Post #262638 by Tamapoutini on Wed, Oct 25, 2006 1:39 AM

Kia ora all!

Paipo: Yeah, thanks for that mate. They all had such a good time I think they're coming back tomorrow... :)
*Maybe James W is going to join the handicapped race..? hmmmm?

Cheers for the support here & in the marketplace everyone, & a big thanks to Heath who is soon to be sporting a nice wee traditional Taonga...

No worries Benz; Ill keep them occupied & Im sure they'll be a few new things for you to see when you get back. Have a good trip! :)

So today saw the young-fellas commission piece finished...

And took the rest of the day as 'play'... Drew this up & made a start. Fair way to go still but Im sure youll recognise:

'Kon-Tama'

This one is being made from 'Kokopu'(trout speckles) variety pounamu & has a beautiful honey-brown translucency, havent seen any other jade like this before...

It will probably be another for sale here as I dont think there would be too many people in NZ who would know what it is! haha

I plan to put a lot more shaping into it & to inlay the eyes and mouth with paua... Stay tuned!

Take care y'all. TTT