Hand Made Walking Stick - Deer Antler and Paua - by John Guise art new zealand Mark Russell (woodturner) created this

Mark Russell (woodturner) created this bowl from the wood of the NZ Rimu tree

It is found throughout the east and south of the South Island

lapis lazuli

Fishing Boat in Fiordland

Immature adults are often confused with the closely related black-billed gull

Hand Made Walking Stick - Deer Antler and Paua - by John Guise art new zealand Mark Russell (woodturner) created thisHandcrafted Deer Antler Walking Stick Made in Cromwell, New Zealand by craftsman John Guise Made from NZ Lancewood, with Deer Antler with Paua Inlay About Lancewood: All three species of lancewood are called horoeka by Mori. The rarest is fierce lancewood, so named because of its shark tooth projections along the leaf margins. Plants are either male or female. The small, greenish yellow flowers are insect pollinated. The purplish black fruits are an