Welcome to the Eye of the Pomegranate -- my blog for my online store, Pomegranate & Eye. I love to create jewelry using eye beads, and you'll find all kinds of them in my online shop: pomegranateandeye.etsy.com
My name is Anush (pronounced Ahnoosh), and I'm an Armenian American born and raised in southern California. Growing up, my family was always very into the arts, music, creating, poetry, writing...and it shaped the way I grew up. I had the best of both worlds. America - my home! and Armenian culture, my roots.
Pomegranates have appeared throughout Armenian art for centuries. Armenia has a long history of pomegranate cultivation that dates back thousands of years. No wonder it's in our art. So when it came time to come up with a name, I wanted something traditionally Armenian - the pomegranate - and then something that was cultural - the Eye.
Eye beads have been a part of Armenian and middle eastern cultures (as well as other cultures). They are worn for protection from the evil eye - jealousy toward your good fortune. I love the shape of these beads and have been collecting them from all over.
I hope you enjoy my jewelry. Please feel free to leave comments and let me know you came to visit.
I'd like to send a special thanks to my new friend and online mentor, Brenda (http://brendascreations.blogspot.com) who has so graciously volunteered to show me the ropes!
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About Me
- Pomegranate & Eye
- Sunland, CA, United States
- I've always loved beads. My first memory of them is back when I was three years old. My father had a bead box that he kept in the cupboard, and I remember sneaking my way to the cupboard to get into it. When I opened it, I found two shiny blue beads and immediately stuck them up my nose. That resulted in a trip to the emergency room where they made me sneeze them out! That was the first encounter, and although I haven't stuck any up my nose since, I'm still collecting, playing and creating with beads.
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