Post #266252 by Tamapoutini on Sun, Nov 12, 2006 8:21 PM

Hi guys, time for an update of my own I guess.

Had another couple of days watching the future carvers (children), so havent had an enormous amount of progress. Got a bit of a story though...

As mentioned earlier, I went to an exhibition opening a few days ago. I was handed a piece of paper at the show with the phone number of someone who 'had a package for me'...? Yeah, I wondered...

I rang the number from the gallery just before we left & arranged to pick it up on the way home. Got to the guys place & had a great chat as to how he tracked me down (the package had gone to a 'Firth' Street instead of Fifth Street and was about 20miles offcourse in another suburb). Between this bloke and another (in Australia??) much detective work finally delivered my latest Hei-tiki... Cheers JohnnyP!!!

I really love the amazing fine grain on this, Im assuming it is Maple like the other? reminds me a lot of some tapa-making wood I have seen, before it was soaked & beaten senseless... Mulbery? Very pretty anyway.

He's making friends already!
They are all worn on occasion, not all at once tho' (can you imagine? -NZ's answer to 'Mr. T' :lol:) Just noticed, the only other handcarved one is the wee tourist piece at bottom right.

I will post in the collections forum one day, there are many more...

Finished another traditional Hei-tiki a few days ago but I wont bore you with that...

Working on a project for KTD, but you'll have to wait for that...

Started this guy yesterday; you'll have to make do with that... 'Hei-tiki/Toki'

Gotta fly - Just had to appease the Benzmonsters' voracious appetite for Tiki... Ill be back with more I promise, just leave the villagers in peace :lol:

Tama