Post #162061 by Aaron's Akua on Fri, May 27, 2005 10:32 PM

Aloha, Freddie. I'm open to carving all different styles at this point. I'm really a beginner still and won't be settling into any particular style for a long while. But I am leaning toward some traditional style carvings in the near future if only to get the basic Polynesian style down before I start elaborating on the theme. And you just hit that one on the head about the painters. I think we carvers, in some cases might tend toward the "safer" side, because the medium is so permanent. Paint can be applied over and over till the look is just right. There's some wild paintings here on TC for sure. Our tiki painters are a great source of inspiration. And masks, well I'm planning a few more of those. Next weekend PolyPop, Spermy, and I are going to go pick up some beautiful burly Cherry wood. The largest piece is about 4' long x 30" diameter. I'm gonna slice that one lengthwise down the middle and make a couple of large masks or wall mounted tikis. Too many projects!

Will - yes, you are spoiled! Redwood everywhere, washing up on the shore ready for the taking! Well, I can't wait to start cutting deep into some new redwood tikis. Hey, congrat's on the new Smashmouth CD cover. That's my little son's favorite band (The "Shrek" song). Can't wait to see the Photos. When does it come out?

Hewey, mahalo for the vote of confidence! I am going to try to make it as 3D as possible, with a nice side profile & everything. It'll be a while, though. Lono comes first & that will take some time. Hey, I love your line art - especially the tiki delivery service.

BTW - I got my amazing Benzart #61 Lono today, and feeling totally inspired! Talk about Ben ending that thread with a bang!

Cheers, and have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone.

A-A