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Te Pou Whirinaki – The Pillar of Support
This sculpture was carved to honour a man stepping into his thirties with strength, openness, and deep roots in Aotearoa. Te Pou Whirinaki speaks of someone who stands steady for others. A pillar that people lean on. A man guided by his ancestors, grounded in his whenua, and supported by the unseen threads that run…
Trio of Traditional Taonga
This set of three taonga was carved as a special commission for a customer who had sourced his own jade from overseas and arranged for it to be sent directly to me. While this jade is not Pounamu, it was still treated with the same respect and intention I give to all taonga I create….
Moari – To Swing
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…
Classic Toki Set
Large and small toki, a really cool pounamu with interesting designs in it. This set is for some of my whanau. The large one is for one of my uncles, who is turning 50 this year. The smaller one is for one of my cousins who is turning 21 this year.
Te Tiritiri o Te Moana
I recently completed a unique Pounamu Toki for a long-serving member of our school’s trust board, a man deeply connected to the outdoors and a steadfast supporter of both myself and our Outdoor Education programme. It was an honour to be asked to create this piece on behalf of the school to acknowledge his invaluable…
Nesting Hei Matau – Flower Jade
This is a gorgeous set of Hei Matau made from Marsden Flower Jade, or Putiputi. The yellow and orange patterning in the ‘flowers’ in the pounamu that it is named for. It come from one place in New Zealand, Marsden. This set was made for a couple. It symbolises their eternal love and connectedness. They…
