Toki Raranga Weaving

This is a combination of a toki form with a pattern to represent the weaving or raranga of harakeke/flax.

Raranga can represent many things. It represents a variety of facets being woven together to create something more than the individual parts. In this way it can be used to represent a whanau, or community, or even a set of values or ideas that can be brought together.

The journey from the blank rough piece of pounamu through to the finished taonga is often hidden. Here is a glimpse into the journey that this piece underwent.

Contemporary | Pikorua

Mana Wahine Pikorua

This taonga is for a 21st, it is to connect as well as represent important values. The Pikorua or Twist is a symbol of interconnectedness. This is the sister piece to her brothers who received his on his 21st birthday in 2019 and this piece of pounamu was saved for her from the same slice….

Hei Toki | Roimata | Sets

Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho – Douglas Creek Pounamu Set

Deep within the embrace of Aotearoa, where the Douglas Creek flows with the wisdom of the ages, there emerges a Pounamu set that is the very essence of New Zealand’s spirit. Named Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho, meaning ‘Legacy Treasures,’ this set comprises a toki and a roimata pendant, each carved from the same slice of…

Hei Toki

Toki Rangatira

I am proud of this toki, it is unique, has a meaningful kaupapa, and it will be highly valued. This is a stunning piece of Marsden Flower Jade, with the characteristic deep greens and the orange ‘flower’ at the end. The rough that was decided to be left on give a hint of what this…

Contemporary | Sets

Nga Tui Taonga

This was a really cool set to work on. It is some of my favorite type of pounamu being really translucent. It took quite a while to get the design right in consultation with the customer and I am super stoked with how it turned out. These were designed from the characteristics of the tui….

Hei Toki | Sets

Tū Kotahi | Standing Together

The phrase “Tū Kotahi” in Māori means “standing together as one”. It’s the perfect name for the special set of toki I recently had the privilege to carve for a father and son in France. The toki is a traditional Māori taonga (treasure) pendant, shaped like an adze, a woodworking tool important in our culture….

Hei Toki | Sets

Whanaungatanga – Whakapapa

This set is designed for the pure purpose of connection. Connection with immediate whanau and with those that went before. The two middle pieces are for the parents in this whanau. The two notches on the sides of their toki are for their two boys. The three lines are to show the link with their…

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