Post #275045 by Paipo on Tue, Dec 26, 2006 10:42 PM

Cheers Ben...

Alien, I've spent a lot of time on that site now too. I saw a great new book with some fantastic pics of Hawaiian pieces (including a few drums) while I was in the big city recently. This is a superb book - one of the best I've seen in a very long time.

Hey G, break's over now! 4 days with the families and it's carving time again. I don't know if he's winning or I'm winning yet..?

Benz, he does look like a fly, a little less so now the eyes are cut. The Bumatay tikis are like nothing else I've seen - I can see some Marquesan influence but his style is really unique, which is perhaps why it's so popular. This has been a very challenging piece to replicate.

Tikidav, likewise I can't claim the credit for the design on this one, so the deceptive simplicity of the composition is just something I'm trying to recreate with the right feel. Once it is all filtered through my lens it will end up being slightly different and hopefully have a little Paipo style too.
It is a lot of fun reproducing a vintage design though, and there quite a few classic designs I would like to try my hand at further down the track.

On with the carving...back from holiday today with enough time to make some more progress: