I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"™ Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid.Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's Glance and You do a Double-take Second Look...
I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"™ Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid.Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's Glance and You do a Double-take Second Look, Because Your Eyes Just Didn't Believe What they Saw. This Was the Exact Effect Felt When I Came Across Marta's Gorgeous Collection of Unique and Superbly Crafted Art Pieces! Exquisitely Beautiful, Each and Every Piece is a Show Stopper! From Her Heart to Yours Comes This Beautiful Gift from the Sea! I Truly Apologize to Her as My Pictures Do Not Best Reflect the True Appearance and Beauty of Her Wonderful Treasures as a Gifted Artist. All of Marta's Shell Pieces Are Geographically-Selected as She Possesses a Keen Understanding of How Each Region's Shell Can Display Certain Qualities With Respect to Their Luster, Colors and Iridescent Characteristics. All of Marta's Calibrated and Uniform-Sized Semi-Precious Gemstones are "A+" Grade or Better as She Pursues to Achieve the Highest Quality of Standards in Each of Her Art Pieces Made. The Tradename, Trademark, Logo, and Exclusive Jewelry Designs Are All Copyright Properties of Marta Howell Studio®.
NOTE: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Oyster Shell's Hues, Shades, and Color Reflections or the Potential Brilliance of the Amethyst Gemstone. Brand New, Never Used Silver Hawaiian-Designed Oyster Shell and GemstoneAdjustable Ring. 100% Solid .925 Sterling Silver (Not Plated, Not Bonded, Not Filled) Adjustable Ring With Natural (Untreated) Sea of Cortez Spiny Oyster Shell and Brazilian Rio Grande do Sul Mines Amethyst Gemstone.
- Symbolism: The Color Purple is pacifying, refreshing and calming. It denotes power, healing, meditation and religion, wisdom and spirituality. Purple was once a European symbol of royalty and nobility. Amethyst invokes spiritual insight, promotes a sense of good judgment, provokes honesty, encourages a quiet and calm mind, aids in meditation to find deep inner peace, comfort at times of loss or grief, aids dreaming, inspiration and intuition. Worn to make the wearer gentle and amiable. Amethyst powers include: love, courage, protection against thieves, and happiness.
- Design: Contemporary Triangle Framed Shell With Amethyst Gem #2; Cutout, Raised Bezel Gemstone Design, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped, Subtle Convex (Dome) Shape, Oval-Cut Faceted Gemstone, Tapered and Flared Ring Band, High Surface Polished Shell, Smooth Silver High Polish Finish, Adjustable Ring.
- Measures: Triangle-Framed Shell is Approx. Just Over 9/16" Widest X Just Under 1 7/16" Long; Amethyst Gem is Approx. Just Over 3/16" Widest X Just Over 1/4" Long X Just Under 1/8" Deep; Tapered-Flare Ring Band Measures Approx. 7/16" Wide at Open End to 1/4" Wide at Center to 1 3/8" Wide at Top.
- Size: 7.75 (As is), Can Be Shaped and Adjusted to Fit Most All Smaller to Larger Fingers, as Needed.
- Weight: Approx. 12.0 grams Total.
- Shell Color/s: The Lustrous Shell Piece Displays a Mixed Light-Medium to Dark Purple Color Background (Not Treated, Not Color Enhanced) With Natural Surface Inclusions and Shell Patterns...Just Gorgeous!
- Gemstone Shape/Cut: Oval, Oval-Cut Facets.
- Gemstone Grade: A+/AA.
- Gemstone Color/s: Amethyst (Medium-Dark Tone), Deep Purple With Violet Overtones.
- Gemstone Clarity: Natural Inclusions (Visible Only Under 10x Magnification); GIA Type I Clarity Chart: SI, Slightly Included.
- Gemstone Symmetry: Very Good.
- Total Carat Weight: 0.82 Cts.
- Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Piha pono" Means "Detailed", "Nani makamae" Means "Exquisite", "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring", "Ho`ohiluhilu" Means "Elegant" and "Punono" Means "Gorgeous", All of Which Describe This Exclusive Design Exactly! This Beautiful Hand-made Hawaiian-Designed Sterling Silver Ring is Superbly Hand-Crafted With an Extra High Surface Polished Shell Finish, and a Smooth, Silver High Polish Finish Background. This Labor-Intensive Design Feature a Gorgeous Vivid Purple, Triangle-Cut Piece of Natural (Not Treated, Not Color Enhanced) Sea of Cortez Spiny Oyster Shell Integrated With an Oval-Cut Faceted Amethyst Gemstone to Create This Stunning Ring. The Oyster Shell is High Detailed With Enhanced Polishing Techniques to Bring Out its Best Luster, Patterns, and Colors of the Shell. The Shell Piece is Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped Before Setting Into its Bezel-Style Frame. The Shell is Encased in a Hand-Shaped Solid .925 Sterling Silver Frame Conforming to the Exact Cut, Shape, and Sides of the Shell Piece Using a Very Strong 40-Strand Sterling Silver Wire. The Focal Point Features a Stunning, Raised Bezel-Framed Amethyst Anchored on One Side to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. The Oval-Shaped Amethyst is Oval-Cut Faceted to Produce Exceptional Reflections of Fire and Rivulets of Scintillation. This Ring is Adjustable and Can Be Shaped to Comfortably Conform to Smaller or Larger Finger Sizes, as Desired.A Very Unique, One-of-a-Kind Piece That Exudes Pride of Ownership! Retails for $345 and Higher in Fine Waikiki Shops, and Inter-Island Boutiques and Shopping Mall Jewelry Stores.
About Marta: Staff Writer, Honolulu Advertiser - "A mollusk is not a pretty thing. At least from the outside. They are usually gray and craggy and covered with little craters that look like out-of-control warts. Of all the creatures in the ocean, a mollusk seems unlikely to be the one that would normally inspire art...until its shell is opened. Opening a mollusk can be like prying open a treasure box long hidden in the depths of the ocean. Iridescent colors explode from the shell, from pale gray-blues and soft golden tones to brilliant pinks, purples and greens. Now these Gifts from the Sea™ are being used to create one-of-a-kind wearable art by one of Hawai`i's jewelry designers Marta Howell of Kailua, on the Island of Oahu, Hawai`i." She begins with Mother-of-pearl, sometimes combining it with Corals and Semi-precious Stones such as Tourmaline, Peridot, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, Citrine and Garnet, as the muses move Her. David, her husband 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. Marta stated, "I see art in every piece of shell. It's a never-ending adventure. Taking layers from the shells was like finding a new world within the shell." 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. When she is designing, she has six muses in mind, each is based on a woman she has known in real life. They range from a graceful, feminine Hawaiian woman to a businesswoman "with attitude." Amethyst Care and Cleaning Tips: Cleaning your fine Amethyst jewelry is one way of keeping it bright and shinning, as it was on the day you first purchased it. Amethyst is fairly durable but still needs proper care. Clean your Amethyst jewelry in a gentle dishwashing liquid and a soft brush, rinse in warm water and dry off with a soft cloth. Remove your Amethyst jewelry while exercising or playing sports. Your gemstone can be chipped or be jarred loose. Avoid wearing jewelry during housework. Contact with household chemicals, especially ammonia-based, may discolor or damage your jewelry. Never store your jewelry in piles or together. This is to avoid scratching the Amethyst in your jewelry as well as the metal mounting. Harder gemstones, such as diamonds, can scratch Amethyst. Store your precious Amethyst jewelry in separate sections of the jewelry box or wrap them separately in soft cloths. Store your jewelry in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Do not wear your jewelry in swimming pools and on beaches. The chlorine in the pool and the seawater can harm and discolor the Amethyst in your jewelry. Do not soak your jewelry for extended periods in soap or other such solutions. It may harm the polish of your gemstone. Never ever use chlorine bleach to clean Amethyst jewelry. Never use toothpaste to clean your Amethyst jewelry. The abrasives in your toothpaste could mar the shine on Amethyst and the mounted metal. There is no reason to believe that with care you may not be able to enjoy your Amethyst jewelry lifelong. Jewelry Handling: It is Not Recommended to Use Harsh Cleaners, Detergents, Soaps, Shampoos, Jewelry Cloths or Jewelry Liquids, Chemicals, Chlorine, Body or Tanning Lotions, Ultrasonic Cleaners, Tarnish Creams, Showering, Swimming in Pools or Hot Tubs or the Ocean With Natural Sea Shell and Gemstone Adorned Silver Jewelry. About Pacific Spiny Oysters: Spondylus is a genus of bivalve mollusks, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. As well as being the systematic name, Spondylus is the most often used common name for these animals, though they are also known as thorny oysters or spiny oysters. There are many species of Spondylus, and they vary considerably in appearance and range. The Pacific Spiny Oyster (Spondylus Princeps Broderip) is found in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. They are grouped in the same superfamily as the scallops, but like the true oysters (family Ostreidae) they cement themselves to rocks, rather than attaching themselves by a byssus. Their key characteristic is that the two parts of their shells are hinged together with a ball and socket type of hinge, rather than a toothed hinge as is more common in other bivalves. Spondylus shells are much sought after by collectors, and there is a lively commercial market in them. It was discovered in 1976 and began to be exported for jewelry making use in the Southwest by Indian Crafts people. The shell comes in a variety of colors but mainly in red, orange, and purple; sometimes yellow and white or a mixture of these as in purple with yellow. Pricing is factored into the ease or difficulty of shells obtained based upon the color of the oyster's shell. The more purple the shell, the more cost-effective the price is; the more orange the shell, the most expensive the price is. This is due to the depth ranges at which these shells are fished from. Spiny oysters in shallower depths exhibit a more vivid purplish color background and are easier to obtain. The Spiny oysters retrieved from mid-level depths display a more deep reddish color background and are somewhat difficult to obtain; and the shells that are at the very deepest of depths display a gorgeous, bright orange color background and are very difficult to obtain. The name Spondylus is a Latin word that means spines on it's back. Broderip was the name of the Scientist who traveled with Cortez when Baja California was discovered and explored. The name Princep was given to this shell because when Cortez presented his marine discovers to the king ofSpain who financed his expedition, the king's daughter fell in love with the shell. Therefore, the shell was named the after the Princess. Shell Care: Use mild soaps and water on these oyster shells to clean it, and avoid storing it with jewelry which may scratch it and wear away the polished surface shell layers. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Rings Are Intricately Hand-made, With High Attention-to-Detail Using Natural Oyster Shells, Each is a One-of-a-kind, Unique Design That You Will Cherish for Your Very Own! Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Shell Jewelry Designs. Stamped .925 with Artist's Hallmark for Assurance Marks of Solid .925 Sterling Silver Purity and Quality Jewelry Art Created by Marta Howell. Hand-made with "aloha". Ships in a Gift Box with an Exclusive Marta Howell Gift Pouch. Certain High-Value Items Will Have Required Shipping Insurance to Protect Your Order’s Cost Value Against Shipping That is Lost, Stolen or Damaged by Others and Will Already Be Included in the FLAT Rate Shipping Cost. Please Understand We Should Not Be Held Responsible For Delivery Time Once Your Order Has Shipped as We Are Not the Individuals Delivering Your Package. We Ship Twice a Week on Wednesdays and Saturdays; and Daily During Traditional or Honoring Observance Holidays and the Christmas Shopping Season. USPS Express Delivery (2-Days Guaranteed) From Hawai`i for All U.S. Addresses. Please Feel Free to Contact Us With Any Questions. Live Aloha!
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