Distinctive Nomadic Knotwork Jewelry by Isha Elafi

You won’t find Isha’s designs in any department or chain stores. Nor will you find her Nomadic Knotwork featured in any of the mainstream fashion and design magazines. Isha is very conscious of where her creations are displayed, and which stores she chooses to carry them.

Like the life she has lead, she trusts in spirit. Only a few select boutiques and stores that specialize in the rare and unusual are lucky enough to carry her work. And since her creations are in fact art, galleries all over the world carry them , from Clouds Gallery in New York to Far Horizons Gallery in the U.K.

To call her creations simply macramé is like calling a diamond crystallized carbon. The craftsmanship and detail that goes into each piece is amazing to behold. I have even given customers a magnifying glass to appreciate the fine, elaborate knotting.

On first glance, one admires the fine bead work, only to find that it is bead-like macramé of the highest quality. Intricate patterns, colorful cords, beautiful semiprecious stones and an intuitive awareness of color and energy combine to make Isha’s inspired jewelry.

Isha named this distinctive jewelry Nomadic Knotwork. Traveling extensively in her early years, Isha supported herself by making knotted macramé jewelry. Incorporating colored silk threads, beads, and semi-precious stones into earrings, bracelets and necklaces, her jewelry paved the path that her life has taken.

Having lived mostly in Asia and South America, the influences and color of the various tribal cultures merged and inspired her art, resulting in unique and one of a kind creations. Less of a gypsy, Isha now lives in Bali, Indonesia with her cats, fish, wild birds, reptiles, and beautiful friends.

Isha travels all over the world seeking inspiration and new gemstones to incorporate into her work. Isha Elafi’s designs are truly one-of-a-kind. A self-proclaimed “nomad”, her craftsmanship is undeniably unique.

To quote Isha, “I think of it as a modern tribal jewelry, the tribe is the universe and all are included, where there are no boundaries and we are all one.”

© Mark Naea, Life’s Treasures Kauai 2009, no reproduction without written consent.