Pointed Roimata
A cool shape that I really enjoyed carving. The light honey colored lashing goes really well with the tones of this pounamu too.











A cool shape that I really enjoyed carving. The light honey colored lashing goes really well with the tones of this pounamu too.
This Roimata is made from Kawakawa pounamu. Flared end with a soft curve on the base. It is a full shape, so curved on both sides, you can feel the mana of this piece in its weight. Wearing a Roimata or Tear Drop shaped pounamu pendant is about comfort and caring for people. It represents…
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 piece was made to connect the wearer with their whanau. The koru represents whanau and the nurturing environment it is. The 5 dots down the side represent their signifcant family members.
This set has an incredible and significant meaning and purpose. The brief was to create something for the whanau of four from the same source that fit together kinda like a jigsaw, to represent and strengthen the connection and whanaungatanga of them. This commission is a great example of an idea coming together in the…
This set is for a husband and wife. It is to connect them with each other and with their three children. They are carved from the same slice of pounamu. They lay side by side, literally connected, for a very long time until they were separated for this set. The three spiraling korus on each…
A simple kuru with beautiful pounamu.