Post #272701 by GMAN on Fri, Dec 15, 2006 5:01 AM

Paipo - Thanks for commenting. He was fun, but tough at the same time. I wanted to do a piece based on an artifact that I haven't seen anyone else attempt.

McTiki - Hey brah! For this piece I used several different teas in several successive baths and finished with a coffee/green tea mixed bath. Gman gets more porkfat! The inlays came from NZ and the paua shell is a beautiful blue - blue like the ocean surrounding some uninhabited Pacific island.......where I wish I was......

Tama - Yeah. This bugger was round and a bear to work fo'sho'. He made me think all the time, and use the smallest of the toolz that I had - but that's a good thing! Overall I am happy with the result. I could have done things differently, and in some places I wish I had. I also could have spent several more days on him, but I decided to call it done and move on.

Tikigap - I'm glad you like it. I don't know about impressive, but it is neat and something you won't see much of. Doing open work on this scale is a chore.

QueenK - I'm glad you approve! I really like how much effort you are putting into your stonz. Good stuff happening over at the QueenK shop. Right on!

-Gman