A unique collectible set of 10 CJ Hendry Pastel beads, hand-picked in person from the interactive bead installation at Salon 94 in New York City.
Each set is selected at random from two original containers of beads collected during the exhibition, so every assortment will be different. The beads feature a variety of Hendry’s playful Pastel designs, colors, and shapes.
Each set includes:
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10 randomly selected Pastel beads
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1 guaranteed JUJU bead in one of four colorways
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2 cords suitable for creating either a bracelet or necklace
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1 additional Pastel / Salon 94 item selected at random, which may include a drawstring pouch, gift bag, bead poster showing the various designs and rarities, or collectible Salon 94 accessory/keychain
Exact bead combinations and bonus items will vary from order to order. Photos are representative examples of the beads and accessories available and do not represent the exact assortment you will receive.
These beads were originally part of CJ Hendry’s interactive Pastel installation at Salon 94 and were physically handled and collected from the exhibition. Because of the nature of the interactive bead-pit experience, individual beads may exhibit minor surface wear, marks, or other light signs of handling.
Dimensions: ~ 1 x 1 Inch per bead
Medium: Assortment of 10 plastic beads
Provenance: Comes with an original item selected at random from the exhibition, acquired in person.
Edition: Limited Edition of Unknown Quantity
Year: 2026
Condition: Very Good - Excellent (Because of the nature of the interactive bead-pit experience, individual beads may exhibit minor surface wear, marks, or other light signs of handling).
ABOUT THE ART
CJ Hendry’s Pastel exhibition at Salon 94 in New York transformed the gallery into an immersive, candy-colored environment centered around thousands of custom-designed beads created by the artist. Visitors were invited to interact directly with the installation, selecting and collecting beads featuring Hendry’s playful assortment of objects, symbols, characters, and everyday forms rendered in her signature pastel palette. Blurring the line between artwork, collectible, and experience, Pastel reflected Hendry’s fascination with color and hyperrealism while giving visitors the unusual opportunity to physically take a piece of the exhibition home with them.
ARTIST BIO
Australian artist CJ Hendry began making art as a hobby, but found success on Instagram and left university to pursue an art career. In 2014, she made her first sale with a depiction of a pair of boots made by Australian footwear company R.M. Williams that sold for $10,000. Since then, her compositions have reportedly earned her millions. Initially, Hendry created large-scale, hyperrealistic ink drawings of luxury objects —always in black and white —with each piece taking up to 200 hours to complete. She later pivoted to creating photorealistic drawings of subjects like disco balls and a $100 bill with Kanye West’s face emblazoned across it —which the pop icon bought from the artist. In a 2017 collaboration with fashion house Christian Louboutin, Hendry expanded her practice to include color, rendering hyperreal globs of vivid paint using colored pencils.
