothing, jewelry and pieces of art. I've been chanelling my obsessiveness in the direction of painstaking work since my mom gave me my first Lego kit at age three.

Now I create wearable pieces of art, whether jewelry, sculpture, or fashion. No matter what I do, I try to play, and hopefully inspire others to abandon their worries and have fun.

When I'm not obsessively sewing beads on to fabric, or making pieces of chainmaille armor, I've been known to teach a chainmaille class, work as Treasurer for the Bead Society of Greater Chicago, and also make production chainmaille pieces for Blue Buddha Boutique.

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