Entries - Sculpture

Atlantic Puffin is 230mm long and carved from tupelo, imported from the USA. Painted with acrylic paint. It is a smooth finish with the exception of the wings and tail feathers which are burned using pyrography pens.

Illuminated art representing the artist's memories of the Kalahari Desert. Dunes, wildlife and camel thorn trees. Timbers are pohutukawa, kauri, rimu and macrocarpa. LED lighting to light the tree crown and backlight other parts. 390mm x 200mm x 400mm H.

This walnut loop is a great piece of sculpture, embellished with pyrography. Fastened using steel pins to the base making it stable to place anywhere on a flat surface. Total H: 370 mm, OD: 310 mm, I D: 150 mm

Inspired by geological features, This is Maire cut to save the natural shape below the cambium layer. Carved to appear eroded and sandblasted to give an aged weather-battered look. Turned to create the hole for the clock. Dia 22cmx24cm

Abstract karearea (NZ falcon) form carved from various woods - 300(L) x 310(H) x 150mm(W). Body & tongue - elm, legs - cherry, wings/head/tail-black walnut, bracelet/body insert-banksia, legs-wire, mount-totara. Wood sealed and coated with polyurethane.

This humpback whale calf was carved from a single piece of swamp totara, shaped with a chainsaw and finished with wood chisels. Eyes are black pearls and the carving finished with Danish oil. Total dimensions are 140 x 60 cm.

Flowing from the ground and water.  Century old, recycled residential kauri.  Turned, carved, pyrography full with texture and, coloured and dyed with eye candy assistance. About 185mm long

An art form emerging from the constraints of logic and practicality.  The 350mm high waxed heart rimu and cedar structure yearning to yield and surrender to the rewarding delights of a creative art form where freedom from convention delight.

Hand carved out of Swamp Kauri from Northland. 40cm high x 35cm wide x 8 cm thick

Macrocarpa on kwila stand.  14 high, 17 wide, 10 deep.  A piece of wood I took of the firewood pile to play with!

The seasonal leaf, the lunar cycle of the moon and the metamorphic stone, transform over time and repeat their cycle. This sculpture depicts the harmony between these elements of time. Rimu, ash, stones, polyurethane varnish. 56cm x 40cm x 11cm

Sculpted and lashed shark tooth made from rewarewa, representing guardianship, trust, protection and safe passage over water. Carved totara stand with kwila inlay, representing journeys of the past, present and future.  Rewarewa and kwila base. 410mm tall.

Made using laminated reclaimed timbers.  Timbers include rimu, purple heart, kauri, radiata pine, elm and oak.  Each piece is hand carved and has a waxed finish.   Measures 170 x 170 x 245 mm h.

Saw-whet owl carved from black walnut on a swamp kauri base. Eyes are plastic. Measures 320 (H) x 300 (L) x 120 mm (W). Wood sealed and coated with polyurethane,

Kauri stump timber top on a totara post base finished with Danish oil and finishing oil.  370mm wide by 380mm high

This simple sculpture is not so simple to make. Its symmetrical shape, is a good addition to other sculptures. Totara timber finished with Danish oil. Simple yet beautiful.  L: 140 mm, B: 140 mm, H: 140 mm.

Is the cross holy or hollow?   Is it faith or self-destruction burning inside?  Are the tears running down from God or the survivors of abuse?  But among the madness the seed of hope is growing.  Olive 925mm, LED lights.

Swamp kauri root, 8mm toughened glass top, sculpted to represent a natural tree edge. Sanded to reveal astonishing beauty. Sprayed finish in clear 2 pot to 10% gloss.  50mm x 5mm flat bar frame. 140cm L x 75cm D x 48cm H.