Turangawaewae
Pounamu is a connector, it connects us with the things in our lives that we value, often they are people or places. It can connect us with our Turangawaewae, our place that we connect most strongly with, our place to stand.
This set does both. Koru represent significant people in their life, the two pendants from the same source connect the the two that will wear these. The wave symbol further reinforces that connection as well as a link with ocean.
The process starts with a conversation, some sketching, and in this case some modeling clay. Then selecting the right piece of pounamu.
Then comes the shaping and smoothing as it comes into reality. Then polish and lashing to finish.
And then the finished product.
