This is a stunning piece of pounamu with a heavy kaupapa to go with it. I wouldn’t usually make such a large and heavy toki, but the circumstances were there to justify this one. This is 9cm long and 2.5cm thick! The pounamu is Marsden Flower Pounamu from the Marsden area on the West coast…
This is a gorgeous deep green pounamu from South Westland, in Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. Made for a family member as a piece that can be placed somewhere special. The Koru is a shape found in much of nature. The significant place for me is in the fern frond. It is the shape the frond…
A cool version of the enclosed koru in a porohita/circle. I really like the lashing on this one.
This is a special set commissioned for a son on his 21st originally as just a toki. Mana is power, Whanau is family, and Tahi is one or unity in this case. The name of the set means powerful and strong family connection. The original idea was a toki for the son something to bless…
This piece was made for a special couple to commemorate their wedding. The double koru is a symbol of coming together to make one of two, it is unity, it is kotahitanga. This piece on pounamu is from South Westland in Aotearoa, and has been set in a piece of Rimu.
This toki was made for a sons graduation. A reminder of the achievement he has accomplished and the respect he has earned.
This set was made as a gift for a special couple to mark their wedding day. It is carved from a gorgeous serpentine pounamu that has some interesting gold and black inclusion that give it character and personality. You can definitely tell these two are made from the same pounamu. Having a set come from…
This is a set for a special whanau that connect with the ngahere/bush. they even had the analogy of a sheltering tree in their wedding vows. The fact that these are all from the same piece of pounamu as well as the connected through the theme of the ngahere is double important for this whanau….
This set is full of significance and meaning for the whanau that will be wearing it. It represents their connection to one another and the significant journey and time in their life that are currently in. The big toki is for the father who I worked with to design this set for his whanau. The…
Gorgeous enclosed Koru from a subtle pale pounamu. This is a cool lashing for the koru.
