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This wall art piece represents Mahuika, the Maori goddess of fire
What does Mahuika represent?
Mahuika is a Māori fire deity. Generally, Mahuika is female and the wife of the god Auahitūroa.
Made from New Zealand’s ancient kauri, a wood that has lain under the ground for many thousands of years.
Stands at about 1.5 m tall or 60″ tall and 2″ thick or 150cm tall and 50mm thick
The face is French polished and the texture is from the original chainsaw cut from when it was milled. The ridges from the chainsaw have been sanded and polished
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Once again a play with the koru theme and leaves all representing new life.
Made from ancient kauri measuring about 48″ x 26″ high or 120cm x 650cm tall
French polished surfaces with natural texture from the chainsaw from when it was milled.
Has a totally wild and natural outside edge
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Made from ancient kauri with a maori design of the koru representing new beginings, once again this has been french polished.
Measures 40″ x 24″ or 10cm x 60cm
What does the koru represent?
The Koru is a symbol that represents both harmony and eternal movement. It also holds powerful meaning symbolizing new life, growth, strength, and peace. The Koru’s circular and spiral shape is based on the structure of the unfurling native New Zealand silver fern frond.
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Made from ancient kauri carved into a disc, when I first saw this as a slab of wood I could see the clouds in the grain patterns.
From there I carved the moon into a negative space.
This piece is about 40″ x 40″ or 100cm x 100cm
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Made from an ancient kauri root, 32,000 yrs old, a hollow vessel with natural, wild edges.
Measures 17″ tall x 10″ wide. or 450mm tall x 250mm wide and has a French polish finish.
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This ovoid is made from ancient kauri and has had a “shou sugi ban” process worked on it.
This is the process of burning the art piece, sanding, and then polishing to bring out a coffee coloured look, it has natural voids.
This is one of the first pieces that people gravitate to when visiting the studio.
Measurements are 12″ x 7 ” or 300mm dia x 175mm high
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This is a truly unique piece as it has the outside on the inside.
I have not been able to create this style again as it depends on the type of material I have in stock.
Each piece is different and so they are ” one of ” pieces.
Anyway, this is made from ancient kauri root 32,000 years old and has been finished with a French polish
measures 12.5″ tall x 9.5″ wide or 312mm tall x 230mm wide
I like to bring as much of the natural essence of the tree into my work and this is a classic example of that.
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This large urn has been made from ancient kauri, hollow with 2 koru’s one on each side of the main focal point.
The koru is the symbol of new beginnings, the start of new life, seasons, etc.
Finished with a French polish and bronze vertigris on the wild, natural edge.
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This is a totally natural piece made from the ancient Kauri root system.
It’s as close to the map of Waiheke Island as I can find.
It has been sanded and french polished.
A great conversation piece.
Measures about 40″ x 24″ or 100cm x 60cm
