Roimata Whanau
This Roimata was made to celebrate motherhood and her three children. The three dots are for each of her children. The Roimata traditionally represents empathy, compassion, and connection with people.
Kahurangi Toki Pair
Gorgeous color in this set of Kahurangi – Apple green toki. They are about 5-6 cm long. Made for two brothers that share a deep connection, and now share connected pounamu as well.
Delicate Roimata
This is a gorgeous and delicate roimata. Make from deep green kawa kawa pounamu from the Arahura. It has the reddish colouring of totoweka pounamu, which is hard to find. Wearing a Roimata or Tear Drop shaped, also called kuru, pounamu pendant is about comfort and caring for people. It represents shared emotions, compassion, empathy,…
Pipiwhirauroa Inganga Wedding Set
Two pendants that have been connected side by side for a very long time. These two have patterning that flows from one to the other. This is a set to celebrate the formal connection of marriage for the husband and wife to always have a tangible symbol of their connectedness. You can see the patterning…
5cm Toki Kawa Kawa Pounamu
Classic Toki style, made from Kawa Kawa Pounamu from the Arahura River. The Toki was a originally a tool used by Maori. The pounamu was painstakingly shaped into heavy and robust forms and could be either lashed to a handle or held in the hand. They were used for cutting down trees, carving out canoes/waka,…
Mana Rangatira Toki
This pounamu is to represent the man of the whanau. To support the Rangatiratanga – Leadership and Mana that he holds in this role. A toki traditionally represents leadership, authority, and mana. This is very appropriate for the kaupapa of this pendant. Made for one man in particular. The slice of pounamu that was chosen…
Toki and Pikorua Set
Gorgeous set of deep kawakawa pounamu. Toki and Pikorua. Here are some shots of the process. The finished set.
Large Notched Toki
Notches can be used to represent many things such as, people, whanau members, ideals, values, or experiences. For this toki the notches are for special whanau members for the wearer. Seeing some of the process from the rough piece of pounamu through to the finished taonga is priceless, if it is not recorded as it…
Contemporary | Roimata | Sets
Mahi Tahi – Broken Pounamu
This was a unexpected blessing. This set of pounamu represents connection, between two friends and collaborators and with the children’s book that they created together. This was originally one pendant made for the set that goes with my wife Roz’s childrens book ‘Sand in my toes, Salt in my nose’. You can see more about…
Niho Rangatiratanga
These Niho – Teeth are associated with the shark. They represent leadership, strength, resilience, and life long learning. This set is made for the head students of Rolleston College 2022. I love being able to make something so special to recognise our akonga – students in this way. The five students have been great leaders…