Benzart 's, Last, most recent thread - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Sat, Jun 23, 2007 2:17 AM You did that in 5 hours!!?? What am I doing wrong? Perhaps you should come over here and teach us a thing or two. :wink: Nice use of the colour change Ben. Id be a little wary of putting my holes through that oxidised stone though; it doesn't have quite the same strength as the more crystalline stone. I like the way you've left a natural/organic edge at the bottom; a nice subtle 'truth to materials' touch. Sometimes a flaw or natural edge/surface can be deliberately left in as a positive confirmation of the material. A perfect piece of jade can easily be misidentified as plastic or glass, etc. Im still amazed at how fast you can get a form shaped out! Well done. Tama :)

You did that in 5 hours!!?? What am I doing wrong? Perhaps you should come over here and teach us a thing or two. :wink:

Nice use of the colour change Ben. Id be a little wary of putting my holes through that oxidised stone though; it doesn't have quite the same strength as the more crystalline stone.
I like the way you've left a natural/organic edge at the bottom; a nice subtle 'truth to materials' touch. Sometimes a flaw or natural edge/surface can be deliberately left in as a positive confirmation of the material. A perfect piece of jade can easily be misidentified as plastic or glass, etc.

Im still amazed at how fast you can get a form shaped out! Well done.

Tama :)

Post #314450 by Tamapoutini on Sat, Jun 23, 2007 2:17 AM