Something new, Coming Soon. The Manaia

The Manaia are coming!

Recently, I've become fascinated with Manaia, a mythical creature comes from the Maori people of New Zealand and Eastern Polynesia.

This protective mythological creature has the head of a bird, tail of a fish and a man's body.  Manaia are always shown in profile and there is some debate on to why that is.  The minute I saw the shape, I was curious as to the origin and am in awe at the simplicity and elegance of the carvings that I have seen.  I could not resist doing my own take on Manaia and I have tried to be true to the cultural roots while adding my own style.

The Manaia is believed to be a messenger to the spirits, similar to the Native American's Thunderbird and it is also believed to be a guardian against evil.

These hand-carved, original bone pendants will be coming soon to my product page --- www.beachcut.net

Red Coral

Do you like red coral?  I'm adding some inlaid pieces to my 2017 collection.  This is another sneak peek.  This hook is set with coral and has red spiny oyster beads paired with amazonite.  The amazonite reminds me of sea glass.

Inlaid with red coral