Paspaley Pearls

I was never really into pearls, I was much more of a diamonds are my best friend type of girl. That was until DH went on a 4WD trip to Cape York and came back with a beautiful gold South Sea Pearl for me. Ever since then I have dreamed of owning a strand of South Sea Pearls, and Paspaley has just the thing. http://www.paspaleypearls.com/english/home.htm

I do tend to lean towards the gold colour pearl strands, however due to DH's Cook Island collection and the beautiful black pearls they produce it does create a dilemma, if I ever did find myself with the opportunity......

So what do you think? Gold, Black or the original and classy White?

Cook Island Artist

Mahiriki Tangaroa is a talented Cook Islander artist, who studied at the University of Christchurch in New Zealand. Mahiriki produces these wonderful paintings, which are not just pieces of art, but hold a story and a history to them.

You will often see the chicken, the jandle (flip flop or thong) and Island dogs embedded in her paintings. The colours are rich and often unique. If DH and I could decide on which style, which size and which colours we liked, we would have one on our wall at home now. Perhaps our next Cook Island trip?

You can find Mahiriki's paintings for sale at Gallery de Novo in Dunedin, New Zealand and also in the Beachcomber in Rarotonga.

http://www.gallerydenovo.co.nz/artists/Mahiriki_Tangaroa.htm