STONE, BONE AND JADE

Annie gave me a beautiful jade (pounamu) pendant for my birthday carved by artist Bob Stewart from pounamu sourced from the sacred river Arahura on the west coast of NZ's South Island. It is a stunning piece which I'm delighted to own and wear and was bought from the Auckland Museum where Annie says there was a marvellous collection to choose from.

Also included in my gift was this superb David Bateman book which documents the contemporary history of bone, stone and jade carving in New Zealand through the words and works of 26 New Zealand artists, including Bob Stewart.