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The Bone Studio and Gallery ... Master Carver Ian ThorneWelcomes you to carving.co.nz Health problems force sale despite excellent traffic for 20+ years for a carver, his friends and as a gallery for multiple carvers Domain name is suitable for individual carver, cooperative or gallery Domain name ideal for NZ carvers of: * bone (whale, cow or other), * stone (jade/pounamu, omaru or other), * wood (kauri or other) * or any other suitable material Seeking bids for this premium domain before noon on 7 December 2020 Please e-mail questions and/or serious offers to Domain@carving.co.nz New Zealanders ONLY, please Don't miss out - this domain will not likely be available again! Note: domain carving.nz is also available here. Carving Unlimited Offering bone, jade, stone, ebony, sculpture, gemstone and Maori carving in a unique craft Gallery with bone carving classes in the Bone Studio. Whalebone and other artefacts are on display, too!New! Check out the Helpful Links page for galleries, suppliers and other artists - also linked under Contact.View a video of Ian at work.Whitianga carver Ian Thorne works in just about any material but the one he most enjoys is whale tooth. Because it's rare, because of its colour. It's just pleasurable to carve. It shaves nicely and you get really good detail. But he also enjoys saving whales and, as a member of Project Jonah, he has taken part in lots of rescues and anttempted rescues. It gives him no pleaseure to lose a whale even though some time, down the line, it may mean more whale tooth for carving. Ian is passionate about carving and prides himself on the quality of his work which has occupied him for about 20 years.He began in a flatmate's workshop in Wellington, learning the basics, before moving to Whitianga and teaching himself the rest. He's been a full-time carver for the last 10 [now 22] years.His early work was in beef bone, recycled ebony, shells and horns. Sinde then, he's worked in jade, whalebone, pig tusks and teeth, wolf teeth, walrus tusks, birds' wing bones, stone, wood, emu and ostrich eggs and even mammoth ivory.He acquires materials when and where he can. He's picked up whalebone pieces, some quite large, while beachcombing and has been given other pieces. Recycled ebony comes from old statues or jewellery in second-hand shops and he trades paua shell on the internet for mammoth ivory from Canada.On smaller pieces of jewellery, he works mainly by hand, creating beautifully crafted carvings that are in a totally different class from the mass-produced carvings in some tourist shops.Many of his designs have evolved from a traditional base, with the unfurled kour and the double fishing hook frequent motifs. He's particular[ly] interested in twin forms and exploring a theme of growing together. He also likes doing some weird, funky pieces.He's become fascinated with taonga puoro (Maori musical instruments) and makes and plays a wide range. I love making them. They're very meditative to play, a sound that's uniquely New Zealand. He says he's had nothing but encouragement and interest from Maori experts in this field.In recent years, Ian has also produced bigger pieces of sculpture, again in a wide range of materials, from stone and marble to granite and andesite. He's taken part in a number of sculpture symposiums and is a retular participant in Dave Fowell's symposiums at Eggcentric Cafe, Flaxmill Bay.Up until recently, he was a regular performer - he plays guitar and base and sings - at Whitianga Musicians Club sessions at the Cafe. The club has now lapsed.He enjoys teaching carving and regularly has students from overseas at his Bone Studio and Gallery in Whitianga. Teaching helps him as well as his students, he says. Every piece I make teaches me something. And every piece I teach someone else to make teaches me something. You've got to be a perfectionist. By Shenagh GleesonPeninsula PostAug 2008Here you'll discover information about: Bone carving tools (including a materials checklist for the do-it-yourself visitor) Information on Ian's bone carving classes including accolades from his students Traditional carving designs as well as Traditional Maori designs (in printable format) with their meanings Traditional Maori Musical Instruments (Taonga Puoro) and Carving materialsThe carvings featured on this website are Ian's original creations as well as those of many fine New Zealand carvers. Because a true carver's creations are one-off originals, the images shown here identify each carver's attention to detail and the quality of their carvings in the hope that visitors will arrange to have a piece carved to suit your individual requirements and preferences (most pieces are quickly sold). These creations are not expensive as you're not paying the markup of brick-and-mortar galleries by dealing directly with master carvers.Double KoruWapiti ButtonKereruPounamuMaterials Bone Stone Horn Shell Wood Manaia Pounamu(jade)w/GoldeyeDownload your FREE ( ) New Zealand Carvings screensaver featuring the works of New Zealand's finest carvers! This is the first in a series showcasing New Zealand carvings.Unzip the file into your c:\windows\system directoryLooks best on 800 x 600 monitorsQuestions? You can contact Ian via his contact page for all the ways to contact him and the carvers he represents. Back to Top

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