Post #263972 by Tamapoutini on Thu, Nov 2, 2006 12:57 AM

Hi guys, thanks for watching.
Gman, thanks for drooling... :lol:

JohnnyP, by 'yellow' do you mean the patch at the bottom? If so, its actually quite a white/ivory colour
& is an area of oxidised/'outer' stone. Basically 'rusted' jade... At one time it would probably have been as green as the rest, but exposure to air?/soil?/water? (probably air) for any length of time (maybe 100's of years) & it starts to break down. This particular variety has a pretty useable 'crust/rind' & and is the same used for Bens' Lono.
If you go back to pg 1 of this thread you can see the large blocks that they were cut from... The smaller 'dead' stones shown there have been through the same process but due to their small size, have oxidised right through/rotted.

As for the Tiki-Matau...

Im not 100% happy with it but its a 'family' commission & going at a give-away price, so... My Uncle Gordy in Australia wants to impress the Maori boys he works with on a mine I think. He's a good character. He's got a few of my carvings now & always hangs them on these thick gold 'Sugar-Daddy' chains, haha. Not my cup of tea, but...

*Ill flick a pic of my new fella with a few of his cousins when he arrives JP!

Take care all! Tama :)