Wayfinder Sea Turtle Pin

Everything It Has Seen

Sea turtles navigate thousands of miles and come back to the same shore. They don’t wander. They know exactly where they’re going, and they carry everything they’ve gathered along the way.

This pin is for the person who navigates like that – with purpose, with patience, with a shell full of accumulated wisdom.

The Artistry

Viewed from above in a swimming pose, four flippers extended. The shell is built in concentric layers, each one richer than the last. The outer ring: turquoise and purple washes with blue glass tube beads standing upright like coral. The middle ring: turquoise and green with copper rope border and scattered gold leaf. The inner oval: a dense mosaic of tiny beads, crystals in red, pink, and blue, painted sections, and metallic elements – everything packed tight, nothing wasted. Gold accents warm the flippers. The head is purple and teal with copper rope and a blue crystal eye.

The Details

• Concentric Shell: Three distinct rings, each with different materials and techniques – like reading growth rings on a tree
• Blue Glass Beads: Tube beads in the outer ring stand upright, creating texture you can feel
• Swimming Pose: Four extended flippers give it forward momentum even on a lapel

Perfect For

• The traveler: Someone who knows the way back and chooses to keep going
• Ocean lovers: Deep-sea elegance, not beach kitsch
• A purposeful gift: For milestones, new chapters, and the next leg of the journey

Specifications

• Dimensions: 1.95 in H x 1.3 in W
• Materials: Stainless steel, hand-painted with acrylic and metallic paints, Austrian crystals, blue glass tube beads, copper rope, gold leaf, artist resin
• Closure: Locking pin back
• Origin: Designed and handcrafted in New York, USA