‘Iwa LeioglyphApril 2025 Sterling Silver The iwa, or great frigatebird, is a common theme in Hawaiian art and fashion due in part to its long, graceful wings and split tail. The iwa is associated with strength and wayfaring and is a kinolau of Kaiona, the goddess of the lost. The style of the optional popcorn chain echoes the look of traditional Hawaiian olon fiber cordage, and the slightly satin finish on the leioglyph gives it a glow not unlike that of beach

The top of the front face is a stylized representation of wheat done in 14K yellow gold

Cubic zirconium

and since silk is a bit more luxe I chose to use it here

ear holes optional

representing their eternal commitment to each other

a foundational percussive instrument in traditional Hawaiian music

perpendicular to the axes of rotation of the other planets

Since we didn't have iconography for him

showing how faith can be what keeps us together in trying times as well as how important her presence can be to the growth of Etz Hayim

Because I am a man who knows how to take a hint—and because her birthday was coming up—I put the beads aside

When everything dried I sanded it and oiled it with some food-safe butcher block oil

textured form of the spathe