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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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
I just like black and white images.
It's hard to photograph this Figured Red Cedar pod form. It's figured grain if off the show! And it carves off the chisel beautifully. How simply incredible are trees?! Up on the website soon or dm me..
Ebonised huon pine- Water Drop Möbius
Red Cedar Water Drop Möbius- large.