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Stands about 800mm tall and 300mm wide, this is a new line of work I am now exploring featuring the use of modern materials on an ancient material being ancient kauri.
The dragon scale features give a hue of blue to purple flash which I use on the natural wild surfaces, also has ” shou sugi ban ” to enhance the grain
This piece has a bearing on its base so it rotates making it an interactive piece
Made from Ancient Kauri and measuring 17″ x 7″ deep or 430mm x 180mm, this piece has come from the trunk of the tree hence the straight grain.
It has a wild natural edge and is finished off with a french polish. The wall thickness is 40mm.
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
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
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.
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
Made from an ancient kauri root, 32,000 yrs old with all the natural edges finished in a bronze virtigris patina.
It measures 17″ x 12″ or 425mm x 300mm.
This was a very hard piece to make as it has all of the natural perimeter intact.
It took working on 3 different pieces to get this one to work.
This piece is a stunner, made from ancient kauri root stock, has a ” shou sugi ban ” process where the wood has been burned and then sanded and polished to bring out deep rich colour.
It has a void which runs thru the center of the piece making a unique feature.
Stands 19″ x 12″ dia or 780mm x 300mm, with a bearing on the base so it rotates making this an intereactive sculpture, finished with a french polish
This is an Ovoid with a natural void thru the center making an it an amazing feature.
Made from a branch of the Puriri tree, has retained its wild edge and has been french polished.
It sits on a bearing so it rotates making it an interective piece.
The tree is home to the puriri moth which is a large bright green moth. This is one of my favourites
Made from an ancient kauri root burl and has a bearing on its base.
It’s an interactive sculpture in the shape of a dragon’s egg.
Stands at 400mm x 150mm wide.
French polished
Natural features are finished with a bronze vertigis patina.
