Richard Anderson is a self-taught Jade carver, his work resides in both public and private collections worldwide. Richard's Maori bloodlines, Tainui, Kahungunu, lend authenticity to his traditional work. These carvings are keenly sought after as ceremonial pieces.
His Pounamu carvings have been recognised by Maori Tohunga (Priests) as being guided by the carvers of old. According to long established custom, Richard has been blessed in the traditional manner. Richard and his work from then on carries these blessings.
Richard's sensitivity and love of Jade produces works with universal appeal.
The work reflects his inner journey, his love of people, nature, beauty, shape and form, his interest in healing, awareness, eternity and the conclusion of all journeys inner peace.
His machinery and tool designs are held in highest regard by Jade carvers and engineers alike. Using his large and modern workshop, his contemporary pieces have reached levels his ancestors dreamed of.
Richards work cannot be purchased from retail outlets. His larger works are one of a kind signed with certificates of authentication; his smaller works are signed, and whether a touch stone, amulet, symbolic wearable art, jewellery, traditional, contemporary sculpture, modern art, or your design, all are individually handcrafted with loving attention to the stone, design and owner.
Each piece is an entity in its own right, worthy of Jades eternal attributes: a tribute to god in nature.
Sky, water, rock, tree,
time slows, stops,
for a moment,
silence enhanced
by wind and water,
shaping rock,
moss, river, jade, mountain…Richard Anderson
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