Island Artworks is a small gallery/studio located on Ocracoke Island.

It carries work in a variety of mediums including paintings, photography, pottery, glass, wood, metal and jewelry. Imagine hand-blown seashells and perfume bottles, round wooden boxes, metal lizards and turtles, woven baskets, stoneware vases, shell platters, cobalt-colored tiles. and island scenes in watercolors and pastels.

American artisans create all the arts and crafts. They specialize in handcrafted jewelry created on-site in artist/owner Kathleen O'Neal’s studio.  O’Neal works in gold, fine and sterling silver and copper, using shells, gems and pearls. She crafts earrings, pendants, necklaces, bracelets, pins, rings and sculptures.

The website is designed for sales and offers a taste of what is in the gallery. They do ship. Call for costs when ordering.


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