perlemoen collection

Some stories arrive quietly.

They travel through land and water, through memory and longing, before they ever take form.

Perlemoen was born from one such story.

In the quiet coastal territories of the Yurok and Wiyot, a legend unfolds beneath the night sky. Dentalium Man and Abalone Woman live far apart from one another, separated by distance but bound by sight. Each night, Abalone Woman looks upward, drawn to the luminous light of Dentalium Man.

He, in turn, gazes into the sky and sees her reflected in iridescent color. Love forms before touch, before proximity, a connection shaped by longing and recognition.

When Abalone Woman journeys to him, he fails to recognize her at first. She leaves. Only in her departure does Dentalium Man understand what he has lost. In his pursuit, tragedy follows, and Abalone Woman returns to the ocean, transforming into abalone, her body becoming shell, her presence enduring through form.

This story is not one of perfection or resolution. It is a story of love, misrecognition, pursuit, and transformation. Of how something beautiful can emerge from rupture. Of how longing can become legacy.

Perlemoen takes its name from the inner layer of shell,  the luminous surface revealed only after time, pressure, and exposure to the elements. Abalone has long been regarded as a symbol of healing and protection, believed to promote emotional balance and harmony. Its iridescence does not sit on the surface; it is earned.

Each piece in the Perlemoen collection is a quiet tribute to that process.

Crafted with 24k gold beads, abalone, dentalium shells, and semi-precious stones, these earrings move with intention. They are designed to echo the rhythm of tide and breath, light and shadow.

They honor both fragility and strength,  the delicate tension between what is held and what is released.