Jewellery

My designs draw on the beauty of the raw materials. Each suggests a different use and form―the shine of hard shell, the mellow glow of hardwood, the chalky warmth of bone.

designs draw on the beauty of the raw materials

Materials

With a long history of use as body adornment, bone provides a base for much of my work. Hardwoods are more difficult to come by in New Zealand. The main native wood I use is black maire; other woods are recycled lignum vitae, mahogany and ebony.

The shells I use are the native paua, and mother-of-pearl (a material core to Pacific non-metal jewellery traditions).

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