Kahukura Rainbow
This is a symbol of the kahukura or rainbow.
It was made to remember someone that has passed, someone that reminds us of rainbows, or the rainbow reminds us of them.
This is a symbol of the kahukura or rainbow.
It was made to remember someone that has passed, someone that reminds us of rainbows, or the rainbow reminds us of them.
This toki is for a much loved man in a family. It was designed with mana and power in mind. The Lions head is to symbolise fearlessness, and urge to protect, loyalty, and leadership. It also connects this man with his home country, Sri Lanka, and so connects where he is from and where he…
This is a piece designed to celebrate womanhood. It was made for a special wahine. The ‘clouds’ or ‘flower’ in this piece of pounamu give it a depth of character that will always make this stand out as a one of kind. This is the slice of pounamu before all the work. You can see…
I can see a kiwi and a koru in this one, the kiwi was unintentional yet cool.
As I finished this Roimata Pendant, I was thinking about the focus feature of the healed fracture that gives this pendant such character. Healed fractures like this can be known as flowers or clouds in the pounamu. When reflecting on this it became obvious that this piece was already named, after the country it was…
This was a diamond in the rough. The real beauty of this piece of pounamu was only revealed when carved. A large inanga pounamu, this will be a leaving gift for a special member of a team.
This is the piece that I decided to start with. It is a piece of Flower Jade from Marsden. I have made 3 pieces from this so far and am still… working on one more. The first piece was a bit of a trial just to see what shaping the stone would be like. I…