Kauri Cliff Art Gallery - Kauri Cliff Art Gallery 5 Aileen Place
Kauri Cliff Art Gallery | New Zealand - Kauricliffartgallery.co.nz
Kauri Cliff Art Gallery exhibits Sculptures made by Tony Howse from salvaged Coromandel Kauri. Courses available. Commissions Welcome. Shipping Worldwide.
About Kauri Cliff Art Gallery
The British came to the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand to fell Kauri in the 1830 - 1890's, used for spars for their warships. Kauri’s unique quality of having a mostly branchless trunk, provided knot-less timber with extraordinary strength. Later, the trees were exported to America to build the city of San Francisco during the gold boom, and to the UK to refurbish the City of London. Early loggers would take the trunk and leave the head and root system of the tree behind.
Sculptor Tony Howse has devoted himself to recovering what Kauri head remain and he collects this precious wood all over the Coromandel Peninsula. Within the knotted, twisted and ancient wood, lies timber grain of extraordinary colour and beauty. Guided by the contour and patterns of the wood, Tony spends a long time contemplating each individual piece of salvaged Kauri to see what shape hides within before he starts the work of sculpting, uncovering the form.
He also uses parts of the root system as table legs for his Kauri Design pieces.
Tony Howse uses native birds and other forms from nature as his main inspiration.
Contact Kauri Cliff Art Gallery
| Address : | Kauri Cliff Art Gallery 5 Aileen Place, Whangamatā 3691, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +779 |
| Postal code : | 3691 |
| Website : | https://www.kauricliffartgallery.co.nz/ |
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Saniya Wadham on Google
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Peter Stretch on Google
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Rod Wynne-Jones on Google
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Marilyn Storey on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tony runs great courses. Only 2 per class. I started with a huge piece to clean up. Needs a lot more work yet.
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Michelle Krynen on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Loved it! Many thanks to Tony for giving us a personalised tour around the gallery. Very informative. Tony is a very talented sculptor and if we didnt have to fly home we wouldve purchased one of his bigger pieces!
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