A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes of pearls (baroque pearls) occur. The finest quality natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries, and because of this, the word pearl has become a metaphor for something very rare, fine, admirable, and valuable.
Pearl or Beadwork is the skill of fastening beads to one another or to a piece of cloth, usually by the use of a needle and thread or soft, flexible wire. Most Pearl / beadwork take the form of jewelry or other personal adornment, but beads are also used in wall hangings and sculpture. Pearls / Beads are used in various art forms like decorative wall hangings, photo frames, dresses, shoes, jewelry, cushions, paintings, pots etc. In the same way beads work is very important as regards the use of beads in wall hangings, paintings, decorative pots and jewelry.
Objectives
- It improves their aesthetic sense.
- It improves their creativity and sense of carrying out delicate work.
- It develops a sense of self satisfaction, self recognition and self appreciation when children complete a master piece like jewelry or dress and use it and show it to their friends.
- It develops the ability in children to understand the unique features of the pearl work in different cultures like in the form of jewelry or the decorative pots and dresses etc.
- It opens a gate way for the kids to excel in a very rich practical form of fine arts.
- It strengthens the grasping skill of the children since various sizes of beads promote different grasps.
- When the children are working with smaller beads then their grasping power over the fine muscles is improved.
- The in hand manipulation skills lead to the strengthening of the coordination between hand and finger muscles.