Post #255621 by Paipo on Tue, Sep 19, 2006 11:34 PM

Flynny, I make tikis all day, go to bed thinking about tikis, dream of tikis and then wake up in the morning thinking about tikis again. But I do sleep!

Hopefully we can slip one of these past Aussie customs at some point hewey :wink:

Thanks GMAN, I am putting more and more effort into these guys and I think they've progressed a lot from the first few pieces. I'd be happy to hook you up with your own personal idol some time - let me know when you're ready - and let me know if the shells are OK!

Cheers Benz...I spent a couple of nights going through 100 pages or so of your older stuff the other day...I found it really interesting how similar our methods are in terms of not drawing much but creating most of the design through the tools. I also suffer from "head-dress syndrome", where the tiki looks finished, but somehow you can always find space to add another layer of detail :)

Harro, I think I need to slack off a little...I started getting dizzy working on one of these guys the other day! I wonder if "head-dress syndrome" is a recognised medical condition?

Jonesey, I'm channelling something at the moment - to paraphrase Vincent Vega I'm a "racecar in the red" trying to get enough stuff done for my show. Things are all on track though, and next week I get to relax and recharge.

#10 is finished - the little jade inlay will have a little more detailing, but the tiki is all done. This guy will be one of my first cast limited edition pieces, and will have a range of different inlays to mix things up.