HAWAIIAN SUNRISE SHELL NECKLACE
THIS PIECE HAS FOUND ITS HOME.
DRAWN TO THIS PIECE?
ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECES CANNOT BE REPRODUCED EXACTLY, BUT I WELCOME INQUIRIES FOR WORK INSPIRED BY PIECES IN THE ARCHIVE. STONES, FOUND OBJECTS AND OTHER MATERIALS WILL VARY, ALLOWING EACH NEW PIECE TO BECOME SOMETHING ENTIRELY ITS OWN.
THIS NECKLACE BRINGS TOGETHER FOUND ELEMENTS, NATURAL MATERIALS, AND A SENSE OF PLACE. THE SUNRISE SHELL WAS SOURCED FROM A SMALL SHOP ALONG THE ROAD TO HANA IN MAUI AND HAS LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH RARITY AND SIGNIFICANCE IN HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
THE BEADED STRAND INCLUDES A MIX OF BANDED AGATE, FRESHWATER PEARLS, HELIODOR, BLUE LACE AGATE, RHODOCHROSITE, OCEAN JASPER, SHELL, SEA GLASS, AND GLASS BEADS. A CIRCULAR GUITAR STRING ELEMENT CONNECTS THE PENDANT TO THE STRAND, TYING THE PIECE BACK TO ITS MUSICAL ROOTS.
IT IS LIGHTWEIGHT FOR ITS SIZE AND DESIGNED AS A STATEMENT PIECE THAT CAN BE WORN SIMPLY OR LAYERED.
HAWAIIAN SUNRISE SHELL NECKLACE