Over the past fifteen years I've had the privilege of working with schools, kindergartens and learning communities across Canterbury to create sculptures that belong to everyone — carved by the students themselves, shaped around the values that define their school, and built to last for generations.
Every project is different. Some mark a milestone — an anniversary, a rebuild, a fresh start. Some are about healing. Some are about identity. All of them begin the same way: with a conversation about what makes this school, this community, uniquely itself.
If you're a school or organisation interested in a project like this, get in touch — I'd love to hear what you have in mind.
Kidsfirst mairehau
Unveiling and blessing of Te Aroha — a sculpture created with the children of this kindergarten community.
Harewood School - Te Kura o Tāwera 2011
Three Koru representing the guardian, the teacher, and every child at Harewood — carved by the students of Room 7.
Harewood School - Te Kura o Tāwera – 150th Jubilee 2013
Every student in the school helped carve this Oamaru stone sculpture — featuring the elm tree logo, three pierced holes for past, present and future, and a paua-inlaid morning star at the crown.
A landmark sculpture incorporating all four hapū, the school's five values, and the farming heritage of Swannanoa — carved by children from every year group.
Te Koromiko Swannanoa School 150th Jubilee Mural 2023
A 3.6-metre acrylic triptych spanning the Southern Alps — the school's five value sculptures and four hapū birds woven into the landscape, painted with rotating groups of students.
A three-metre Oamaru stone sculpture — the largest project I've ever taken on — carved by the entire school and assembled by crane at the library entrance.
Every project is unique — designed around your school's identity, values and community. Students do the carving themselves, guided throughout. The result is something that belongs to everyone and lasts for generations.
