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detail "changing face"1256 viewsCulture changes and evolves as it comes in contact with new ideas and other people.
Dad taught me to carve in a Maori style, and every now and then I revisit that.
In this piece I combine the traditional method of carving - with traditional shapes cut out of paua and inserted in the stone in a non-traditional way.
It pays homage to the past, and looks forward to the future – where the shape of things can still pay homage to what has come before, but isn’t afraid to adapt to new ideas.
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Great Expectations (II)1256 viewsI was asked to carve a bigger version of this statue to go outside of the new birthing Unit in Hastings. So instead of 60cm tall, this lady stands 1.3m. So she is taller and a bit further along in her pregnancy. I hope the people going in to the hospital enjoy her.
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Balancing on a beach ball (in gumboots)1254 views"Hey Gran... ! What's happened to my ball? It's gone a funny shape!"
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Changing Face1244 views
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Hide and Seek (in gumboots)1242 views"1,2,6,8,10... Coming ready or not!"
Abby loves playing Hide and seek... but she doesn't always follow the rules. (You might notice she's peeping between her fingers)
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Column pieces for "Pillars in Time"1238 viewsthese columns are constructed the same way as the ancient Romans put their columns together. Each piece is carved and then threaded onto a central post.
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detail fern leaf1232 views
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Pillars in Time (column 1)1232 viewstravelling through time (bottom to top)
Spring (sheep with lambs), Summer (watering garden and jumping through sprinkler), Autumn (playing in leaves), Winter (walking in cold southerly), Spring (birds nesting, trees blossoming)
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When Lightning Strikes1224 viewsHave you ever wondered what would happen if lightning strikes? What shapes would happen? What feelings happen?
I had my mum come over when I was making this one and say "It looks like someone's hair is standing up on end."
Well - maybe it is? Its up to you to interpret.
1.8m tall
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Pillars in Time (column 2)1222 viewsTravelling through time (from bottom to top)
Summer (at the beach), Autumn (harvest garden and orchard), Winter (snowball fights), Spring (planting garden and chickens), Summer (camping and river)
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A Princess (in gumboots)1222 views"Don't be silly Gran... Of course Princesses can wear gumboots. Princesses can wear ANYTHING!" says Abby.
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riversong 31212 views3rd piece of a series of three
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