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The Coromandel has been Tony’s home for the past 45 years and has been a major influence in his exploration of sea life and the coastal landscape through his salvaged Kauri wood sculptures. Tony began sculpting in 1991 and has exhibited and won awards many times in galleries and at art shows throughout New Zealand.
Private collectors in Europe, America and Japan have acquired most of his work to date.
Tony is driven by his ability to see wood and stone in its raw form, and visualise the artwork within the piece. He derives great pleasure in enabling people to see the hidden beauty that lies within native and exotic timbers.
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 the main inspiration for his artworks.
Tony works with many different kinds of wood, but Kauri lies closes to his heart.
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"It is quite something to entrust ancient and very treasured pieces of timber to a craftsman to enhance and create another treasure from it. Such is the work of Tony Howse. Tony has crafted many items for us from very special pieces of timber and each production we have been thrilled with. Tony works with the timber rather than dictating the timber. The resulting creation is beautifully crafted, graceful and expanding the b
Commissioned Artwork from clients own timber
/ John and Heather Orchard"Tony's foresight in sculpting the Rua Tui (Two Tui Feathers) for me was amazing... Tony delivered the master piece to our home and kindly hung it on the wall for us to enjoy. A very personal piece for our home. Many thanks Tony, your piece of Art will always be treasured."