Charlotte Reano inlays earrings on moon shells in pipestone, turquoise, coral and mother-of-pearl, and works with Percy Reano on larger inlaid shells. She is one of the Reano family of Santo Domingo Pueblo inlay artists taught by their older sister Angie Reano Owen from ancient Hohokam designs.
The necklace is 19" long. The shell is 2" wide and 3" long with the silver bail. Old Kingman turquoise. The shell is accented with jet, coral and Melo Shell.
Inlaid on moon shell with turquoise and a single red coral , jet or MOP shell center shell. They are 5/8" wide and 7/8" long. They come in either blue or green turquoise.
Inlaid on a moon shell with Kingman turquoise with accents of coral, MOP shell, jet and melo shell,. They are 2.75 inches long with the wire and 1/2 inch wide.
The necklace is 23 inches long. The shell is 2" wide and 3" long with the silver bail. Inlaid on a moon shell with coral and accented with Old Kingman turquoise, jet, spiny oyster shell, MOP shell and melo shell.
The necklace is 19" long. The shell is 2" wide and 3" long with the silver bail. Kingman turquoise. The shell is accented with jet, MOP shell and spiny oyster shell.
Feather earrings by Charlotte Reano. They are 1.25" long with the post by 1/2" wide. Made from various turquoises, wiith jet ,spiny oyster shell and MOP accents.
The pectin shell pendant is inlaid with pen shell and accents of turquoise, coral, serpentine and MOP shell. The strand necklace is made from jet stone accented with turquoise, melo shell, pipestone and serpentine. The beads are 4mm in diameter. It is 20 inches long. The shell is 3 inches long with the silver bail and 2.5 inches wide.
These buttons are all different designs. Mostly turquoise with MOP and coral accents. They are inlaid on moon shell. Silver posts. 3/8 inch in diameter. Write for pictures to choose from.
These are small round button earrings, each inlaid on moon shell and set on a silver post so it sits close against the earlobe. The photo shows three of the designs: one pair with a wide band of bright turquoise beside red, black and pale mother-of-pearl shell; one in soft green with a curved band of red; and one in pearly mother-of-pearl with a band of black along one edge. They are small enough for every day and easy to wear with other jewelry.
These are the smallest of Charlotte Reano's earrings in the shop; her larger pairs, up to 2.75 inches, are inlaid on the same moon shell, and with Percy Reano she inlays whole shells for pendants. She learned inlay, as the rest of the Reano family at Santo Domingo Pueblo did, from the oldest sister, Angie Reano Owen, who built the style on ancient Hohokam jewelry.
