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My daughter and I carved her first pounamu pendant. She wanted to make one for her friend. She was so stoked, and so was I.
My daughter and I carved her first pounamu pendant. She wanted to make one for her friend. She was so stoked, and so was I.
This was a cool carving for an interesting reason. A pounamu golf tee that could be worn in the ear. The guy this was for had worn a plastic tee in his ear for quite and while and this was the upgrade he was going to be gifted. How cool is that. As this was…
Haeata Community Campus has just got their Pounamu carving space up and running, and I got a chance to have a go. Got to know some great people through this space and it felt right to give these pendants to those people as well as to support the kaupapa of the Makerspace at Haeata. The…
This a beautiful set that was made for some very good friends of mine. They have a very lucky young boy and girl that will now have this pair of taonga pounamu to wear and connect them.
This piece was made for a special couple to commemorate their wedding. The double koru is a symbol of coming together to make one of two, it is unity, it is kotahitanga. This piece on pounamu is from South Westland in Aotearoa, and has been set in a piece of Rimu.
This set was made for two friends one of a fire star sign and the other and earth star sign. When the two pendants are put together they also create a heart, the symbol of love an compassion. Sometimes with pounamu the original intent is not always what works out. This happened in this case…
At the heart of each piece of artwork lies a story, a significant element that breathes life and meaning into it. One such piece is a stunningly beautiful and deeply symbolic pounamu pendant, carefully carved to embody the purity of the lotus flower. Cast in the rich, translucent green hue of Kawakawa pounamu, this piece…