Porohita Koru
A cool version of the enclosed koru in a porohita/circle. I really like the lashing on this one.
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I named this set Mauri for all the story it has to tell. Mauri is the word for life force or our vital essence. This set does capture the mauri of the couple that is made for. This set was made for a Mother and Father, from their 5 adult children. It all starts with…
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….
Whanake – Onwards
This is a stunning piece of pounamu with a heavy kaupapa to go with it. I wouldn’t usually make such a large and heavy toki, but the circumstances were there to justify this one. This is 9cm long and 2.5cm thick! The pounamu is Marsden Flower Pounamu from the Marsden area on the West coast…
Puna Hauora – A Celebration of Life and Connection
For a milestone 60th birthday, I was honoured to create a unique Pounamu carving set commissioned for a mother-in-law. This special set, named Puna Hauora, symbolises the Spring of Life she provides for her family—a source of nurturing, strength, and connection. The centrepiece of the set is a 7cm-wide Porohita disc pendant. The Porohita, or…
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Aroha Roimata
Symbolic gestures have a unique way of adding profound depth to significant milestones. Aroha Roimata, a meticulously crafted pounamu pendant, serves as an eloquent illustration of this idea. This striking piece, a large roimata fashioned from Kawakawa pounamu from the Arahura River, tells a deeply personal story. As she stands at the threshold of her…