Te Maunga is about the challenges and opportunities we come across in life. It represents the ongoing pursuit of personal growth and achievement.
This was made as part of a larger award for a student at my school. The award is for ‘Outstanding the Outdoors’. As I am an outdoor education teacher this award means a lot. I was able to carve the pounamu for the trophy as well, and this pendant is made from the same piece and was given the recipient of the award for this year.
Gorgeous set made from the same slice of pounmau. Always cool to see some of the process from where the pounamu started to what it is now.
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…
This is a pounamu that is part of a larger set. The set was made for a childrens book that my wife created. There is one pounamu for each page of the book. The main page for this is called Sand in my toes salt in my nose and you can see all the artwork and pounamu…
This set is made for my special niece and nephews. I was asked to make a matching set for my twin niece and nephew for their first birthday. The flower type design is an important symbol for the family. It is all made from a beautiful translucent bright green pounamu. The flowing lines are what…
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.
