NEW ZEALAND JEWELLERY   Silver and Pewter Maori designed pendants Addie Wainohu Adriana & Chris Hendel Alistair Hudson Andrew White Ann and Sarah Ambler Astrid Christine Blaine Te Rito and Pamela Skittrup Bone carvers cooperative 1 Bone Carvers Cooperative 2 Cary McClelland Christine Butler Colin Bennett Gavan Riley Gift Bags or kete Greenstone artists cooperative 1 Greenstone artists cooperative 2 Greenstone Artists Cooperative 3 Hepi Maxwell Jeanette Shearer Joachim Penneckendorf John Ecuyer John Harries Kelcey Chandler-Yates Klaske Buys Len and Candy Kay - Deer bone carvers Maggie De Grauw Maori Wood Art Omni Caeon Pacific Artists cooperative Paua or Blue Pearls Paua Shell Collective Rick and Jenny Bromhead Sarah Johns Sophie Wesley Wilfrid Dickerson Zizania                     Silver and Pewter Maori designed pendants Addie Wainohu Adriana & Chris Hendel       Alistair Hudson Andrew White Ann and Sarah Ambler       Astrid Christine Blaine Te Rito and Pamela Skittrup Bone carvers cooperative 1       Bone Carvers Cooperative 2 Cary McClelland Christine Butler       Colin Bennett Gavan Riley Gift Bags or kete       Greenstone artists cooperative 1 Greenstone artists cooperative 2 Greenstone Artists Cooperative 3       Hepi Maxwell Jeanette Shearer Joachim Penneckendorf       John Ecuyer John Harries Kelcey Chandler-Yates       Klaske Buys Len and Candy Kay - Deer bone carvers Maggie De Grauw       Maori Wood Art Omni Caeon Pacific Artists cooperative       Paua or Blue Pearls Paua Shell Collective Rick and Jenny Bromhead       Sarah Johns Sophie Wesley Wilfrid Dickerson       Zizania             New Zealand jewellery (jewelry) is often inspired by Maori and Pacific Island culture. Many of the New Zealand jewellers and jewellery designers, whose work is featured in our gallery, craft unique hand made jewellery such as NZ earrings, pendants, rings and tiki using a variety of stones and metals including silver, gold, jade and paua. The New Zealand jewelry designs and designers we feature are: The Mahi Whakairo Partnership draws on a vast experience in Maori visual art to produce their finely crafted native timber boxes decorated with a unique design created by a leading contemporary Maori artist of Te Arawa descent. These native timber boxes are both ornamental and practical, and therefore make an ideal gift that truly reflects the rich culture that is Aotearoa, New Zealand. Addie Wainohu who was taught the traditional art of kete making as a child by her grandfather, the late Laddie Tamati of Wairoa-Ngai Te Apatu, In more recent times she has focused more on making minature kete which are worn as pendants, brooches and earrings, each adorned with pieces of paua shell which are symbolic of old and contemporary Maori art. Adriana and Chris Hendel are New Zealanders of Dutch origin. Adriana has many years experience as a potter and a painter while Chris has an engineering and teaching background. They are keen sailers of the New Zealand coast and capture enough information during their extensive trips, in the form of sketches and photos, etc,. for a years work. "Their ideas are combined into the colour and light which is displayed by their Dichroic (Two Colours) Glass pendants which are set in Sterling Silver and include a 16" snake chain. Andrew White has been making jewellery since the 1960s and specializes in beautiful and uniquely designed "one off" pieces as well as standard lines. His pieces use opal, bone, paua, copper, brass, bronze, nickel silver, stainless steel, sterling silver, 9ct and 18ct gold and resins'. Christine Butler is a multi-media artist who specialises in pendants made from paua shell. Gavan Riley is a leading New Zealand jeweller whose rings, brooches and bracelets are uniquely designed and made from silver and gold. Hepi Maxwell is a leading Aotearoa New Zealand carver of pounamu (greenstone) and bone. His work carries the toi iho (Maori made) registered mark which his status as a member of Ngatirangiwewehi o Rotorua iwi and as a greestone and bone carver of note entitles him to use. His pieces are now frequently commissioned by the government for overseas dignatories and he is also invited to demonstrate his art at various forums throughout the world. A very successful exhibition of his work was, for instance, recently held in Vancouver, Canada. Joachim Penneckendorf is originally from Germany but settled in New Zealand fifteen years ago. Jade (nephrite, pounamu, greenstone) is his preferred medium. His work is in demand world-wide. John Ecuyer is a noted contemporary New Zealand woodturner and jewellery artist who is based in the New Zealand north. His work is in collections throughout the world. The necklace listed by us uses greenstone silver and ebony necklace with a Mako shark tooth-end piece. John Harries considers that his jewelry is like a journey combining the beauty of nature and the natural forces of the world to create his art. He uses a range of media such as sterling silver, gold, paua, Coconut wood, rubies, garnets, citrene and peridot. Klaske Buys, although being of Dutch origin produces pendants which incorporate a strong Aotearoa New Zealand theme which reflect her use of Jade, or, as it is known in New Zealand, Pounamu or Greenstone. Paua pearls. New Zealand paua (abalone) pearls are grown in a marine aquaculture venture using a combination of pearling techniques to produce unique, spectacularly coloured mabe pearls which can be purchased on their own or in a range of jewellery items. Kiwiartz is privileged to be able to offer these. Sarah Johns crafts pendants, rings, bracelets and brooches from a range of media such as sterling silver, gold, black pearl, Black Onyx, Amethyst and turquoise. She has a Diploma in Jewellery (1996) from the Hungry Creek Art and Craft School, where she was awarded a Merit for jewellery design excellence at the 10th Anniversary Graduates Exhibit. Wilfrid Dickerson has been a jeweller for 25 years. He started from a traditional manufacturing jewellery background, and now applies his technical skills to individually handcrafting natural forms and materials The mountains and wild coastal regions of New Zealand, where he spends much of his time, influence his art. Materials used in the brooches listed are paua shell, sterling silver and gold. Zizania who package small jewellery items in bozes hand made from handmade paper created from Manchurian Wild Rice (Zizania latifolia) by craftsmen in their area. The boxes which display the art pieces beautifully. With a matching gift card, each makes a totally New Zealand gift of the highest quality. Ann Ambler is a New Zealand artist. In the 1980s she was well known for her ceramics, as a member of Albany Village Pottery and President of Auckland Studio Potters. Later in that decade, the New Zealand Government sent her to Indonesia,to start a ceramic project on the island of Lombok. When her contract ended she decided to design textiles and silver jewelry. Ann now lives between New Zealand and Indonesia. Her jewelry designs have a strong New Zealand and Pacific rim influence. She works with silver, New Zealand paua, New Zealand jade, pearls, bone and semi-precious stones. She incorporates traditional and contemporary design and sells widely. Astrid Christine and her husband Rud are proud to have their beautiful glass jewellery represented in several collections all over the world. They were featured in the renowned NZ House & Garden Magazine in July 2005, in the American Glass Line Magazine February/March 2005 edition, and also in the Bead Review 2005 (The Art Of Beadmaking). They were also invited artists in the eastcapeART Gisborne Working Artfest 2006. Kelcey Chandler-Yates jewelry is made of silica and dichroic glass coloured in the shimmering reds, oranges, yellows and blues of the tropical reef fish, the sparkle of crystal and deep blues inspired by the endless night sky and the vivid greens of the spectacular islands of her home in New Zealand. Her delicate awareness and a state of being one with her subjects, makes her a true artist transcending her own perceptions to bring you the magic of other dimensions. Sarah Johns lives in a seaside settlement north of Auckland. She has a Diploma in Jewellery (1996) from the Hungry Creek Art and Craft School, where she was awarded a Merit for jewellery design excellence at the 10th Anniversary Graduates Exhibit. Her silver jewellery, often with a Maori design theme, is in strong demand Blaine Te Rito and Pamela's Skittrup's Hei Manawa collection is the ultimate in Haute Silver Jewellery. Blaine and Pamela are authorised by Te Waka Toi, the Maori arts board of Creative New Zealand to use the prestigious Toi Iho Co-Production mark and Blaine is also authorised to use Maori Made on his own. Pamela translated Blaine's woodcarvings into spectacular silver jewellery without compromising the mauri (ethos) of the art form. The Hei Manawa Collection was launched at Te Papa Store's Showcase in February, 2006. Jeanette Shearer's work is all hand formed from stoneware clay which is fired to 1300c in a gas kiln. The finely detailed baskets are based on the kete, which are traditionally woven by Maori women from the flax plant, harekeke, and used as carrying baskets. After firing the clay baskets are decorated with shells, paua, greenstone and feathers before being fashioned into brooches. Len and Candy Kay's pendants are carved from deer coronets or deer buttons - the solid bone base of naturally shed deer antler. They are "signed"by the artist - their initials are engraved into the reverse of the caving. They all come with a standard 54cm cord with a bone or horn toggle and are in their natural surround with a leather backing. Occasionally the deer buttons are large enough to accommodate two carvings - usually a large and a small. Where this is possible this feature is noted. These make ideal gifts for couples, weddings, twins or siblings. Maggie De Grauw brought a lifelong fascination for costume jewellery, combined with the ability to view ordinary objects found while fossicking as extraordinary, to the range of jewellery she sells. She describes her style as contemporary, ethnic and occasionally glamorous. Gemstones, shell and pearls feature strongly in her work as do more unusual materials such as kina, coconut, pebbles and feathers. Omni Caron says that in 1988 she was fortunate to see an exhibition of Jadework by Donn Salt. She was awed and deeply moved by the perfect beauty and intrinsic LIFE of his works and so was extremely happy when, in 1989, the artist consented to instruct her in basic stone working. In 1991 she was able to establish her own business working as a professional Jade carver. Rick and Jenny Bromhead work as a team developing their beautiful jewellery. Rick, a qualified jeweller, specializes in mounting diamonds and precious stones, has been in the jewellery trade for over 35 years. Jenny has always had a keen interest in art and loves colour and design. These components have come together into a mix of traditional Maori and original art nouveau jewelry using gold, silver, precious, semi-precious and New Zealand paua shell that is refreshingly different.