Koru | Porohita

Porohita Koru in Totoweka

I made this for my son, he is currently 8 years old. I made it to show my love for him, this way he can carry this tangible reminder with him that I love him, that I care for him, that he is special and important.

It is deep green kawa kawa pounamu with a blaze of reddish brown totoweka through the middle. This colour is appropriate for him being a fire star sign, this represents his inner strength and will. A koru represent growth and being a part of a whanau, my whanau. A porohita or circle represents being centered and focused in our connections with others.

A few shots of the process of the making. It is a very translucent pounamu, you can see right to the heart of it when you hold it to the light, and the totoweka colouring stands out as well.

Koru | Porohita

Enclosed Koru

Gorgeous enclosed Koru from a subtle pale pounamu. This is a cool lashing for the koru.

Contemporary | Koru | Sets

Whanau ō te Ngahere

This is a set for a special whanau that connect with the ngahere/bush. they even had the analogy of a sheltering tree in their wedding vows. The fact that these are all from the same piece of pounamu as well as the connected through the theme of the ngahere is double important for this whanau….

Contemporary | Porohita

Kotahitanga – Unity

This is a pounamu that is part of a larger set. The set was made for a childrens book that my wife created. There is one pounamu for each page of the book. The main page for this is called Sand in my toes salt in my nose and you can see all the artwork and pounamu…

Contemporary | Koru | Roimata

Taenga – Arrival

Contemporary | Hei Toki | Koru | Manaia | Sets

Whanautahi

This is a spectacular pounamu and a spectacular set of carvings for this whanau. It is made from inganga pounamu from the Arahura river. It has chatoyant or pipiwhirauroa characteristics which can make it shimmer in the light. It is named for the long tail feathers of the pipiwhirauroa. First steps were choosing the slices…

Koru

Enclosed Koru

I love the curves and flow of a koru. This piece was really fun to make and I like seeing the photos of the finished piece. Getting to see the process of making a pounamu taonga from the blank to the finished form can be pretty cool. I was pretty blown away the first time…

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