I have giants up my hill

When I was a child the woods up Barkers hill, behind my home in Gisborne was a mystical and an enchanting place. Sometimes my imagination would run wild, I have vivid memories of being scared witless as the wind would be howling and the trees were groaning. I imagined the woods coming alive and giant woodland spirits descending upon my family and I. 

Scale up my sculptures?

A gangly shadow of an interesting piece I found at Petone beach.

 Ash moon the dreamer

If you are born under the Ash moon (18 Feb- 17 March)

Your task in life is to illustrate to others how beautiful this world is and how we are the gardeners of not only this land but our own souls. Your challenge in life is to keep your feet firmly on the ground as you tend to daydream; you need to avoid living in outer space completely, if you do visit the outer realms you must come back.

Found this great little entry at-

 edenstreehouse.webs.com

Ngati dread inspired sprite..

June!

Hi everyone!

On the 1st of July I will have work exhibiting up in Auckland at

 the Memorial Framing and Art Gallery in Howick, 

thanks to Sen Lin and Jason.

Those of you in Auckland please go check it out! 

The gallery is at 1/228 Wellington Street, Howick, Auckland.

Please feel free to get in touch with me if you are interested in any of my work or commissions

or just want to talk!

thanks!

Che

Commissions!

Hi everyone!

Sorry for the lack of updates!

My time has been consumed by a full time job for the last month and have

 been unable to update and create more works! 

Also I had to delay my exhibition in Gisborne because of lack of time, 

but will set another date later in the year! Sorry!

Here are a couple shots of some commissions I've manage to do in between.

On another note, I'm having some pieces being exhibited in a 

gallery in Auckland in July. 

Will keep you posted on the dates and location!

thanks!

 A commission piece, the most challenging sculpture to date! 

I haven't been able to get a photo of the final, so here's a half completed shot.

"Tangaroa would be proud"

A commission for one of my best bros Chozen!

Waking from dreams..

 Sketch of Athena battling Alkyoneos, from the Altar of Zeus, Pergamon, Turkey 175 BCE.

Drifting Mystic...

 Sketch of Michael Angelo's La Pieta

 Odin the Wanderer..

Copious amounts of driftwood, Pukerua Bay.

Conscious beauty..

Eastern tides

Firstly I want to thank everyone who came down and supported my exhibition at Deluxe Cafe! 

What an amazing first solo exhibition, I'm still awe struck that I sold 11 out of my 15 Sculptures.

The support and enthusiasm towards my work was inspiring, thank you! 

 I'd like to thank all the staff for processing all the sales! 

I have named this new series of drifters the "Eastern Tides", for no matter where I go on this island, eventually the tidal pull of my home on the east coast becomes too strong to resist.

 Gisborne, on the East coast of New Zealand. 

These creations below are the beginning of a new series that I will be exhibiting at home in Gisborne

at my sister and her husband's new Design store / Gallery / Family hub,

appropriately named "The Family Design Store", located on Ormond Rd next to the Ballance St Dairy.

The exhibition will start in approximately in months time, but keep watching my blog for work updates and the confirmed dates.

Thanks!

 Aata

 Esposa do Mar

 Coral Apennine

Drifters - Update of my progress for the exhibition at Deluxe

Aurora

Pukerua

Tangaroa

The Wicker Man

 The Lord of Lyall

Seaweed Manaias, from the rockpools of Lyall bay..

Exciting news! I have an exhibition coming soon at Deluxe cafe, Wellington! 7th April.

Here are a few more sea sprites I have created, and a couple more in the mix for the opening.

Sea weed sprite, blowing in the wind...(Lady of Lyall)

A dehydrated fawn sprite (Altai)

Hammond sentinel on guard

Creighton

Waihau