Kia Ora. Welcome.

As a sculptor and jeweller I have been working for many years refining a language in shape and form that reflects my deep connection to the natural world.  Our relationship to it is at the heart of all my enquiries and my work is a reflection on the spiritual connection humans have to all of ecology.

My work demonstrates the development of this language through the mediums of wood, stone
and precious metals. 

I am available for commission work.  Please email me with enquiries.

For more than a decade I have also shared my love of making things by hand. There is a slowing down and reconnection to self that happens in this process that is something that really resonates for my students. I conduct both in person and online carving workshops via zoom which have been very well received.

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I’m away working on with proper good fella @curlytimbers at the moment. Plenty of good work for community, lots of healthy korero, and come the end of the day I’ve been doing some of that stone stuff that I so enjoy. Pounamu möbius p
Made a miniature of next terms carving project today. A little articulated whale that can then become a marionette. Was fun to play with the joints and how they will move, and just to do some whittling. Details are on my website for this up coming pr
A lifetime is a very short time in which to perfect something. And I don’t believe I will ever reach what I am stretching out to. But tomorrow I will be here carving, and the tomorrow after that. And this is enough for me.
Occasionally I make jewellery, with a little bit of gold and silver and pounamu ( nephrite jade )…. Kawakawa
Water drop koru vessels. Keeping it simple
My retirement plan is pretty simple. I figure, sooner or later, the large object carving is going to wear me out. So I’ll just keep carving the netsuke size. Just got to keep the eyes working👀
Let us tame the savageness of man, And make gentle the life of this world . Aeschylus Kin- King William Pine, Thread. I carved this piece over three days with a hand chisel. I made no designs, drawings or thoughts to what the shape would be.. I sim
Up-coming course…. I’ve nearly always had a little whale carving on the go. Something familiar that offers the opportunity to play and explore. A repeated constant practice. The first zoom/ video course for the next term is up on the web
Sometimes everything feels so solid, and then it no longer does - Huon Pine - hand carved
Just finished Huon pine Water Drop Möbius. Available via dm or from the website as of tomorrow. I really enjoyed carving this. Really nice off the blade. A good outing for sure. #water #möbius #sunshineandwater
There's certain off-cuts, that simply lend themselves to the play of spoon forms. Exploration of line. ... play.. If there's a bit of length, a margin of thickness, I set the off-cut aside for when there's either an in-between time, or that I'm feeli