Tammy!

Hawai'i animal jewelry series almost complete!

For now I have 8 pieces almost finished, and two more in the works. I already have a big wholesale order from a wonderful little store in this town called Elements (they are not on the interwebs yet) -- I will be dropping them off tomorrow! Here's a preview of one of my favorite new designs:

This is the Pueo, or Hawai'ian Short-eared Owl. It is a Hawai'ian endemic (it can ONLY be found in the Hawai'ian islands) and is a subspecies of the regular short-eared owl. They're endangered, mostly because of habitat loss and the typical plight of island birds -- they nest on the ground, so when people showed up with pigs and mongooses and rats, their eggs became easy prey.