Jewelry Designer Crafts Colorful Bead Earrings Inspired by Famous Artworks

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

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Do you have a favorite work of art from history? From Van Gogh’s Starry Night to da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, many famous paintings from our past continue to fascinate people today. Ukrainian jewelry designer Hanna Hupalo (of Namystynky) is one artist who takes inspiration from iconic masterpieces. She handcrafts beautiful bead earrings that allow you to wear your favorite works of art.

Hupalo first started making jewelry with her sister, Oksana, around eight years ago, after they both graduated from art school. What initially began as a hobby soon launched into their own small business; and today, making beaded jewelry is Hupalo’s full-time job. Her speciality is her art-inspired, fringed earrings made from colorful beads. She recreates famous paintings by threading one bead at a time, resulting in beaded images that look like pixelated versions of the paintings they’re inspired by.

Hupalo’s online shop includes earrings inspired by Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, and Mondrian’s geometric compositions. Each pair of earrings cleverly captures the colors of motifs of the paintings. And when they’re worn, the earrings sway with the wearer’s movements and catch the eyes of passersby.

Check out Hupalo’s art-inspired earrings below and buy your own pair via her Etsy store.

Jewelry designer Hanna Hupalo (of Namystynky) handcrafts beautiful bead earrings inspired by famous works of art.

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Each eye-catching pair looks like a pixelated version of the painting it’s inspired by.

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Famous Art Bead Earrings by Hanna Hupalo

Hanna Hupalo / Namystynky: Instagram | Etsy
h/t: [So Super Awesome]

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Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.
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