Post #226025 by Ayden on Mon, Apr 10, 2006 3:38 PM

On 2006-04-10 13:36, Basement Kahuna wrote:
No, Thank you, Ayden...The greatest honor any carver of indigenous styles could imagine is when your work comes full circle and helps to preserve a beautiful artform. I wish you good mana while carving your Taiaha. I'm working on a large project right now-doing half-front perspective drawings for a full house entranceway. (Scaled to fit a standard doorframe!). It'll be a long, spare-time, 'me' project; lots of commissions to finish and clear right now.

I know you had so much going on e hoa, which is why I am so grateful for the sacrifice you made on my account.

You're a wonderful, kind and generous man, and words cannot express how thankful I am to have found this forum and you.

I hope all works out w/ my Doug Fir 2x4's, as I improve I'll work on a clean fir or maybe even attempt an actual hardwood. At any rate I need to get started first. Probably get going in the next couple weeks after I redo my kitchen via Ikea DVD instructions (this oughta be a laugh aye).

Anyway I'm looking at a whakarehu design that would incorporate 4 Koru's where each head will represent my wahine and tamariki (wife, kids and me), that would typically be used on bone carvings. I'll use Paua for eyes in the 2 main koru's. I'll keep you posted when I get something going.

I look forward to seeing more of your work, sounds like your working on the front of a Maori Marae, which would be so cool.

Ma te Atua, koe e tiake mai e hoa (God bless you my friend),

Ayden