Hand-built & hand-painted in New Zealand
Planters, built by
hand and painted
one animal at
a time
Concrete pressed into shape, carved while the surface is still damp, then painted freehand. Each design is made once.
The collections
Jungle Story
The curious guardian watches over the jungle, reminding every traveller that courage and kindness open every hidden path.
Botanical
Reeds carved into wet clay, and washed in sage, a green that asks nothing of the room it sits in.
Meadow
A soft hillside, a handful of sheep, and the long slant light of an evening at the far end of the year.
Pet Portraits
Painted from your own photograph, so the one who followed you from room to room keeps watching over something growing.
From the bench
How a piece is made
Four stages, in the order they actually happen. Nothing here can be hurried.
Custom Commission · Made to order
Your dog, painted onto
the set
Send a photo — the one where the light is on their face and you can see how they hold their ears. The dog goes on both pieces, and their name on the underside if you'd like it there.
Around four to five weeks from the first message to the wrapping.
Hand-mixed mineral pigments · Breathable matte seal · Zero-plastic wrapping
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Behind-the-scenes sgraffito carving, freehand mineral painting, and custom pet commissions in Wellington. Watch pieces take shape as they happen.
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