Tama - NZ Pounamu/greenstone - Last post for '08! - pg99 - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Fri, Apr 27, 2007 4:14 PM On 2007-04-27 16:03, JohnnyP wrote: I likee and you better keep posting shots of it. How are you going to do the faces of the 7 sisters? JP Man, you were quick JP! I was just away changing the title... :lol: *Im not sure about the faces yet but have been pondering them. At this stage Im thinking quite minimalist/crash-test-dummy type... I want it to be quite obvious that this is a contemporary piece. Ive also bounced around thoughts of perhaps adding a subtle wave/sea motif at the bottom of the waka - but then it also reminds me of a woven kite/flax gathering basket, so a woven-type pattern maybe..? Not sure yet, still blurry... I did a wee bit more to the figures last night but not enough that youd even notice. Im supposed to be working on shop orders so I really do need to put him away for a least a week. But we all know that wont happen. Stay tuned. :wink: T :)

On 2007-04-27 16:03, JohnnyP wrote:

I likee and you better keep posting shots of it. How are you going to do the faces of the 7 sisters?

JP

Man, you were quick JP! I was just away changing the title... :lol:

*Im not sure about the faces yet but have been pondering them. At this stage Im thinking quite minimalist/crash-test-dummy type... I want it to be quite obvious that this is a contemporary piece.

Ive also bounced around thoughts of perhaps adding a subtle wave/sea motif at the bottom of the waka - but then it also reminds me of a woven kite/flax gathering basket, so a woven-type pattern maybe..? Not sure yet, still blurry...

I did a wee bit more to the figures last night but not enough that youd even notice. Im supposed to be working on shop orders so I really do need to put him away for a least a week. But we all know that wont happen. Stay tuned. :wink:

T :)

Post #302344 by Tamapoutini on Fri, Apr 27, 2007 4:14 PM