Kaha – Recurved Toki
This is a piece for a strong man who wears his heart on his sleeve, on the inside. A really cool way to represent a hard exterior and a soft inside by putting the design on the back of the toki.
Te Ara – The Path – Toki
This Toki is full of significance and meaning. A 21st gift for a young man that is loved and cares for others. The main concepts are of the toki itself to represent the leadership and courage it takes to stand up and be yourself. The wave on the front represents the outdoors as well as…
Nga Tui
This is my second set of these Tui. Great examples of pounamu pendants. I love the way they nestle into each other when back to back.
Whetu – Star
A small gift I made for someone close to me. Stars are important to her.
Wahine Iti – Little Woman
A special gift for a special girl. There were several design concepts we considered before evolving towards the finished product.
Contemporary | Roimata | Sets
Mana Wairua – Strong Spirit
This is a set that has significant meaning as part of it well before I became part of the picture. I really love how the end result shows off the rough exterior of the pounamu that has been softened and polished from being a touch stone. This piece of pounamu first came to this family…
Pounamu Golf Tee – Ear Spacer
This was a cool carving for an interesting reason. A pounamu golf tee that could be worn in the ear. The guy this was for had worn a plastic tee in his ear for quite and while and this was the upgrade he was going to be gifted. How cool is that. As this was…
Kete ō Taonga
There was so much depth and mana to this piece before I even got involved, it was a real privilege to be the one to influence and carve this design. Kath was given this piece of pounamu by friends of hers as a symbol of her connection to Aotearoa, so already this piece held significance…
Nga Tui Taonga
This was a really cool set to work on. It is some of my favorite type of pounamu being really translucent. It took quite a while to get the design right in consultation with the customer and I am super stoked with how it turned out. These were designed from the characteristics of the tui….
Contemporary | Earrings | Koru | Sets
Whanau Koru
This was an amazing set for a special person. The koru in this piece each represent members of the family, with the parents above looking over and protecting the children. The koru shape comes from unfurling fern fronds that are found all over the wilderness in the bush in Aotearoa. They represent, life, new beginnings,…