Stone Carving: Q&A + Gallery... - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Thu, Dec 6, 2007 12:33 PM On 2007-12-06 09:03, prairie jade wrote: be gentle with the comments--i have too much jade to give up carving Kia ora PJ - "too much jade", I like the sound of that - can you show us some more..? Paipo and I were lucky enough to share a table and a chat with D.Salt at a jade function a few years ago. My only regret is that I wasnt a more experienced carver at the time, in order to pick the the Mans' brain more fully. *Is that one of his 'tendril' forms sitting on the slice of Siberian (or is it Wyoming?) behind your hei-tiki? Speaking of your hei-tiki, can you flick a few more pics? It already looks comparable to many I have seen produced in NZ by 'professional' jade carvers - and better than some! It does look as though you could keep going with your shaping though; the photo/light reveals a 'blockiness' to the limbs which would appear more organic or fleshy if rounded off further. It can be hard to know how far to go and/or when to stop when tackling a new form; the only answer is to make another.. As this piece has a suspension cord Im assuming it is finished - let it go and move on to the next.. Well done Prairie Jade. Keep it up and thanks for sharing! TTT :)

On 2007-12-06 09:03, prairie jade wrote:

be gentle with the comments--i have too much jade to give up carving

Kia ora PJ - "too much jade", I like the sound of that - can you show us some more..?
Paipo and I were lucky enough to share a table and a chat with D.Salt at a jade function a few years ago. My only regret is that I wasnt a more experienced carver at the time, in order to pick the the Mans' brain more fully. *Is that one of his 'tendril' forms sitting on the slice of Siberian (or is it Wyoming?) behind your hei-tiki? Speaking of your hei-tiki, can you flick a few more pics? It already looks comparable to many I have seen produced in NZ by 'professional' jade carvers - and better than some! It does look as though you could keep going with your shaping though; the photo/light reveals a 'blockiness' to the limbs which would appear more organic or fleshy if rounded off further. It can be hard to know how far to go and/or when to stop when tackling a new form; the only answer is to make another.. As this piece has a suspension cord Im assuming it is finished - let it go and move on to the next..

Well done Prairie Jade. Keep it up and thanks for sharing!

TTT :)

Post #348065 by Tamapoutini on Thu, Dec 6, 2007 12:33 PM