Wahine Iti – Little Woman
A special gift for a special girl.
There were several design concepts we considered before evolving towards the finished product.
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The silver on this piece compliments the deep green kawakawa pounamu really well. This was made for a friend of mine to gift to his special person in his life. This is the first time I have used silver in my carvings. Big thanks to Brett from BLJewellery for doing the silver cap.
Moana – Ocean
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