Whakairo - Carving

Direct from the artist to you...We are a Maori-owned and family-run gallery, working studio, store & tourism business in Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands, Northland. As well as offering Maori carvings, art and taonga direct from the artist, we also offer workshops, tours and demonstrations for tourists and anyone interested in Maori art, sculpture, artefacts and culture. Owner, Creator and Facilitator, Wiremu Wilson-Diamond is a specialist in the use and construction of pre-European traditional Maori tools – in particular stone woodworking tools, whakairo and Maori material culture. We also run education programmes and facilitate workshops where participants are empowered by the self-knowledge and re-connection that comes about through learning more about the intelligence of indigenous cultures. The range of goods on offer changes all the time and includes- jewellery - pounamu / greenstone, whalebone, bone, resin, shell, feather, glass- traditionally carved Maori woodworking tools - toki / adze, whao / chiselsrn- waka huia / treasure boxes- Maori weaponry - taiaha, patu, tewhatewha, long-handled tomahawks- hand air-brushed t-shirts and caps- contemporary and traditional Maori sculpture- framed resin artpieces. Everything in our store is made either by or in collaboration with the owner Wiremu Wilson-Diamond

Moko Kauri - ta moko and arts studio based in Kaitaia. Kai ta- artist: Raniera McGrath Frequently traveling through out Aotearoa and Australia, on demand. At Moko Kauri we aim to create one off unique quality designs through your own personal kaupapa, you own personal korero. All ta moko is done through tikanga Maori, so that you have a comfortable, enjoyable and hygienic environment. Other then ta moko, Raniera also carves, mainly taonga puoro - traditional Maori instruments,rnrakau a tu - traditional Maori weaponary. www.mokokauri.co.nz