About the Artisan/Owner
Michael Martindell grew up in a small coastal town in Mendocino County California, living in Redwood country has inspired many great artists and provided exposure to the creative expressionism Michael embraced from a young age. Michael applied his gift as an artist to a verity of different mediums including paper, canvas, pottery, wood and Native American jewelry. He sold his first piece at age 11 for $10.00

As a young man Michael joined the US Navy, which brought him to Hawaii in the winter of 92 where he fell in love with Hawaii’s unrivaled beauty and a particular lady whom he married and now has two children with.

A culmination of his skills in metal fabrication, gained from his US Navy career as a sheet metal technician and the creative talents he possessed was manifested into a passion for artistic expressions in metal. Through determination and persistence L & M Metal Works was born and now boasts many of Michael’s dynamic creations, which can be seen throughout Oahu, Big Island and soon on Maui.