Whetu – Star
A small gift I made for someone close to me. Stars are important to her.
Wahine Iti – Little Woman
A special gift for a special girl. There were several design concepts we considered before evolving towards the finished product.
Contemporary | Roimata | Sets
Mana Wairua – Strong Spirit
This is a set that has significant meaning as part of it well before I became part of the picture. I really love how the end result shows off the rough exterior of the pounamu that has been softened and polished from being a touch stone. This piece of pounamu first came to this family…
Koha Mo Whanau
What an amazing and special set this is, and it has turned out tino ataahua due to the choice of pounamu. Tau Ke! A special commission for a special reason, a new member is on the way and it has been a journey to for this couple to get to the point of welcoming this…
Traditional Toki – 8cm
This special toki was carved for young man living in Australia currently! A great gift considering what they are symbolise. The Toki was a originally a tool used by Maori. The pounamu was painstakingly shaped into heavy and robust forms and could be either lashed to a handle or held in the hand. They were…
Pounamu Golf Tee – Ear Spacer
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…
Hei Matau Relashing
I am stoked with how well this wee relashing came up. It is a cool way to use this binding. This is what it looked like before the relashing.
Traditional Toki
A great example of a modern design of a traditional hand held toki. This design was based on this toki that was found in the Wairarapa. It was designed to be used held in the hand.
Classic Toki
A great example of a simple and elegant Toki
Nga Hei Toki – Father and Son
Pounamu from the same source is an awesome way to show a strong bond and connection between people. I was very proud to be asked to make this set for a father and son. The son is still under 5 so a small toki was needed for him, and his father is over 7 foot…