The Holy Trinity

The Holy Trinity was commissioned as a gift. Carved from beef bone with the beak of a Manaia at each end and in a figure 8  to represent the life cycle in its continuance as is the father,son and holy ghost.
Privately owned.
I can reproduce this carving if you wish.

Rangi and Papa

Depicts the separation of Rangi (sky father) and Papa (earth mother) by Tane (God of the forest), in Maori legend. Colouring is tea stain.
NFS

I can reproduce this piece if you wish.

One of the 3 baskets of knowledge in Maori legend this was carved for a friend. Kete-tuauri- held the knowledge of ritual, memory and prayer. I can reproduce this piece should you be interested in purchasing this particular design.
NFS

This is a piece carved from beef bone. It is in the shape of a feather and has a Manaia on left and right side of the front of the feather. The colouring comes from staining in tea. 
FOR SALE:
NZD $80.00

The Tale of a Whale

 Depicting Jonah telling the story of his journey inside the whale(represented by pulling the whale from his mouth). 
FOR SALE: NZD $200.00.
Contact me at darrengosling@hotmail.com.

Tools used for New Beginnings

I'm not sure if these images can be enlarged on here but the four files are what I used on my bone carving. The top 3 are very fine rifler files 00 or 000 cut I think.
The bottom one is a jewellers file. Tapered round.

The 2 gravers are for cleaning up your lines and getting into the corners to make sharp clean edges. They are home made.








A cheap set of Stanley needle files are good for removing bone as they are coarser than the jewellers and rifler files






Of course the bastard file. I use a half round and a flat. Good for removing larger quantities of bone. Especially shaping the bone.

I'm still not sure about the ring of shell. I still need to clean up in between the ring and the greenstone and clean up around the outside of the greenstone on the back too.

I have titled this bone carving 'New Beginnings' and find this fits in with my first vision of the Manaia with the child in the womb. Also the greenstone represents a mirror that reflects the Manaias image back at itself to reveal ones true self. The shell in it's circular form represents the continuance of life now and in the afterlife.

Once this carving is completed it will be for sale.

NZD $175.00.

You can contact me at darrengosling@hotmail.com