{"title":"Karaitiana Akroyd","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaraitiana Akroyd has been a stone carver for over 8 years. He is extremely dedicated to his craft, regularly working seven days per week, as carving rarely feels like work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeeking a creative outlet to balance his work supporting youth, young adults, and families in domestic violence situations, Karaitiana began pounamu carving, which quickly became a medium of creativity, self- care, and gift-giving. Karaitiana now carves a large range of media from Pounamu to various other stones, bone, ivory, and larger scale works. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaraitiana is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Psychology, shortly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eundertaking a thesis researching the therapeutic benefits of carving – an area he has experienced firsthand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than 25 different artists have helped to guide Karaitiana’s art career thus far, with mentors such as Barry Te Whatu, Lewis Tamihana-Gardiner, Alan Hobbs, and Renate Verbrugge giving the privilege of their guidance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat he loves most about carving is the ability to capture the essence of a feeling, a situation, or a character, and immortalise that through what he considers the perfect gift. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I use my outlet of carving as a way of giving back to the world something unique, something positive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe are proud to support Karaitiana Akroyd!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pounamu-kapeu-necklace","title":"Pounamu Kapeu Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePounamu Kapeu Necklace | Karaitiana Akroyd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExperience the elegance and exclusivity of the Kapeu with this handcrafted pendant by Karaitiana Akroyd. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Pounamu Kapeu Necklace features a pendant with a distinctive rounded end, known as a kapeu, which showcases a subtle curve. This design has been long revered and symbolized prestigious status in Maori culture. In fact, a kapeu ear pendant is prominently displayed on the New Zealand coat of arms, worn by the chief figure.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaraitiana Akroyd has been a stone carver for over 8 years. He is extremely dedicated to his craft, regularly working seven days per week, as carving rarely feels like work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeeking a creative outlet to balance his work supporting youth, young adults, and families in domestic violence situations, Karaitiana began pounamu carving, which quickly became a medium of creativity, self- care, and gift-giving. 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