Aroha Heart and Earrings
Gorgeous set made from the same slice of pounmau.
Always cool to see some of the process from where the pounamu started to what it is now.
Gorgeous set made from the same slice of pounmau.
Always cool to see some of the process from where the pounamu started to what it is now.
This is a gorgeous set of Hei Matau made from Marsden Flower Jade, or Putiputi. The yellow and orange patterning in the ‘flowers’ in the pounamu that it is named for. It come from one place in New Zealand, Marsden. This set was made for a couple. It symbolises their eternal love and connectedness. They…
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…
Haeata Community Campus has just got their Pounamu carving space up and running, and I got a chance to have a go. Got to know some great people through this space and it felt right to give these pendants to those people as well as to support the kaupapa of the Makerspace at Haeata. The…
I recently had the honour of carving a unique set of Pounamu pendants, made from translucent Hapopo Pounamu sourced from South Westland. I have named this set Kotahi Wairua, which means “One Spirit” in Māori. This name was chosen to reflect the deep and unbreakable bond that the twins share, emphasizing that despite being two…
Deep within the waters of the Arahura River, a gemstone emerges to tell a tale of unity and lineage. Named “Tātai Hono,” which translates to ‘linking lineage’ or ‘connecting lineage,’ this set of twin toki is a testament to the extraordinary bond of two brothers. Sharing the same birthday, albeit three years apart, their connection…