Toki – Chisel
This toki is made to resemble a modern day wood chisel. An ideal pendant for someone that works with their hands, as well representing leadership, courage, and strength.
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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…
Haeata Makerspace Set
Haeata Community Campus has just got their Pounamu carving space up and running, and I got a chance to have a go. Got to know some great people through this space and it felt right to give these pendants to those people as well as to support the kaupapa of the Makerspace at Haeata. The…
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…
Tūhono – Pakohe Set
This taonga set, named Tūhono, symbolises deep connection. The name means to join or link together, reflecting the unbreakable bond between these two pieces, carved from the same slice of dark grey Uri Uri Pakohe. By sharing the same origins, these taonga will always be connected, whether worn by two people or held as a…
Toki and Porohita- 21st Set
This is a set made for a couple that are both having a 21st this year. Two pendants that are connected by the shared designs and meaning that they hold. The design represent them and their child. Simple, effective and meaningful.
Whānau Mauri
Whānau Mauri, a toki of profound connection and essence, carved from the rare totoweka kawakawa pounamu, sourced from the Arahura River. This 5cm pendant is more than a piece of jewellery; it’s a tangible manifestation of the life force and unity that binds a family together. In the Māori language, “whānau” signifies family—a collective of…