Aloha friends,
I´m finally back! First I want to say "sorry" for my late response,
like every time, when I post something on TC.
The last weeks were to busy and I found not enough time to write on TC in "english".
But I was not only busy in my regular job, also I go on with the spiky Tiki for the Austrian guy.
It happend very crazy things in my garage, between the last days.
The Tiki has awaken and it was very spooky.
I lost the control about the The Tiki`s will.
But first I want to say thank you to:
benella,
before I start carving I always measure the broadness of the log and so I find out
the middle. From the middle to every side the same measure,
like on the first picture of the spiky Tiki (page 12).
I have done nothing with the Tiki, which I started on the beach of Brigognan
(France, yet. I think I´ll finish him next year.
Benzart,
your compliment mkes me lucky! Thanks for your trust in my work.
I hope you will enjoy the finsh of the last Tiki. You are a great teacher!
Tamapoutini,
yes, you are right. We realy deserve that beer and it was realy great.
The breast piece is the bonding between the figure and the wall and makes
the Lono complete.
I like it to carve from the top & work my way down (or contrariwise) ,
because I always can feel free with the following parts of the figure.
So I have enough space on the log and when I finsh the carving I saw the rest off.
It´s great, because I often don´t know, how the Tiki will be in the end.
Heath,
I will do my best, that always visit me such frindly guys on my thread.
That´s the best honey for me.
Tiki Diablo,
thanks for your entry. I read the interview with you in the Tiki Magazine #3.
It was very great and helpfully. I found out may truths and similarities,
which I had also, when I started to carve.
Tiki Duddy,
what´s about your nacklace? Have you just start with it yet?
I´m looking forwad to see the first pictures.
So, and now to the new spiky Tiki pictures.
After I finished the carving work of the Tiki,
I started to color him with a dark, walnut wood stain.
The color was dark and brown. All seems normal!
But when I arrived at my garage in the next morning, I was very surprised.
He changed his color from dark brown to aubergine and green.
Either it was too cold, there happened a chemical reaction,
or the Tiki has awaken and gave himself his own shot colored dress.
I suppose the last one. Since that time I´m a little bit afraid when I´m alone
in the garage. Crazy things going on here!
Here you can see the the Tiki´s changing.
Than I considered a long time together with the customer, what we should do.
Should we over coating the dangerous fellow, or should we let him his will.
We decided to do the last one and give him only a few highligths on his dress.
For the highlights I used different acrylic colors.
For the grounding I used dark green between the spikes and than I mixed a light green for the highlights.
At last, for his eyes and some chisel textures I used dark brown.
That´s the finish of the spiky Tiki! I hope you will enjoy it.
That picture was shot on last Friday night. I have told you, that the Tiki is awaken.
So, now I must finish and go home very fast, because outside is going dark
and I won´t be alone with this crazy creature.
So I hope you are all fine and we´ll see us again,
Haikai
shit!...I must go!
