Tama - NZ Pounamu/greenstone - Last post for '08! - pg99 - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Sat, Sep 2, 2006 6:35 AM Boy, How Luck are WE?? From your First tiki to your present works and we get a ring side seat. I can't wait to see your pieces being produced for the upcoming Exhibition. What an Honor to be able to Preview such beauty! We are fortunate here to see the"first" tikis of many new carvers and watch as they are bitten by the tiki bug and you can usually see which ones have the Natural talent. I would say that your First tiki was Way on the top of that list. Though it may seem rough and raw to you, by your current standards, to me it is a real gem, stinky or not. You Definitely got your "Kick-ass, Non Traditional looking Hei-Tiki" for sure and I'm sure that more than a few eyebrows were raised within the local carving community back then! It seems that there has been a recent upsurge in Maori Art appreciation with you and Paipo "happening" along just at the right time. Believe me, your offering to walk us , step-by-step through the carving of Any of your works will be followed by All the TC carvers and artists with great excitement. Of course, that could be all in my head and I could be the only one interested,,,NOT! I better shut up now before I make more of a fool of myself. Just know this: I know I am not alone in my excitement to see you here! About My older posts missing pictures, Shutterfly has changed their website somehow a couple times in the past. When they do that All current links are Un-Linked! I will attempt to fix that in the near future. Thanks [ Edited by: Benzart 2006-09-02 06:52 ]

Boy, How Luck are WE?? From your First tiki to your present works and we get a ring side seat. I can't wait to see your pieces being produced for the upcoming Exhibition. What an Honor to be able to Preview such beauty! We are fortunate here to see the"first" tikis of many new carvers and watch as they are bitten by the tiki bug and you can usually see which ones have the Natural talent. I would say that your First tiki was Way on the top of that list. Though it may seem rough and raw to you, by your current standards, to me it is a real gem, stinky or not. You Definitely got your "Kick-ass, Non Traditional looking Hei-Tiki" for sure and I'm sure that more than a few eyebrows were raised within the local carving community back then!

It seems that there has been a recent upsurge in Maori Art appreciation with you and Paipo "happening" along just at the right time. Believe me, your offering to walk us , step-by-step through the carving of Any of your works will be followed by All the TC carvers and artists with great excitement.
Of course, that could be all in my head and I could be the only one interested,,,NOT!
I better shut up now before I make more of a fool of myself. Just know this: I know I am not alone in my excitement to see you here!

About My older posts missing pictures, Shutterfly has changed their website somehow a couple times in the past. When they do that All current links are Un-Linked! I will attempt to fix that in the near future. Thanks

[ Edited by: Benzart 2006-09-02 06:52 ]

Post #252039 by Benzart on Sat, Sep 2, 2006 6:35 AM