This set of toki is made for two siblings, to have a tangible connection with each other as well as their home.
It is precious to be able to see a snapshot of the process of shaping pounamu from its rough form through to the taonga that it will be for many years to come.
This set is a special request from a friend for a friend. Two women that live in different countries yet have remained close friends for many years. A Kuru is a great form to represent and strengthen friendship as it is an emotional and healing shape. I always enjoy carving Kuru. They are a simple…
This is a piece for a strong man who wears his heart on his sleeve, on the inside. A really cool way to represent a hard exterior and a soft inside by putting the design on the back of the toki.
This special set of taonga, named Ngā Piringa Rua (The Two Connections), was made for a couple living in the UK who, while making a happy life overseas, still hold a deep connection to Aotearoa. The name reflects both their connection to each other and their shared bond with their sons and the whenua of…
This set is for a husband and wife. It is to connect them with each other and with their three children. They are carved from the same slice of pounamu. They lay side by side, literally connected, for a very long time until they were separated for this set. The three spiraling korus on each…
This set, named Wairua Taonga, is crafted from the whitest Pounamu I could find, the rind of a Bowenite Tangiwai Pounamu. Working with this material was a unique challenge because the edge can be weaker, and I had to search diligently to find a solid section suitable for carving. The name Wairua Taonga means “Spiritual…
This is a set for a whanau of three, Mum, Dad, and Son. Each piece came from the same piece of pounamu, they lay side by side connected until the recent carving process. This is how they started out as rough blanks, chosen specifically for this set, all from the same piece. Each pendant has…
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