In collaboration with Paper Rain I carved 75 original designs, 5 of which were turned into laser-engraved skateboards. The company has since closed its doors but it was such a pleasure to work with them for this season.

Each board was handcrafted; a custom designed shape in a variety of woods. They were a passionate company founded in 2013, creating sustainable creative products who closed in 2024 after a wonderful decade of trading.

Carving Skateboards  – Studio 2019

Chrysanthemum and Peony 2021
4 tones, 56 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Gerberas and Lilies 2022
4 tones, 61 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa

Irises 2024
4 tones, 70 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

Karearea Wing 2018
3 tones, 40 layers of carved acrylic on charred macrocarpa 

Goldfinches on Oak 2019
2 tones, 41 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Pueo Owl 2021
4 tones, 52 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Soaring High 2021
6 tones, 65 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Cup of Tea and a Lie Down 2023
2 tones, 50 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

AOTEAROA 2022
4 tones, 58 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Floral Haze and Diving Deep 2018
First 2 carved skateboards!
Both 2 tones, 41 layers of carved acrylic on salvaged recycled rimu

Tūī and Harakeke 
Laser-etched on a macrocarpa skateboard
Crafted by Paper Rain // 190 x 760mm

Blue Magpies 2020
2 tones, 40 layers of carved acrylic on blackwood

Tui & Robin with Gorse, Bluebells & Kōwhai 2020
2 tones, 40 layers of carved acrylic on Blackwood

Whale and Waves 2019
2 tones, 41 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Ethereal Flowers 2023
4 tones, 69 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Whale and Poppies 2024
3 tones, 54 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Wisteria 2022
3 tones, 42 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa

Whale and Calf 2020
3 tones, 44 layers of carved acrylic on blackwood

Bunch of Love & Gratitude 2022
3 tones, 42  layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

Huia on Kōwhai 2019
2 tones, 41 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa

Carving Skateboards  – Studio 2021

Common Buzzard Wing 2021
4 tones, 59 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa

You are my Sunshine 2019
2 tones, 40 layers of carved acrylic on sustainably gorwn macrocarpa  

Layering Skateboards 2019

Fantail, Frangipani and Kōwhai 2019
3 tones, 45 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Bellbird and Kauri 
Laser-etched on a macrocarpa skateboard
Crafted by Paper Rain // 190 x 760mm

Parrot Wing 2019
6 tones, 65 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

Green Dream  2023
3 tones, 48 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Kea Wing (outside) 2019
4 tones, 60 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

Tūī and Harakeke 2021
2 tones, 40 layers of carved acrylic on charred macrocarpa 

Hummingbirds 2024
4 tones, 69 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Pacific Magic 2020
4 tones, 58 layers of carved acrylic on blonde blackwood  

Blue and White China 2019
3 tones, 44 layers of carved acrylic on blackwood

Alps to Ocean 2024
3 tones, 50 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Snowy Owl Wing 2024
3 tones, 57 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Blue and White China 2023
3 tones, 48 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Blue Whale and Peonies 2020
3 tones, 44 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa

Prepping skateboards – Studio 2021

Swedish Getaway 2021
2 tones, 40 layers of carved acrylic on macrocapa

Mānuka 2022
3 tones, 45 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa

Foxgloves 2024
4 tones, 72 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa

‘Waka Huia’ celebrates the beauty – and mourns the loss – of NZ’s precious taonga, the Huia.
Laser-etched on a macrocarpa skateboard
Crafted by Paper Rain // 190 x 760mm

Sailing the Pacific 2020
2 tones, 44 layers of carved acrylic on Blackwood  

Pacific Love 2019
2 tones, 50 layers of carved acrylic on Blackwood 

Kea Wing 2020
4 tones, 57 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Bellbird on Kōwhai 2019
2 tones, 41 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

Bellbird and Kauri 2020
2 tones, 40 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

Artist life in the studio 2018

Kereru by the moana 2022
3 tones, 42 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Aoraki (Two) 2019
4 tones, 61 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa

Mount Tasman 2019
4 tones, 61 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

Shells and Pīwakawaka  2023
4 tones, 65 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Tui & Starling with Oak and Kōwhai 2021
4 tones, 58 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Ocean Joy 2021
3 tones, 44 layers of carved acrylic on a custom skate deck  

Gannets, Waves, Comos & Poppies 2019
2 tones, 40 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

‘Toru Pīwakawaka’ features the fluttering Pīwakawaka that we all know and love, carved among the bustling-with-life mānuka.
Laser-etched on a macrocarpa skateboard
Crafted by Paper Rain // 190 x 760mm

Flora Freedom 2024
3 tones, 48 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa 

Roses and Tūī 2019
2 tones, 44 layers of carved acrylic on sustainably grown blackwood

Wild Ocean – Japanese inspired 2019
3 tones, 43 layers of carved acrylic on macrocarpa  

Daisy Belle 2019
3 tones, 44 layers of carved acrylic on macrocapa

‘Mānuka’ was developed from the beautiful Toru Piwakawaka carving.
Laser-etched on a macrocarpa skateboard
Crafted by Paper Rain // 190 x 760mm