coffee pot
1960
silver and ebony
240 x 215 x 110 mm
silver and ebony
240 x 215 x 110 mm
chalice
1960
silver and black enamel
silver and black enamel
bowl and spoon
1962
silver and rosewood
silver and rosewood
candlesticks and snuffer
1962
silver
silver
paper knives
1960
silver and ebony
225 x 20 x 10 mm
given to John as a
wedding present
mid-late 1960s
silver, rimu and
rock crystal
160 x 30 x 14 mm
1968
gold and ruby
190 x 30 x 25 mm
given to Tanya's
parents as a
ruby wedding
anniversary gift
1981
silver and aquamarine
200 x 40 x 25 mm
photo: Jack Gentle
silver and ebony
225 x 20 x 10 mm
given to John as a
wedding present
mid-late 1960s
silver, rimu and
rock crystal
160 x 30 x 14 mm
1968
gold and ruby
190 x 30 x 25 mm
given to Tanya's
parents as a
ruby wedding
anniversary gift
1981
silver and aquamarine
200 x 40 x 25 mm
photo: Jack Gentle
Bishop's Crosier
1968
Nelson Cathedral
silver and greenstone
1910 x 93 x 220 mm
photo: Haru Sameshima (modified)
Warden's wands
1972, silver
80 (h) mm + staff
St. Michael's Church, Kelburn
80 (h) mm + staff
St. Michael's Church, Kelburn
bowl
1970s
silver
66 x 140 x 140 mm
silver
66 x 140 x 140 mm
cross and candlesticks
1983
silver and Kauri
(cross) 660 x 267 x 267mm
(candlesticks) 364 x 130 (d) mm
Kings School, Auckland
photo: Ashken archive
silver and Kauri
(cross) 660 x 267 x 267mm
(candlesticks) 364 x 130 (d) mm
Kings School, Auckland
photo: Ashken archive
Chain of Office for The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
1987
silver and copper, 350 x 260 mm
"The medal at the bottom of the
chain is the College logo and was
designed by Guy Ngan. The chain
represents vertebrae, with the names
and dates of the presidents engraved
into the silver shapes."
Tanya Ashken, June 2015
photo: Haru Sameshima
silver and copper, 350 x 260 mm
"The medal at the bottom of the
chain is the College logo and was
designed by Guy Ngan. The chain
represents vertebrae, with the names
and dates of the presidents engraved
into the silver shapes."
Tanya Ashken, June 2015
photo: Haru Sameshima
ZONTA Medallion Women in Science
1990 to present
silver and gold
40 (d) x 8 mm
"The XX shapes represent
women's chromosomes,
the cell-like shapes
represent science and the
Z is for Zonta"
Tanya Ashken, June 2015
silver and gold
40 (d) x 8 mm
"The XX shapes represent
women's chromosomes,
the cell-like shapes
represent science and the
Z is for Zonta"
Tanya Ashken, June 2015
Silver SeaBird
1981
silver and marble
330 x 305 (d) mm
"By shining a light on Silver SeaBird,
so that it threw shadows onto the
wall, I rotated the sculpture and drew
around them on a piece of paper.
Many of the resulting silhouettes have
become sculptures in their own right.
See MantaBird and Whale
Form II.
SeaBird VIII is the same
shape as Silver SeaBird but built up
in another material and cast in bronze."
Tanya Ashken , June 2015
silver and marble
330 x 305 (d) mm
"By shining a light on Silver SeaBird,
so that it threw shadows onto the
wall, I rotated the sculpture and drew
around them on a piece of paper.
Many of the resulting silhouettes have
become sculptures in their own right.
See MantaBird and Whale
Form II.
SeaBird VIII is the same
shape as Silver SeaBird but built up
in another material and cast in bronze."
Tanya Ashken , June 2015
1990
silver
325 (d) mm
Matawhero Church, Gisborne
photo: Julia Brook-White
silver
325 (d) mm
Matawhero Church, Gisborne
photo: Julia Brook-White
chalice
2008
silver
195 x 85 (d) mm
St. Peter's Church, Wellington
photo: Helena Fierlinger
silver
195 x 85 (d) mm
St. Peter's Church, Wellington
photo: Helena Fierlinger