Inanga Roimata Large
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 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 a collaboration with a customer to create a Roimata with a masculine wairua. The meaning of the Roimata is comfort, healing, and positive energy. As this is intended for someone where these things are appropriate. The Pounamu is from the Kaniere area, and as you can see is a striking layered pattern. It…
This was a cool job to do. I really liked the natural finish of these pieces as well as how they ended up looking with the full kuru lashing. You can see in the photos below the starting point and then the process I went through to reshape them for the lashing.
A simple kuru with beautiful pounamu.
This is a pounamu that is part of a larger set. The set was made for a childrens book that my wife created. There is one pounamu for each page of the book. The main page for this is called Sand in my toes salt in my nose and you can see all the artwork and pounamu…
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 is a pounamu that is part of a larger set. The set was made for a childrens book that my wife created. There is one pounamu for each page of the book. The main page for this is called Sand in my toes salt in my nose and you can see all the artwork and pounamu…