This is carved from a pale creamy piece of inanga jade.
Here is the piece that I started with…
This piece represents the flow of water. It has ups and downs like waves. Water takes the path of least resistance and this piece is about going with the flow.
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….
Sometimes you meet people that stand out from the rest. I find that pounamu is a way for me to acknowledge these people tautoko their whakairo and their mahi. That is what this taonga is created for. This is for a Mana Wahine and the inverted triangle represents this. The Harakeke carved into the surface…
This set is part of a much larger project. My wife Roz has created her first book, a childrens book called Sand in my toes salt in my nose. It is about a classic kiwi beach holiday. As a part of the project I have created a set of pounamu representing core elements of each…
Windows allow you to see into or out of something. When you carve ‘windows’ into a piece of pounamu it can allow you to see what is on the inside of the stone.
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…
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…