Howlite’s Wandering Grey Lines
White beads give this howlite bracelet a light, open character, with irregular grey lines and patches breaking up the pale surfaces. The round beads form a broad oval loop, while bright highlights catch their glossy sheen. There is a pleasing contrast between their simple shapes and the less predictable paths of their markings.
Howlite takes its name from Henry How, the chemist and mineralogist who first described the mineral—a small human connection tucked into the name of these pale, patterned beads.
Read imaginatively, the grey markings become waterways seen from above, crossing a white landscape. Each rounded bead offers another glimpse of that imagined country, where a wandering line meets a patch of grey.
