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Enjoy the Beauty of the Oceans
Sterling, Shell and Gemstone Jewelry
By Marta Howell
 (Scroll to end for Bio)
Of Kailua, Hawaii

We selected some beautiful
Pendants and Earrings
All jewelry is shell, gemstone and Sterling
Hallmarked by the artist

Marta Howell Jewelry

Marta Howell Sterling, Pua Shell and Amethyst Pendant
This exquisite large pendant measures 1 and 3/4 inches across at the widest point and is 2 inches long including the bail. Very nice shell with purples and blues enhanced by some yellow green. The purple amethyst blends in beautifully. (necklace not included). Notice that on the back it is marked Marta Howell 925 (sterling). Weight on my scales is 11.2 grams. Pendant comes in special Marta Howell gift bag.

Marta Howell Jewelry

Price: $110


 

Marta Howell Jewelry

 

Marta Howell Jewelry

Marta Howell Sterling, Pua Shell and blue topaz pendant.
 
This lovely large pendant measures 1 and 1/8 inch across at the widest point and is 1 and 1/4 inches long. Very nice shell with purples and blues. The blue stone blends in beautifully. Notice that on the back it is marked Marta Howell 925 (Sterling). Weight on my scales is 11.1 grams. Pendant comes in special Marta Howell gift bag.


Price: $102

 

Marta Howell Jewelry

Marta Howell Jewelry

 

Marta Howell Sterling, Pua Shell and blue topaz pendant.
 
This lovely large pendant measures 7/8 inch across at the widest point and is 1 and 1/4 inches long. Very nice shell with purples and blues. The light blue stone blends in beautifully. Notice that on the back it is marked Marta Howell 925 (Sterling). Weight on my scales is 8.8 grams. Pendant comes in special Marta Howell gift bag.


Price: $82

 

Marta Howell Jewelry

Marta Howell Jewelry

 

Marta Howell Sterling, Pua Shell and amethyst pendant.
 
This especially nice large pendant measures 1 inch across at the widest point and is 1 and 1/2 inches long. Very nice shell with purples and blues. The purple stone blends in beautifully. Notice that on the back it is marked Marta Howell 925 (Sterling). Weight on my scales is 7.6 grams. Pendant comes in special Marta Howell gift bag.


Price: $92

 

Marta Howell Jewelry


Marta Howell Jewelry

Marta Howell Sterling, Black Lipped Oyster Shell and Golden Citrine Pendant
This exquisite large pendant measures 1 inch across at the widest point and is 2 inches long including the bail. Very nice shell with amber and a rainbow effect with light rose and light green enhanced by black (thus the name, Black Lipped Oyster). The golden stone blends in beautifully. Notice that on the back it is marked Marta Howell 925 (sterling). Weight on my scales is 11.6 grams. Pendant comes in special Marta Howell gift bag.

Price: $106

 

Marta Howell Jewelry

Marta Howell Jewelry

Marta Howell Sterling, Black Lipped Oyster Shell and Golden Citrine Pendant
This especially nice large pendant measures 1 inch across at the widest point and is 1.5 inches long including the bail. Very nice shell with amber and a rainbow effect with  pearl, light rose and light green enhanced by black (thus the name, Black Lipped Oyster). The golden stone blends in beautifully. Notice that on the back it is marked Marta Howell 925 (sterling). Weight on my scales is 7.7 grams. Pendant comes in special Marta Howell gift bag.

Price: $80

 

Marta Howell Sterling, Black Lipped Oyster Shell and Golden Citrine Earrings. On the back is marked Marta Howell

Each earring measures 1 in. long by 5/8 in wide not including the loop. Earrings come in Marta Howell gift bag.

Price: $78


 

Marta Howell Sterling, Pua shell and Blue Topaz Earrings 

Each earring measures 7/8 in. long by1/2 in wide not including the loop. On the back is marked Marta Howell. Comes in Marta Howell bag.

Price: $48

 

Marta Howell Sterling, Pua shell and Amethyst Earrings

Each earring measures 1 in. long by 5/8 in wide. Push back clasp for pierced ears. On the back is marked Marta Howell. Comes in Marta Howell bag.

Price: $78

 

Marta Howell Sterling, Pua shell and Amythest Earrings

Each earring measures 3/4 in. long by 1/2 in wide not including the loop. On the back is marked Marta Howell. Comes in Marta Howell bag.

Price: $48

 

Marta Howell Sterling, Pua shell and Ameythst Earrings 

Each earring measures 3/4 in. long by 1/4 in wide not including the loop. On the back is marked Marta Howell. Comes in Marta Howell bag.

Price: $48

Marta Howell of Kailua has a master's degree in philosophy from the University Jagielonski in Krakow, Poland. She has taught languages, and has managed a beauty salon/spa and fashion business in Poland and an apparel company in Thailand.

Then this woman of considerable energy found herself living in the tiny seaside village of Kohtao, Thailand — population 900 — with no electricity, no car, no shopping malls and no television. Her husband, David, who was raised in Kailua, was in the ocean all day with his own diving company. So to pass the time productively, she started wandering the beaches, collecting shells. Soon she had quite a stash — "about 200 pounds."

She sat and polished them by hand, seeing that "Taking layers from the shells was like finding a new world within the shell." She began making little jewelry gifts for friends. After moving to another Thai island, Kohsomui, she sold her designs to tourists. When she and David decided to move to Hawai'i, she couldn't leave the shells behind. So she shipped them — "all of them," she says.

This gave her the raw materials for a new business. During the past three years, from her Kailua home-based studio, Howell has designed an extensive collection of bracelets, necklaces, pendants and earrings. Her work is contemporary and bold, not for the timid. She has an adjunct studio in Thailand, where others manufacture the pieces to her specifications, to enable her to complete more pieces and focus on design rather than craftsmanship.

She begins with mother-of-pearl, sometimes combining it with corals and semi-precious stones such as tourmaline, amethyst, citrine and garnet, as the muses move her. David taught her silversmithing, and she uses silver to bind the pieces together. The effect is often of a silver frame around the shells and stones. The shapes of the shells guide her, she said: "I see art in every piece of shell. It's a never-ending adventure."

Word has traveled around the world about Howell's jewelry. She now has contacts who provide her with shells from places as far-flung as Britain, Indonesia, Norway, Denmark, Australia and the South Seas. She often trades finished pieces for the shells.

Howell said the temperature of the ocean, age of the mollusk and algae and seaweed they eat help determine the colors the shells take on. Those from Sumatra have a golden hue; from Norway, blue-pink; and New Zealand's are green-blue. Howell said one of the properties she likes best about working with mother-of-pearl is that there is a shade that works with every skin color.

 

 

 

 



 

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