Life is a journey and this is what this pounamu is to represent. There is growth and progress on our journey, milestones and achievements we accomplish. The carving on this roimata represents a journey. The koru for growth and achievement. In this case the milestone of becoming a registered kaiako. The winding path below it…
This piece is a nice way to connect a mother with her whanau. The koru in the middle represent the members of her whanau and come together in a manawa or heart shape for the aroha between these people.
This set was designed for the women of this whanau. Across three generations. One for the grandmother, two for the daughter and sister in law, and two for the tamariki. The long kuru with the black lashing is for the Grandmother. The carving on the front is to represent her daughter and granddaughter and the…
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 was made for a 35th Wedding Anniversary. Coral is the symbol for this anniversary and jade is the modern gemstone for it, or emerald traditionally. The porohita/circle was chosen as a symbol of completeness, one to be worn by each in the marriage. The pounamu was selected for its patterning, which gives it…
This set was a privilege to work on and create. The design and significance that went into this piece was deep and meaningful. I called this set Te Waenga as it fully represents the deep significance of the space between people and a strong yet invisible connection can be nurtured here. This set represents this…
Creating this piece surely was a journey for myself. The original plan was to design something for a birthday based on this treble clef design by Marika Pounamu. This is what we ended up with. This piece was multi layered and truly 3 dimensional. You can see all the aspects to it in this video….
This is a design for a father that has a wonderful wahine to support him. So wonderful she wanted special and unique toki for him. This piece has him and his whanau carved into it in the form of koru.
