Tui in the Kowhai
Tui in the Kowhai Tree was carved in 1980 at West Coast Jade in Revell Street 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. Standing at about 120mm tall the Tui in the Kowhai Tree was one of Gordon's very first sculptures. It was carved using an old Desoutter air grinder made in England, they were a heavy hand peice and used alot of air. The Desoutter wasn't nice to carve with during the winter months as it blew freezing cold air out onto your hand. Being a one off sculpture, a recreation of this sculpture will look alot different from the 1980 Tui in the Kowhai Tree..... For ￥425,000 Post Free International Courier Gordon can recreate a similar sculpture in different stone for your personal collection.
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