Chatoyant Pounamu Piwakawaka - Fantail, Greenstone, NZ Jade

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This stone has some cool parallel grain running through it.  It is designed as a Piwakawaka/Fantail.  (The tail part).

A piwakawaka will always being flittering around people who are walking in the bush.  If feels like they are there looking after you or protecting you so this piece if for someone like that. This piece was made for and given to a special woman in my life.

Dark Smokey Pounamu Wedding Set, Greenstone, NZ Jade

These were made for a set of pendants for a wedding of some very good friends of mine.  

Having two pounamu that are carved from the same stone is a very special thing for a couple.

Toki and Kuru Set, Pounamu, Greenstone, NZ Jade

This set is made from the same stone from the Nelson region.  It is for a beautiful couple as their christmas gifts to each other.

Having two pounamu pendants made from the same stone is very special.

Leaf/Arrow Head Pendant

This is a free form piece.

It is from near the outer edge of the stone on the rind.  I followed the fractures and textures of the stone to make this piece hence the interesting contours.  It is definitely one of a kind and has a special place in my thoughts.

Free Form Simple Pendants

These are a small collection of simple pieces I put together as cheap options for owning a pounamu.  

They are simple free form shapes and some have the outer rind of the stone still showing.  This adds a cool raw and unique feeling to the piece like the grain and pattern of the stone does.