Paipo's Stone Tikis - 1st Thread - Jun 06 - May 08 - Tiki Carving

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Sun, Aug 13, 2006 4:56 PM On 2006-08-13 11:54, JohnnyP wrote: ... even with billions upon billions of rocks, it is amazing how few look just right. Thanks JohnnyP, and you're right - the good ones are few and far between. I spend hours beachcombing to get just a few stones, even though the beaches here are made of pebbles. I was looking at a maripi yesterday that I made from jade in my first couple of years of carving, and next to your ones it looks pretty sad! Bullet, thanks for your comps - the "skulleater" is part of a slight direction change towards slightly more offbeat and less traditionally influenced pieces. The tiki mask part is still inspired by PNG art though. Thanks Loki - you were the first member to welcome me here when I joined, and I knew pretty soon I'd found one of the coolest communities on the web. I am trying to inject a little humour into these guys and it seems to be working.

On 2006-08-13 11:54, JohnnyP wrote:
... even with billions upon billions of rocks, it is amazing how few look just right.

Thanks JohnnyP, and you're right - the good ones are few and far between. I spend hours beachcombing to get just a few stones, even though the beaches here are made of pebbles. I was looking at a maripi yesterday that I made from jade in my first couple of years of carving, and next to your ones it looks pretty sad!

Bullet, thanks for your comps - the "skulleater" is part of a slight direction change towards slightly more offbeat and less traditionally influenced pieces. The tiki mask part is still inspired by PNG art though.

Thanks Loki - you were the first member to welcome me here when I joined, and I knew pretty soon I'd found one of the coolest communities on the web. I am trying to inject a little humour into these guys and it seems to be working.

Post #248750 by Paipo on Sun, Aug 13, 2006 4:56 PM