February 28, 2008
New Hawai'i Jewelry Series
Ok, so I haven't had time yet to add a new ordering page with all these animals to my jewelry site (it takes LONG) but I really wanted to post some photos of the series, because I'm so excited about it!
The first design, the green sea turtle, was actually completed in December as a gift. The person I designed it for originally is familiar with the species from Florida, but they also live and breed in Hawai'i, and are a really important and symbolic species here. This guy became the launching point for the series of Hawaiian animals, in which I tried to feature creatures endemic to the Hawaiian island chain (or at least indigenous species.) As usual, I have learned SO much in illustrating and researching these animals, and have become EVEN MORE passionate and enthusiastic about local wildlife. I am also really happy with the series!