I enjoy being able to fully explore my creativity and artistry through my sculptures. I enjoying carving my sculptures from New Zealand Jade and Greenstone, but I enjoy experimenting with the other stones I have collected from the South Island over the years.
Sometimes I create my sculptures from cut stone and other times I see forms in the natural shapes the stone possesses. These dips and curves are the stones personality and they sometimes inspire my ideas the most. I often create bases made from wood for the sculptures to stand on.
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-9](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-9.jpg)
INANGA JADE STINGRAY
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-7](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-7.jpg)
KOKOPU JADE HEAD
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-2](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-2.jpg)
INANGA JADE FROG
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-8](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-8.jpg)
KOKOPU JADE SINKER STONE ON RIMU BASE
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-6](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-6.jpg)
BOAR’S TOOTH MOTHER AND BABY DOLPHIN ON WOOD
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-3](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-3.jpg)
JADE KORU ON WOOD
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-5](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-5.jpg)
THULITE BEETLE WITH TOURMALINE EYES
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-4](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-4.jpg)
AOTEA STONE OCTOPUS
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-1](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-1.jpg)
MARBLE GECKO
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-10](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-10.jpg)
JADE PEKETUA (CENTIPEDE)
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-15](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-15.jpg)
KOKOPU JADE HEAD ON DRIFTWOOD
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-14-2](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-550x410-14-2.jpg)
“KAITIAKI”- KOKOPU JADE HEAD ON DRIFTWOOD
![Wayne_Costar_sculpture_gecko_760x570_2](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Wayne_Costar_sculpture_gecko_760x570_2.jpg)
![Wayne_Costar_sculpture_gecko_760x570_1](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Wayne_Costar_sculpture_gecko_760x570_1.jpg)
"EMERGENCE"- KOKOPU JADE GECKO
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-19](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-19-scaled.jpg)
JADE PI ON TOTARA
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-17](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-17.jpg)
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-16](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-16.jpg)
KOKOPU JADE MERE
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-20](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-20-scaled.jpg)
![wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-18](https://jadecarver.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wayne-costar-sculpture-image-760x570-18-scaled.jpg)