Rinopai Silver Bead Bracelets : est1995 Bead bracelets are one of the earliest jewellery pieces of civilization. In early caveman  excavations strings of stone or shell beads are found in many places. It shows the early notion of talismanic adornment which is a characteristic of  our human psyche. This still exists today in the notion of meaning [...]

Words on jewellery interest me. My earliest poetry piece used a text by poet Wilfred Owen on a set of brooches and neck tags for a show of mens jewellery at Form back a decade ago.  Here I use text by John Keats. A poet of the romantic era, his work is  full of sensual [...]

Recently I have enjoyed the challange of making some special commissions for customers. Mel’s engagement ring. 14ct white gold band , 9ct red gold setting, champagne diamond. The photos do not do this ring justice, the combination of white/red gold with the dark champagne diamond are really soft, and the organic nature of the seed pod [...]

One of my favourite rings is the “ruby and rata” ring. This is one of my early ring designs.  It is a difficult ring to make as there is alot of heat involved in soldering all the pieces in place. What I like about this process is that the rings always come out a little different. There [...]

[imagebrowser id=3] new for 2010 , tangaroa bracelet , inspired by a walk on the beach. tangaroa “the god of the sea. He is a son of Rangi and Papa, Sky and Earth. After he joins his brothers Rongo, Tu,Haumia, and Tane in the forcible separation of their parents, he is attacked by his brother Tawhirimatea, the god of storms, and forced to [...]