Sands Carving Studio - Carve Your Own Greenstone

Carve Your Own taonga (treasured object) with the guidance of our expert carvers, using authentic pounamu (New Zealand greenstone). You don’t need any experience - you’ll shape the stone yourself, step by step, with our support.

Pricing and Conditions

Adult

$200.00 - $1500.00

Age restriction

Terms and conditions

Booking required. Conditional on availability.

Cancellation Policy

Full refund with >24 hours notice. 50% refund if <24 hours notice. Free re-scheduling.

About

Come into our professional workshop and Carve Your Own traditional Māori pounamu pendant. These workshops are not only designed to give people with no carving experience a taste of what goes into crafting taonga, but also the opportunity to carve their own greenstone treasure. In these workshops, we cover the cultural history of the artform, the tools and skills necessary for stone-carving, and guide participants through the process of creating a pounamu pendant. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a fully completed and bound taonga to take home with them along with a deeper appreciation of the rich cultural background behind it all.

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Opening times

Business hours:: 9am - 4pm, Mon - Fri.
Months of operation:: All months of the year

Location

5 Keddell Street, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Proximity to airport:: 20 minutes drive to Hamilton Airport.
Proximity to coach terminal:: 5 minutes drive to Hamilton bus terminal.
Proximity to town:: 5 minutes drive from Hamilton city centre.

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