Tåno Studio

art inspired by our deep connection to tåno (land/earth)

06/19/2026

These earrings are extra special to me because I was gifted grapevine beetles by both and within the same timeframe. It was totally unexpected and I was so excited to make something beautiful with these gorgeous little beetles! 🖤
If you're not familiar with them, grapevine beetles are a native beetle species and although adults feed off the leaves and fruit of grapevines (wild and cultivated), they actually do very little harm to the plants. These gentle giants are so beautiful and serve as in important part of the ecosystem! ✨

05/12/2026

Come visit us this spring at one of our upcoming events! We'll be at the from 3 pm - 6:30 pm on Wednesday May 13, June 10, and June 17. Then we'll close out the season with Lansing Pride on June 27. Excited to see old friends and meet new faces! 🖤

12/17/2025

Some of our earrings feature really unusual plants that we gather over the year. This pair is made from bloodroot leaves (Sanguinaria canadensis) which is a spring ephemeral native to Michigan. It gets its name from the red sap that comes out of all parts of the plant, but particularly the root. You'll see them emerge in early spring with these unique shaped leaves and pretty little white flowers!

This is the only pair I made because sadly, the ecosystems that they thrive in are becoming less common due to urbanization, invasive species, pollution, and more. It's important to talk about native plants like these so we can have greater awareness and consider how our society's actions can impact their future.

12/14/2025

Earlier this year, we had the chance to road trip through California and one of our favorite stops was in Big Sur. When I tell you that we had one of the dreamiest and most perfect hikes ever, I'm not kidding - we hiked up a large open hill before trekking through a coastal redwood forest, and then back down across switchbacks running through the costal bluffs. Near the end of the hike, the trail dumped us out on a secluded beach where we spent nearly an hour enjoying the ocean and wildlife all on our own. It was STUNNING and also so precious to be able to cherish and revere where the land met the ocean. These earrings are inspired by that experience and feature seaweed we gathered from a beach on the Pacific Ocean. I loved them so much, I kept a pair for myself :)

These particular earrings in the photos are no longer available, but I will have a few more at our upcoming sale next Saturday from 4-9pm at the !

12/12/2025

We'll be at ONE MORE market this month! 🎄We're SO excited to announce that we'll be at the Holiday House on December 20th from 4-9 pm. The event will have all kinds of family activities, delicious food and cocktails, and of course, shopping with local vendors like us! We'll have the perfect gifts for your loved ones so be sure to visit our table for all kinds of unique finds 💚

12/03/2025

I've made plenty of bone jewelry from owl pellets found in the forests of Michigan, but I now have several pieces made from those found in my grandmother's yard in California! She lives on the outer-edge of San Diego County, and has housed a family of barn owls for several years in the tall owl box overlooking the mountains. This fall, I had a chance to visit her and share more about my work with Tåno Studio. Together, we gathered some of the pellets, and I brought them back to Michigan to create jewelry. I was super excited to find some huge rodent bones in them - much larger than the ones from Michigan! 🖤🦉

12/02/2025

I Taotao Tåno. I may be a child of the diaspora but I'm proud to descend from the CHamoru people! My father was raised in Guåhan (Guam) and like so many Pacific Islanders, he moved to California when he was just a young man. As a child, I used to relish and even envy his stories of growing up on the island among the beautiful terrain and beaches, immersed in CHamoru culture. While I didn't have those same experiences growing up stateside, I'm grateful to have been raised in a region that has one of the largest CHamoru communities outside of Guåhan. I was also lucky to have been surrounded by a large CHamoru family, one that partook in CHamoru culture in our own special way. These latte stone earrings are my diasporic take on a cultural symbol because they feature plants native to the lands I'm currently living on - the lands of the Anishinaabeg.

The northern sea oats are a type of grass that can be found across the central and eastern U.S. and are beneficial to our ecosystems by providing food and shelter for many organisms. I think they're a beautiful testament to the harmony among the living things here and I'm grateful that I can honor and cherish this land as my ancestors did with the land of Guåhan.

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