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Post #206045 by Aaron's Akua on Fri, Jan 6, 2006 2:48 PM
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Your props are doing wonders for my carving mana! Maybe it’s because I’ve not been doing this so long, but I’m always a bit skeptical when I first start out with a newly sketched up log. It’s only after the details start to emerge that I get really excited. But I’ve gotten a bit more done since those last pics and it’s starting to feel good. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Loki, I agree. I am totally looking forward to this Sunday carving with Dave. The best thing about tiki carving is that you meet people from all different professions and walks of life. And yet we all have this common interest in tiki carving. I am really hoping to meet a lot of you East Coasters at the Carving Seminar. This will be a once in a lifetime deal, I’m sure. Hope you can make it. Tiki5-0, Mahalo my friend! I’ll keep you updated for sure! Gman, try as I might, I can’t shake this mentality of preplanning every detail. It must be a byproduct of 15 years or so doing CAD design. I really would like to become more spontaneous in my design approach, though. My wife bought me a complete painting/easel set for Xmas, so I am planning on taking some drawing and painting classes at the local Community College. I think that will help loosen up my design a bit. But hey, whatever works! I agree, all of the different approaches keep things interesting around here! Ben, I can’t agree more. When I don’t have a piece in progress, I’m usually trying to come up with a plan for the next one. I’ll try to do you proud and post lots of pix! Sam, Mahalo for the comps! Stay posted! Spermy, I’m looking forward to doing some carving with you this year. We’ve just got to plan it and do it. 8FT and Surfintiki, Thanks – you guys are inspiring me with every new post. teaKEY, I agree with you, it’s more fun to try new stuff all of the time. If it’s just carving for pleasure you don’t have to worry too much about deadlines or profits. kaha ki'i, thanks – I’ve really enjoyed your step-by-steps. Stick around, we need you in the TC carving ohana. I really don’t know if Tevita is one of the "Tangotailoa" family of carvers. Probably, though. He said the carvers who sell over by the Banyan Tree are his cousins. He also said he was related to another guy named Ma’ake who I met at the Crafts Fair in Napili. It sounds like they are all part of the same Clan. Tevita’s shop address is on Maui West side, and he sells his wares at the Cannery Mall in Lahaina. Look him up some time – I’m sure he’d dig that. Here’s his info: Tevita He wanted me to post his address & info here on TC, but I was waiting on some photos he was going to send me. With “island time”, who knows when that will be though!. In the mean time, there it is. If anyone from this board is planning on a trip to Maui, look him up for sure. He also does custom orders if you want to call him ahead of time. I was thinking of having Tevita do an authentic Tongan style carving for me, but I looked up some Tongan tikis the other day in “Oceanic Arts”. Tevita had told me that Hawaiian Style carving is way better than Tongan, and now I have to agree. The Tongan tikis I’ve seen are pretty simple figures, without much decoration. These Tongan guys have created their own style in Hawaii, blending the Hawaiian and Tongan styles into something new. They put lots of etching and ornamentation on the Hawaiian forms and it looks pretty cool. I don’t know where all the ornamentation style comes from, but assume it must be from Tongan weapons, since the Tongan tikis seem so plain. Thanks for all of your comments. Mahalo, A-A
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