March 2016
Two decades ago, I made two large humpback whales with their calves. One lives in Japan and the other went to Australia. I made numerous smaller ones that were very successful.
Around July of 2015, I decided the time was right to produce new large whales. After months of development and long enjoyable hours in the studio, I was very pleased to produce the new female humpback with her calf you see here.
The bronze stand is evocative of the body and tail of the thresher shark with its long graceful curve. The base is of native timber and is laser engraved with all details.
They have received extremely positive reviews and the excellent Gallery Pacific in Queen St, Auckland has them on prominent display.
These whales will be produced to a limited edition of 30 pieces.
The sculpture including the base stands around 400 mm high and is about the same in length. I custom make a box for each piece so it may be freighted anywhere around the globe.

April 2016.
The first two were placed in Gallery Pacific.
Over May 2016, both of these sculptures were  sold from Gallery Pacific in Queen St, Auckland.
Three more were placed in the gallery over subsequent months. These three are depicted together below.

July 2017.
New bull humpback completed and placed in Gallery Pacific. He is bigger in body size with different markings and posture to the female. The base is more stylised than the female in that it represents three aspects of marine life: the 5 pointed sea star, the head and fins of a shark and the long elegant tail of the thresher which is also represented in the stand for the female .
The first photo shows the first time the two genders were together.

June 2019.
Edition Two of the bull humpback is placed in Gallery Pacific. This one is displayed as rising to the surface of the ocean as opposed to the first which was depicted as diving.
October. Redid the patina to a finer finish and new type of wax.

June 2019.
Edition Six of the female humpback and her calf is placed alongside the male in Gallery Pacific.
October. Redid the patina to a finer finish and new type of wax.

July 2020.
Edition Seven of the female humpback and her calf is placed  in Gallery Pacific.

December 2020.
Edition Eight of the female humpback and her calf .
Mounted on a beautiful  piece of swamp Kauri.
Currently displayed in Burning Issues Gallery in Whangarei.

December 2022.
Edition Three of the bull humpback is placed in Gallery Pacific. It had been a while since the last one due mainly to the octopus and weta consuming the time.
Mounted on a lovely piece of swamp Kauri and with a different bronze mounting. A tall waving kelp is depicted with three points of contact.

September 2023.
Edition 4 of the bull humpback whale. Mounted on swamp Kauri. I have developed the stand from the previous version. It is inspired by the sails of the Pacific outrigger canoes and by the kelp on the ocean floor.

 December 2023
Edition 9 of the female Humpback whale and her calf. As before, I customised the stand. It resembles the baskets used by the Pacific peoples and the kelp on the sea floor.

March 2025
Edition 10 of the female Humpback whale and her calf have their first look at the ocean.
Currently in Real Aotearoa Gallery in Wellington.

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Current production as at:
30 June 2025

Female humpback whale and calf
10
Male humpback
4


Female humpback and calf migrations
May 2016. Edition One goes to China.
May 2016. Edition Two stays in Auckland.
December 2016. Edition Five went to Hong Kong.
April 2017. Edition Four travelled to China.
January 2019. Edition Three now resides in Delaware in the U.S.A.
October 2019. Edition Six migrated to Tahiti.
July 2020. Edition Seven makes her way to Wellington.
December 2021 Edition Eight remains in Auckland.

Male humpback migrations
December 2018. Edition One stays in Auckland.
July 2020. Edition Two also stays in Auckland.
February 2023. Edition Three heads off to the UK.