Kawa Kawa Earrings
6 cm Kawa Kawa earrings.
6 cm Kawa Kawa earrings.
I have only made a few sets of earrings so far and they are a challenge creating something on a small scale. They are beautiful and hold a special sort of mana for the wearer. I have had to learn about moulding and shaping stirling silver as well, something that I had never intended on…
This is a very special set. When I heard this story and what they wanted my heart went out to them. The father has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. This set is primarily for them as a tangible representation of his love and enduring presence after he is gone. Named He Aroha Tonutanga, which…
Here is my first go at a set of earrings. It is beautiful stone with some nice cloud patterning in it and is very translucent. These were cool to make as they we for a friend to give to her friend for her birthday who turned out to be an old friend of mine as…
Deep green kawakawa from the Marsden area.
This set was made for a wedding. The earrings in the middle for the Bride. The two Paahekoheko are for the Mother of the Bride and the Mother of the Groom. The are all made from the same piece of Pounamu. This is significant as means a stronger connection between the pieces and represents a…