Post #244526 by Howland on Sat, Jul 22, 2006 9:21 PM

Just finished some big job related projects so i've had (and still have) a few days to kill w/ backyard tikificaion projects. I finished the teko gable ornament and drew up a gable design to carve. Here's the pics-
rough-out of teko style head with some SnT cartoon style added (can't help it)

here's 2 cartoon style heads for you!

Started bringing him to life a little more this morn (7-22). Fun style to carve--my first of this kind. Kinda neat to try for the almost human features.

side view-need to add tatts now:

Tatts sketched out:

tatts carved- bad pic, can't see everything:

A little stain and he's about good to go (after some sealer). He'll be holding a spear or harpoon in his tiny little hands eventually.

Was done with this guy by midday and got to work some on the actual gable structure on the roof-the future home of the '2 X Teko'. Here's what I plan to carve on the gable face-looks mighty ambitious but I'll see what I can do. The little photo embedded in the gable graphic is the sole inspiration for the carving (came from a photo of a door from a house in Timor)--the only part I 'gained inspiration from'. The section with the fish and the top with the sunburst and waves is more SnT cartoony style:

Checkin' back in tommorrow, hopefully.

[ Edited by: surf-n-turf 2006-07-22 21:28 ]

[ Edited by: surf-n-turf 2006-07-22 21:30 ]