Mini Wheku urban Light grey speckle with white

Light grey speckle with white glaze

Slimline design to fit most drink holders

She uses vintage carving as well as one recently commissioned by Master Carver Michael Matchitt (Wheku Tahi) and carves her own smaller pieces

transformative experience of being underwater

but as a way of engaging intimately with the ocean

Mini Wheku urban Light grey speckle with whiteEach Wheku has been constructed as a ceramic casting the original carving and then has 4 coats of paint applied and then having paua inlay eyes inserted. Each piece is completely made by hand and the process takes up to 5 days to complete, making every one unique. Messini's pieces are about a merging of traditional Toi Maori, in particular whakairo rakau (wood carving) with contemporary mediums such as resin and cast stone and an engaging colour