8 cm Kawakawa Toki, Classic
This is a stunning example of a large classic style toki.

Gorgeous kawakawa pounamu that is named for the colour of the plant with the name kawakawa.
This is a stunning example of a large classic style toki.

Gorgeous kawakawa pounamu that is named for the colour of the plant with the name kawakawa.










This set is to mark a 50th, to connect two people, and connect to what is important to them. Nature, the outdoors, and adventures are a part of this couples life and the wave is a symbol of this that connects. The colors in this pounamu make me think of the ocean as well as…
I’ve recently completed a special set of six Pounamu carvings to go alongside a children’s book authored and published by my wife, titled I Gaze Up at the Trees with Dirt on My Knees. The book is a beautifully written story that takes tamariki on a journey through the forests and rivers of Aotearoa, meeting…
At the Inside Pounamu wānanga at Otago University, I had the chance to take part in a scientific and cultural exploration of how heat affects pounamu. I began with a single slab of South Westland pounamu and cut it in half. One half was left in its natural state, while the other was carefully heat-treated….
This toki is made for a graduation. It is made for someone that has a connection with both the Yukon where this jade is from and with New Zealand where they completed their studies. I really like the white flower pattern near the lashing on this one, it is inclusions like this that give a…
A great example of a simple and elegant Toki