About Ted Dailey
TED DAILEY is an award winning artist, originally from Arizona, where he was a top competitive horse trainer, specializing in English, Western and Dressage. In 1978, he visited his family, who lived in the quaint village of Holualoa. He fell in love with the tropical paradise and decided to close his stables and relocate.
Ted became an avid scuba diver and one can see the tropical marine life reflected in many of his jewelry designs, especially his signature Manta Ray. He has a passion for exotic plants and is a member of the local Orchid Club He was very inspired to create the Hawaii Flora Collection.
Ted has always had a love for art and design and has won numerous awards in several mediums. He incorporates a variety of materials with his silver and gold vermeil jewelry. He adds South Pacific shells, high quality gemstones and Hawaiian Koa wood. Ted has a special reverence for Koa as he participated in his family's Koa furniture building business. Each unique piece of his jewelry is skillfully designed in the heart of Hawaii and reflects his over 40 years of enjoying life on the Big Island.