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

R Robin Member where the road and the sky collide Joined: Jul 01, 2007 Posts: 402	R Robin Posted posted on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 8:41 AM Hi Tama, Thanks for the pics and historical references to the Waka Huia. It is a beautiful carving. With so many lost traditions, it is nice to see it being carried forward. The Tiny Tang is really a strong piece at one inch. Capturing so much with so little is masterful design work. That one makes me a bit jealous Ben! The pebble artifact piece shows how well you know and consider your material. You really found and drew the image from this stone...not to sound overly dramatic or anything, it made me think of the way Michaelangelo's slaves struggled out of the marble. It's a real treasure. Your work and images just keep getting better and better. Big congrats on the ground breaking.....wow....broadening of the horizons for sure. Best Robin

Hi Tama, Thanks for the pics and historical references to the Waka Huia. It is a beautiful carving. With so many lost traditions, it is nice to see it being carried forward.

The Tiny Tang is really a strong piece at one inch. Capturing so much with so little is masterful design work. That one makes me a bit jealous Ben!

The pebble artifact piece shows how well you know and consider your material. You really found and drew the image from this stone...not to sound overly dramatic or anything, it made me think of the way Michaelangelo's slaves struggled out of the marble. It's a real treasure.

Your work and images just keep getting better and better.

Big congrats on the ground breaking.....wow....broadening of the horizons for sure.

Best

Robin

Post #334559 by Robin on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 8:41 AM