I went to a bead show a few weeks ago in
Sacramento. I found green coral from
Australia. I'm sure it has been available but I have never seen it before. I purchased one strand and thought I would just put it away and forget I had it.
I took it out yesterday, and really looked at it. It is beautiful. Dark green and white marble with deep red. The pieces are abstract chunks rather than round or square. This is the most unusual and unique piece of jewelry I have made. I am so fond of earthy tones, green really didn't do much for me. Now that I have finished this necklace set, I love green.
Corals live in tropical waters throughout the world, generally close to the surface where the sun's rays can reach the algae. While corals get most of their nutrients from the byproducts of the algae's photosynthesis, they also have barbed, venomous tentacles they can stick out, usually at night, to grab zooplankton and even small fish.