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6 Jul 2015

Pale Creamy Inanga Pounamu Pendant

This is carved from a pale creamy piece of inanga jade.



Here is the piece that I started with...

Serpentine from the Arahura Rough Waterworn Pebble

This is a pebble that I found in the Arahura during my Aoraki Bound course.  At the time I didn't think it was pounamu, after reflecting and talking to a few other people it turns out it is.
I just ended up polishing one side and leaving the other natural as I

13 Apr 2015

Long Hanging Tear Drop, Pounamu, Greenstone, NZ Jade

This is a beautiful and long piece full of emotion and mana/power.  


The meaning of the Tear Drop is about emotion...

22 Mar 2015

Pounamu Greenstone Wide Toki

This piece was made from an already half finished pendant I acquired.  I finished the polishing and added the lashing.

Toki


Toki were originally a practical tool...

15 Dec 2014

Tear Drop Kuru Pendant - New Zealand Greenstone Pounamu

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 This was an interesting piece to make.  It turned out quite different to how I visualised it in the beginning.
It was a small outer piece of...