Post #306801 by Paipo on Wed, May 16, 2007 3:20 PM

Wow...too many replies to respond individually sorry, but thanks for all the awesome feedback! I really do appreciate it, as it helps me decide what direction I should be taking with these guys. Looks like this one was quite a hit! I've already got some variations on this bubbling through the idea percolator...

It was great to catch up with Tama yesterday for a chat and some creative inspiration. I hassled him to hurry up and finish "The Seven Sisters" so let's hope there's more to come soon. I know he must have made at least 6 new tikis since his last post!

I more or less finished #?? (totally lost track of my numbers again!) after Tama's visit - the Rarotongan basalt Tangaroa, also from waaaay back. In fact this is probably the longest, slowest project I have ever carved. I don't know why I chose to make it two-sided, but it was worth it in the end as the "B" side really came out nicely, and he has two distinct "characters". Pics shortly when I can get in the shed to do the last tiny bit of finshing.....