By THEA RUTHERFORD, Guardian National Correspondent, thea@nasguard.com The last time Howard Bevans' talent was hidden was more than 30 years ago. And even then, it didn't stay hidden for long. A young man who knew he didn't want to work for anyone, Bevans, on the advice of a friend, began tinkering with coconut shells of all things. The startlingly hard, dry husks held the substance of exotic jewelry. From their shells Bevans would spend the next three decades pulling varnished loop and dangling earrings, cups, figurines – even lamps – like rabbits from a hat.
When he started out while living in the Virgin Islands it seemed simple enough for a young man with talent. Chalking up using the abundant raw material around him to "common sense," he talked about turning food into jewelry as if it is the most natural thing.
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