Pounamu update

This is my second day working on this piece of Pounamu(greenstone, NZ Jade). I have enjoyed todays progress. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
                                                           Size:  6 cm W x 9.5 cm H

Torso

I bought this mannequin torso a few years ago for displaying my T-shirt designs and Jewelry but the other day decided to transform it into it's own piece of art. Covered in Maori design to fit my other works I've been working on to form a collection of artwork I'm left wondering whether I need to add to the design. I'm going to leave it for a while and see what I come up with. I do have an idea of what to do but am unsure at present.

Koi feeding

This is my recent painting titled 'Koi feeding. It is 30In x 30in in size on a stretched canvas. I still need to apply a fixative to it and am waiting for a warm day to help the drying process.

Untitled work

I began this piece of artwork as a sketch/doodle not sure what or where I was going. Colour choice was black and white and red which are the 3 main colours used in Maori Kowhaiwhai (pattern). This drawing is 22 inches W x 32 inches H. Drawn with  pastel, ink and pencil.
The photo looks a bit cloudy due to the light shining into my room.

Two carvings

These are my latest jewelry pieces. The pendant is from wood, I'm unsure what type but will hazard a guess and say limewood based on that it smelled like limes when I was working on it.  The pendant on the top right is the feminine side with it's soft curves and the pendant bottom left is the masculine side with it's crisp lines which means it is suited for both sexes.

The other is beef bone and the back side is greenstone. I will include a photo of the back at a later date. The etching of the Kowhai flower is called scrimshaw.

 I plait my own cord which is black waxed nylon cord

Pounamu (Greenstone)

This is the beginning of what I consider as my first greenstone carving. I say this because I've only ever added pieces of Greenstone to other carvings.  Greenstone (Pounamu) is found in the South Island of New Zealand. 
I intend to exclude part of the design before you as it looks too busy. I'm not all that good at knowing the different types of Greenstone there are so unfortunately am unsure what type this piece is. Maybe 'Kahurangi'. The approx size is 9cm H x 5.5cm W x 1cm D
  

I've also been working on the deer antler carving. The top of the granite base has some scratches so I need to find time to work on that. I'm working on the two pieces made of deer antler that will support the carving on it's base. After that it's a short step to completing the carving.
It's hard to see anything here  as the shine affects the photo and forgive all the rubbish around it but it gives you the general idea of the base.

Free Designs

Here are a few samples of some designs for jewelry. They can also be used for carvings in both stone and wood and even metal jewelry. You can see the full 99 images at darrengartist.wordpress.com
Please share some of your work taken from my designs just so I can see how others interpret them.