I was really enjoying this piece in my garden, but in November 2011 some scumbag stole this piece and I now have no idea where it could be. If you see it anywhere could you contact me. I would really appreciate getting it back. Inspired by the old Bearded Irises that grow in my garden and perhaps by Van Gough. Every year these irises pop up and do their thing and I love them 710mm (h) x 390mm (w) x 340mm (d)In my garden I have a really wild patch where Japanese anemones grow rampant. They twist together and fight for position, trying to get the best light and soil, and crowding out any other plants in their way. Many people tell me that these plants are weeds and I should try to eradicate them because they’ll take over my whole garden. But I love them. I love the way their white flowers stand out in the shadows, and how regardless of my neglect of them that they’ll reward me with a riotous floral symphonyIn Spring there are hundreds of tuis at my place, fighting over kowhais and flax flowers while I work. They are such beautiful birds. I have been thinking about making a lacey sculpture with birds for a while and a tui on a flax is my first attempt. This was made a a birthday present for an environmentalist. I hope it sits well amongst your bush/garden and that the tuis fly around it there too. (SOLD)This is one of the most time consuming pieces I have ever carved! It took months – to carve out the bowl of the glass, drill thousands of holes to make the laceyness, shape the leaves, and the sanding was a nightmare. But this piece while formal, is super elegant. I uplight it at night to show the shadows and form. Its one of my current favourites. This year I bought some cheap $5 solar lights and lit up some of my sculpture… here's Taste of EleganceJust dreaming (reclining), Exposed to the elements, and Nikau statues outside my shed at homeJust Dreaming is a reclining form, about 1.4 metres in length. When she was lying on my drive outside my shed she was often stroked by visitors who enjoyed her very smooth finish (like marble). (SOLD)She turns her face up to the sun, wind and rain… trully exposed to the elements. Statue sits about 1 metre tall (plus base). Another statue people love to touch (very smooth)different angle showing detail of faceI like curves and exaggerating forms. This lady stands a little over 600mm tallThis piece of stone I've had around for a few years so is fairly aged looking, but just right for this sculpture. You see a grey block of stone from this angle, and if you walk around it, the lady will be revealed. About 1.2m tallMy daughter actually suggested a lady escaping from a piece of stone… so here she is… My lady is pushing her way out of the stone and into the light, and evolving as she does. Her body is ultra-smooth and lovely to touch, her hair which is being torn free from the stone is rough, and the rest of the stone from is unsealed so it is grey and aged. "1,2,6,8,10… Coming ready or not!" Abby loves playing Hide and seek… but she doesn't always follow the rules. (You might notice she's peeping between her fingers) (SOLD)When Abby comes to visit me she loves to put on a fairy dress and wings – (and I'm afraid I couldn't resist putting gumboots on her too)"Don't be silly Gran… Of course Princesses can wear gumboots. Princesses can wear ANYTHING!" says Abby."I love you sooooooo much Boo… I don't know why you keep running away from me?" (Boo is my cat) (SOLD)"Hey Gran… ! What's happened to my ball? It's gone a funny shape!"My littlest granddaughter Jody was only 2 when I carved this. And much to her parents horror she sucks her thumb. But I think she's really sweet
