Post #317837 by Tamapoutini on Tue, Jul 10, 2007 10:16 PM

Kia ora Tikiphiles!

BenZ: Sorry to be dragging it out. The Ancients pull me this way and that on a daily basis* & I really just find it best to play along. There is really only a half day/couple of sessions left to go on the wee fella but I wont push my luck by forcing it..

JP: Paipo has simply gazed into the Box - Ive always had a lot of stuff tucked away that you dont know about! :lol: Often when I show a 'new' piece, it may have actually been started many months previously. I cant go showing all my cards at once. :wink:

But here's a couple Im happy to show...

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May I present the 'Wyoming Tang' all finished...

As mentioned earlier I had a bit of trouble on the back. Because of the thinned-out nature of this Tang I wasnt quite sure how to translate the deep rounded belly 'silhouette' when I turned it over (my first Tang didnt have any detail on the back).

balls-up..


Im hoping his first refuser sees the irony/joke..? Ill PM soon..

Blue paua inlaid into eyes & white/silver mother-of-pearl in navel..

And I am posting piccies of a long-lost 'Scarfie' for an interested TC member. Coincidentally enough, titled 'Tangaroa'...
(bad photos not doing any justice. the piece is actually a bit darker & small flaws less apparent)

Detail of scarfing and cut toggle. Both made from naturally shaped pounamu beachpebbles and worked with stone tools...

The group that were exhibited together..

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*And breaking news: I recently heard that there was a cancellation in a small local gallery space so an old friend an I have come to the rescue & are going to put on a show. No name for the show yet and we have less than three weeks to scrape something together.. My friend is a Welsh-born newcomer to the Coast & is a very talented oil painter. It is a bit of a strange combo; jade & paintings, but Im thinking that it will actually be a good use of the space. He has free riegn of the walls & the floorspace is all mine... Stay tuned.

Better split; Ive just had the call for dinner.

Happy carving all!
Tama :)