Holliano

La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Endemic to NZ and the Chathams, where it grows to about 1m in length in the intertidal zone to just below the intertidal, on semi-sheltered reefs. The zigzag of the stipe may give it more elasticity in the face of the rough surf on many NZ coastlines.

Memento Mori Finger Ring, black enamel and gold, 17th Century

I found this petit point brooch at the thrift store and it's not my style at all, but the hand embroidery is so teeny tiny that for just $3 CAD it was too interesting a crumb of textile history to pass up. The stitches are less than a millimetre!

Photo of two Māori women standing outside shaking hands and pressing noses in a traditional greeting (hongi), Aotearoa (New Zealand), late 19th century.