Post #311527 by Tamapoutini on Thu, Jun 7, 2007 3:30 AM

Kia ora All.
Another slow week from me. This time it's old(ish) fences coming down and new ones going up. Still having to keep my eye on the hired help! :lol:

Big thanks for your comps: McTiki, Sneaky, Hula & QueenK!
Hewey: Thanks mate. You think the Teko-teko was small? Wait till you see whats coming up... :wink:
Kiwishaman: At the rate you're throwing a workspace together Im guessing we are going to see a new jadi/stoner anytime now...
BenZ: You're dead right. Another dozen wee Tekos' would sure help to impress the design. I freely admit it was a head-scratcher but took my time & slowly nutted through it. I am fully planning to go a lot thicker with my next slabbing session just to give myself more scope for 3-D. Im guessing I may end up working in a 3/4 deep type scale as a fully-fledged 3-D sculpt just isnt really practical for pendants - and I do love me pendants...
JenTiki: Shake it! :o :lol:
Gman: Im working on reintroducing prog pics*; its a tricky balance between sharing freely and maintaining the Mystery/Secrecy of the Alchemists Lab... :wink:
Benella: We ALL need more money! Hmmmmmm... A Money-Tiki?
JP: Nope; no coffee while Im working but Im a feind for strong tea (& nicotine)... Considering the abuse I put myself through oh so many years ago, I am amazed at my own steady hands! Seriously. :lol:

*Another Modern-Savage is born. Only managed a couple of prog shots at the beginning stages...


I thought he had a bit of a 'Tiki-Beat' thing going on at this stage! :lol: (Sorry Marcus!)

But the facial details changed/evolved as I went along & I was happy to let it go. Done...

'Goateed Warrior' 2007

This is another specifically designed for the TC-Whanau & will soon be available in the marketplace...

Whats this; prog shots?? The Wyoming Tang (has a 'first refuser' now, sorry.) saw a small amount of action yesterday but not looking like anything much at the moment; the Tangaroa design is another that is going to need reproducing/experimenting with several times before I feel comfortable it. I am trying to breathe a little more depth into this one but it will still be a matter of 'illusury'(?) 3-dimentions, concentrating on the front/principal view as most important. In other words, he is going to be squashed a little, but hopefully will step out of the 'slab' catagory. I do need this one to have some thinness however, in order to exploit that beautiful translucency. Tricky...

He is also joined in his journey by another little Tang; just 1" tall & being carved in Aussie Black jade. As this guy is so small, I am going to go even deeper/thicker (proportionately) again & see if I cant pull off another 'Teko'... :wink:

Happy carving all!

Tama :)