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Another pendant is carved from a stunning piece of Charoite from Siberia.The beautiful orange sprays of the mineral Tinaksite accent this lovely pendant!It is an incredibly complex gemstone with black aegerine-augite crystals and greenish grey microcline felspar inclusions but the purple is the cha...

This pendant is carved from a stunning piece of Charoite from Siberia.The beautiful orange sprays of the mineral Tinaksite make a lovely accent in an already lovely piece!It is an incredibly complex gemstone with black aegerine-augite crystals and greenish grey microcline felspar inclusions but the...

This pendant is in the form of a whale tail in a circle and is carved from a beautiful gemstone called Charoite from Siberia ,the only known source in the world.This gemstone is a composite stone having several minerals combining to form a unique and beautiful gemstone.This pendant is 5.1cm in diameter. 

I carved this flattened koru spiral sculpture from a wonderful piece of dendritic New Zealand jade.It is kokopu/inanga jade from the Nelson region which features pale green and brown colours with dark flecks.The sturdy Totara wood base gives it a ballanced platform for presentation.The koru is 11.8cm wide and 6.8cm high, overall height is 9.4cm.

$1,050.00This New Zealand jade koru is carved from a lovely mid-green jade liberally speckled with black spots.The Totara wood base gives a sturdy platform and height for perfect presentation.This jade is one I self collected many years ago.The koru is 10.6cm across, the base is 15.1cm wide and overall height is 16.4cm.

$1,100.00This is a jade Pi carved from a lovely New Zealand totoweka pounamu, so called because of the reddish markings in the stone.The base is totara wood.The pi is 12.5cm across, base is 19.8cm across and sculpture stands 17.5cm high.

$1,200.00This face sculpture is carved from a cobble of New Zealand Kokopu jade.I have carved one side but left the reverse natural.It was carved during a particularly hard time in my life hence the title.Dimensions- 20cm by 14.5cm

$1,500.00This sculpture represents the now extinct giant eagle that once flew the skies of New Zealand.The Moa was the eagles main food source, this started to run low and as a result it is believed to have caused its extinction.The sculpture is carved from a beautiful New Zealand kokopu jade stone ...

This pendant is carved in the teardrop form, traditionally called roimata from a very lovely blue/grey New Zealand inanga jade with chatoyant swirls which flash in the light.The jade was given to me by an old friend who lived down the west coast behind Hokitika. He fossicked jade when it wasn’...

This pendant is carved from a lovely jade in the Roimata or teardrop form carved from a light green verging on Inanga jade awith some scattered black spots and bright green chrome diopside spots which are most unusual for New Zealand jade!I have included a bit of the rind on the reverse so each side is different.The pendant is 8.5cm long and 2.1cm wide.

This rounded drop pendant is also known as a Roimata (teardrop).This being quite striking in form and in colour, also being quite translucent.Self collected years back it is one of the darker stones I have found.This piece is 9.3cm high and 1.5cm widest.

I have been lucky over my collecting years to find a lot of Thulite, all of which comes from the top of the south Is.This stunning pendant has a bright pink colour with some white and black markings. Here I think the white may be a felspar incusion and the black will be Manganese oxide.This piece o...

I have been lucky over my collecting years to find a lot of Thulite, all of which comes from the top of the south Is.This stunning pendant has a bright pink colour with some white and black markings. Here I think the white may be a felspar incusion and the black will be Manganese oxide.This piece o...

I have been lucky over my collecting years to find a lot of Thulite, all of which comes from the top of the south Is.This pendant has a lovely pastel pink colour framed by a network of greyish lines, probably felspar. The thulite shows rare crystalisation particularly evident in the darker pink are...

I had a bag of pieces and offcuts of Tangiwai in the wings so I got stuck into it. Most of the smaller pieces and earrings ended up in Monza gallery, Takaka but I kept back the more substantial pieces for here.Tangiwai is a form of metamorphosed serpentine called Bowenite. The name literally means ...

I had a bag of pieces and offcuts of Tangiwai in the wings so I got stuck into it. Most of the smaller pieces and earrings ended up in Monza gallery, Takaka but I kept back the more substantial pieces for here.Tangiwai is a form of metamorphosed serpentine called Bowenite. The name literally means ...

I had a bag of pieces and offcuts of Tangiwai in the wings so I got stuck into it. Most of the smaller pieces and earrings ended up in Monza gallery, Takaka but I kept back the more substantial pieces for here.Tangiwai is a form of metamorphosed serpentine called Bowenite. The name literally means ...

I had a bag of pieces and offcuts of Tangiwai in the wings so I got stuck into it. Most of the smaller pieces and earrings ended up in Monza gallery, Takaka but I kept back the more substantial pieces for here.Tangiwai is a form of metamorphosed serpentine called Bowenite. The name literally means ...

I had a bag of pieces and offcuts of Tangiwai in the wings so I got stuck into it. Most of the smaller pieces and earrings ended up in Monza gallery, Takaka but I kept back the more substantial pieces for here.Tangiwai is a form of metamorphosed serpentine called Bowenite. The name literally means ...

I had a bag of pieces and offcuts of Tangiwai in the wings so I got stuck into it. Most of the smaller pieces and earrings ended up in Monza gallery, Takaka but I kept back the more substantial pieces for here.Tangiwai is a form of metamorphosed serpentine called Bowenite. The name literally means ...

The fishhook is symbolic for the searching for fulfillment on the journey of life.This fishhook has been carved from a very beautiful jade, bright green and quite chatoyant in the smokey inanga zone in the body of the hook.Quite a stunning nicely translucent jade self collected ages ago. Unusual in...

A twist/infinity twist, (also called Pikorua) carved from a striking rich green New Zealand jade/pounamu of the kawakawa type. Typically for these stones there are some black spots scattered through the stone. They suit these darker stones well.This stone is a self collected jade from many years ag...

This Fishhook is carved from a lovely New Zealand jade from the Marsden area with colour changes through yellow into the patterned green body giving a striking contrast.A contemporary style of a traditional form with a modified traditional lashing on top.Altogether a unique piece of stone has forme...

A twist/infinity twist, (also called Pikorua – and more recently I see it called Rau kumara) carved from a lovely light green New Zealand jade/pounamu liberally speckled with black flecks.I met the chap who designed these way back in the 1960’s and they were based on the infinity symbol...