{"product_id":"pier-voulkos-signed-graduated-black-and-white-necklace-32-inches-long-40-beads","title":"Pier Voulkos Signed Graduated Black and White Necklace, 32 Inches Long, 40 Beads","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage Pier Voulkos necklace of 40 black and white beads 32 inches long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe beads are graduated form 30 to 13mm diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small 15mm polkadot bead near the back is signed Pier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee closeup of signature in third image, in the first image it's center top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePier is the multi-talented daughter of Peter Voulkos famous for his ceramic sculptures and for starting the ceramics department at the Los Angeles art Institute, and my alma mater UC Berkeley. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePier began teaching ceramics but also had a career as a dancer, specifically tango.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe discovered Fimo in a German toy store in 1971 but didn't start making beads with it until 1978. During the 1980s she was a pioneer in the field of Polymer Clay art developing many of her own techniques because it was a new medium for jewelry at that time. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51576849400117,"sku":"GLC-313","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/GLC-313a.jpg?v=1763594561","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/pier-voulkos-signed-graduated-black-and-white-necklace-32-inches-long-40-beads","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}