Entries - Boxes

Urn is pohutukawa, carved lid is puriri, with copper and gold gilders paste, finished with lacquer (plus a treaded metal insert).

A box that shows the stress of the tree, now with a totara veneer top and ash finial.  Finish is Fiddes wax,  Size 100mm wide and 130 high.

Totara box, exploring shape, curvature and alignment of the grain when creating a box.  Approximate size 100mm high and 60 diameter.

Bowl Kkuri, lid matai, finial Australian blackwood. Finish 2-pot spray-on clear lacquer.  Hollowed and sanded in and out . Lid fits snugly and balanced with knurling decoration plus dark coloured finial.

Lidded box of swamp kauri with lid of spalted copper beech and  swamp kauri finial.

A simple yet elegant tall teapot made from spalted sycamore with black walnut spout, handle and lid crowned by deer antler. The spout and handle are hand carved. Finish is tung oil and citrus thinners. 20cm high x 17cm wide. 

Made from one piece of kwila with an ebony finial. 160l x 70w x 150h.  The mix of catenary curves blend to hold a suspended form which has been embellished to draw the eye.  The finial represents the spire on an Asian temple.

This box is made from a single piece of totara. The tui is the handle of the box, his eyes are made of paua shells. The piece is finished with Danish oil. Dimensions are L 250 mm x W 120 mm x H 150 mm.