Gordon Wells
Jade Carver, Nephrite Jade Sculptures, Wearable Jade Arts
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Pacific Guardian was carved in January 2010 from a beautiful deep dark green NZ Nephrite Jade found in the Rimu Hills near Hokitika in Westland NZ and the base is native NZ Rimu timber. Pacific Guardian is 95mm high and 85mm wide and took 46 hours to carve and hand polish. The whale design is a strong symbol of strength and great power, and the single wave is a reflection of the biggest ocean on our planet, the Pacific Ocean. It is my hope that these impressive mammals will be around for along time, and that our decendents way into the future can watch these beautiful whales in the ocean like I have done in seas around New Zealand and Canada. This beautiful sculpture the Pacific Guardian is on display in the studio... This sculpture would look very impressive in your sculpture collection. Click links to veiw more photos of this sculpture Pacific Guardian and a back lit veiw. Interested in this Carving |
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Flower Jade is a very special jade usually found on jade boulders from the Marsden, New River and Waimea Creek areas in Westland. the bright yellow inclusions is caused by oxidation of the outside of the stone and the elements surrounding the boulder, and over millions of years have changed the colour of the jade to yellow. This yellowish oxidation can be up to 50mm into the boulder. When cutting the jade every slice is different and a new beauty is revealed. Flower Jade Koru was carved in 1999 and was displayed in the Hokitika Craft Gallery for about 15 days and then was sold. A recreation can be arranged in beautiful flower jade.
A sculpture similar to Flower Jade Koru 75mm mounted on NZ Rimu timber can be in your private collection or on your office desk. Interested in this Carving |
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Wild Seas was carved in 2003 from a mottled jade found in the Marsden area Westland, the driftwood was found on the Hokitika Beach. Wild Seas is 60mm round and took 30 hours to carve and hand polish. Although Wild Seas was sold in 2004 replication of this piece is possible in similar stone and a different carved wooden base...... This sculpture would look impressive in your sculpture collection. Interested in this Carving |
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150 million years ago Nephrite Jade had its beginnings, so it has been around for an eternity. Everlasting Wisdom has been carved from a 30 ton jade boulder extracted from the shore of the Tasman Sea in Big Bay South Westland NZ. This jade is a very pale green in colour also has many red to brown inclusions throughout the stone and very interesting patterns can be seen once the stone is cut and carved. Everlasting Wisdom was carved in December 2009 and is 75mm round and mounted on wooden base.
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Beautiful dark green jade from the Rimu Hills near Hokitika was used to carve this piece. Entwined Eels Sculpture was carved in 1999 and was approx 110mm, it was designed to be on display or also could be wearable. A nice driftwood base was found on the Hokitika Beach to showcase it. This piece was on display at the Hokitika Craft Gallery until it was sold in 2001. A recreation of Entwined Eels on a carved wooden base can be arranged to be displayed in your showcase. Interested in this Carving |
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| Beautiful dark Rimu Jade was used to carve Wavy Koru Sculpture in 2009. Designer wavy style is a carving style I have developed over the past 20 years. This style of carving is unique, and completely different to other flat carving styles. Wavy Koru Sculpture is approx 60mm and is resting on a carved wooden base. I will recreate this sculpture for your personal collection. Interested in this Carving |
"Master of the Sea" was carved in 1995 from jade found in the Kawaka Creek area in Westland. This stone is very amasing and a very rare specimen, as there are jade crystals imbedded throughout the stone. Master of the Sea took over 14 months to complete, was left half finished on the work bench covered in jade dust and was growing green moss, before I finally took to it with my diamond drills and finished carving it, then "Master of the Sea" was slowly hand polished until it shone ...... This Sculpture was later entered in the New Zealand National Pounamu Exhibition in 1996 and then was later sold in the Hokitika Craft Gallery in 1997..... Because of the rarity of the jade this piece is a one off ..... although a recreation can be arranged in different stone it would be alot different from the original "Master of the Sea". Standing at approx 120mm high and about 180mm wide, I can recreate this a similar sculpture for your collection..... Interested in this Carving |
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Tui in the Kowhai Tree was carved in 1980 at West Coast Jade in Hokitika. It took over 40 hours to carve and hand polish this sculpture. It was on display in West Coast Jade and was later sold in January 1981. The Tui in the Kowhai Tree was one of my very first sculptures. It was carved using an old Desoutter air grinder, they were a heavy hand peice and used alot of air which blew cold air out onto your hand while carving. Being a one off sculpture, a recreation will look alot different from the 1980 Tui in the Kowhai Tree.....I can recreate a similar sculpture in different stone for your personal collection. Interested in this Carving |
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Yoshikawa Catfish was carved in Oct 2009 from South Westland NZ Jade that I call Kiwifriut Jade as it has similar look to a cut Kiwifruit. The boulder weighing about 50 tons that this carving was carved from was found in the wilderness area of South Westland near to Big Bay and was mined by Mr Ian Boustridge a jade miner and carver around the mid 1990's. The boulder had to be cut down with a large portable daimaond saw into 5 ton blocks and flown out by a large Sea King Helicopter to the nearest road end at the Cascade River, then taken by truck to Greymouth be later cut down into smaller blocks. The Yoshikawa Catfish is 95mm round and it can be a wearable sculpture or can be displayed on its timber base. The sculpture Yoshikawa Catfish was on display at the Yoshikawa-shi Festival on 15 November 2009 and during the festival I presented this sculpture to the Yoshikawa City Major Mr Tanesige Tobari. The design is the Yoshikawa City symbol of the Catfish that lives in the many rivers near to Yoshikawa-shi... A recreation of the Yoshikawa Catfish 95mm can be arranged in Kiwi Fruit Jade and mounted on NZ Rimu timber and be in your private collection or on your office desk... Visit link to veiw Yoshikawa Catfish on its wooden base.
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| The sculpture Universal Reaching Out was carved in February 2010 from a light green jade found in the South Westland NZ. This sculpture
can take on many meanings such as power, wisdom and universal knowledge and maybe contacts with unknown higher inteligence as the
name suggests... This sculpture is 75mm round and took a day to carve and hand polish.
I can post to anywhere on this planet Universal Reaching Out can be in your sculpture collection.
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These are examples of
Gordon's Jade Sculptures and Designer Jade Arts. Carved from New
Zealand Jade from Westland and South Westland.
The photos are not actual size, as they may look larger or smaller depending on screen resolution (approximate size is quoted in millimetres). Some of the carvings and sculptures have been sold, but Gordon can recreate similar carvings and sculptures to the ones pictured. If you have any Special Designs and ideas please Contact Gordon, for a quote on how much your idea will cost. To order or buy any carving design or sculpture just click on the Interested in this Carving link and e-mail Gordon for a price. All transactions are done using PayPals Secure Payment System in US Dollars or any other major world currency can be arranged. Please use the Universal Curreny Convertor to Convert USD into your Countries Currency. |
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