I am on a bit of a mission to develop my toki designs at the moment. I love the shape of the old tokis that were used for practical work by pre european Maori. I try to incorporate as much of this design as I can in my Hei Toki pendants. The important part of…
It can be hard to get really high quality, tight grained, Jade from New Zealand. This Jade is from Wyoming, it was given to me by Aaron from A Carved Piece (check him out on facebook he is an awesome carver). It is beautiful stone, bright green with an awesome pink flower inclusion. It was…
I love the idea of suspending a taonga, special stone that has been beautifully shaped from your neck. Sometimes you can incorporate a hole into the design to hang it from, sometimes you need to drill one just for the purpose. I really prefer keeping the carving as intact as possible, for me it feels…
This is a project long time in the making. I carved and finished the Pounamu the start of 2015 and it was presented for the first time at the end of 2016. It is a collaboration between myself, a student at my school, and the Maori/Technology teacher. I did the Pounamu and they together did…
I really value having an adjustable cord for a Pounamu pendant. It means I can take it on and off easily for sport, sleeping, swapping jewellery, etc. I always put it in a safe place near where I sleep though. [kad_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEv86ls3Fek” ] It also is good for gifts as then they recipient can choose…