A big and beautiful set for a big and beautiful kaupapa. A set of pounamu all cut from the same raw source is a significant way to represent and deepen a connection with people. This pounamu was created deep under the earth under tremendous heat and pressure. Since it cooled these pieces have laid side…
A simple kuru with beautiful pounamu.
This set has an incredible and significant meaning and purpose. The brief was to create something for the whanau of four from the same source that fit together kinda like a jigsaw, to represent and strengthen the connection and whanaungatanga of them. This commission is a great example of an idea coming together in the…
A special gift for a special girl. There were several design concepts we considered before evolving towards the finished product.
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…
What an amazing and special set this is, and it has turned out tino ataahua due to the choice of pounamu. Tau Ke! A special commission for a special reason, a new member is on the way and it has been a journey to for this couple to get to the point of welcoming this…
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 is a deep and beautiful set. A classic Roimata and matching Toki. The toki is my recurved design, this accentuates the cutting edge and creates depth that is pleasing to the eye. The toki traditionally represents strength, courage, and authority. The Roimata has curves that flow similiar to original Roimata and Kuru that were…
As I finished this Roimata Pendant, I was thinking about the focus feature of the healed fracture that gives this pendant such character. Healed fractures like this can be known as flowers or clouds in the pounamu. When reflecting on this it became obvious that this piece was already named, after the country it was…
This is a subtle and beautiful piece of Pounamu. This Roimata has a deep green colour to it that makes you feel like you are looking right into the heart of it. When you hold it in the light you can see the subtle patterning of this Pounamu that reminds me of the shifting hues…
