Contemporary | Hei Toki | Koru | Sets
Sibling Set
This a beautiful set that was made for some very good friends of mine. They have a very lucky young boy and girl that will now have this pair of taonga pounamu to wear and connect them.
Classic Toki with Koru
Classic toki is a wonderful shape, and adding the koru in really sets it off.
Enclosed Koru
I love the curves and flow of a koru. This piece was really fun to make and I like seeing the photos of the finished piece. Getting to see the process of making a pounamu taonga from the blank to the finished form can be pretty cool. I was pretty blown away the first time…
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…
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,…
Contemporary | Hei Toki | Koru | Porohita | Sets
Toki and Porohita- 21st Set
This is a set made for a couple that are both having a 21st this year. Two pendants that are connected by the shared designs and meaning that they hold. The design represent them and their child. Simple, effective and meaningful.
Pounamu Koru Pendant
This is a beautiful form. I fell in love with it more as I carved it. The koru traditionally represents, new growth and challenges, new beginnings or a fresh start. The shape comes from the new shoots of ferns in the nghere, the bush as they unfurl to become the new fronds of the plant….
Family – Whanaungatanga Koru
This was a special commission from a family friend. It is made for a couple that are celebrating a significant milestone in their lives. The pounamu is sourced from the Kaniere area near Hokitika. The Koru is a special symbol that was chosen to represent the members of this family. I am always blown…
Koru Moana
This is a commission that had a really cool goal. To represent both and Australia and New Zealand and bring them together. There were several concepts talked about before deciding on this one. I liked this on the best. The stone is shaped like a wave when held on the side, this is to represent…