Basement Kahuna -New Maori Bone Pendant 3/04 - Tiki Carving

BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Mon, Jan 21, 2008 8:38 PM On 2008-01-21 14:01, Capt'n Skully wrote: BK- If I may ask, what do you feel has been the most difficult or challenging piece you've carved to date? And was it coming up with the design or the actual carving that made it tougher than others?? Keep up all the excellent work! Oddly enough, skully, the most difficult piece for was a piece I should have felt at home with from the get-go, and I did not design it, but it's the Marquesan U'U club. Getting all of the angles and contours perfect and true to form on this club are very hard, especially in a grainier wood. Because of the geometric aspect, it reverses grain direction constantly and all of those little creation spirit faces are challenging. As far as designing goes, it (seems) easy to me now because I've worked out a lot of home-brewed methods and little tricks that work for me now inasmuch as making the process easier and faster. Templates and transparencies and fold-overs and so-on. Aesthetics are luckily a strongpoint for me-and man, do I have ample weakpoints. But when I began, even designing something like a new style of moulding was a tremendous challenge. Being less hard on yourself is the most daunting challenge for any artist if you ask me.

On 2008-01-21 14:01, Capt'n Skully wrote:
BK-

If I may ask, what do you feel has been the most difficult or challenging piece you've carved to date? And was it coming up with the design or the actual carving that made it tougher than others??

Keep up all the excellent work!

Oddly enough, skully, the most difficult piece for was a piece I should have felt at home with from the get-go, and I did not design it, but it's the Marquesan U'U club. Getting all of the angles and contours perfect and true to form on this club are very hard, especially in a grainier wood. Because of the geometric aspect, it reverses grain direction constantly and all of those little creation spirit faces are challenging. As far as designing goes, it (seems) easy to me now because I've worked out a lot of home-brewed methods and little tricks that work for me now inasmuch as making the process easier and faster. Templates and transparencies and fold-overs and so-on. Aesthetics are luckily a strongpoint for me-and man, do I have ample weakpoints. But when I began, even designing something like a new style of moulding was a tremendous challenge. Being less hard on yourself is the most daunting challenge for any artist if you ask me.

Post #356434 by Basement Kahuna on Mon, Jan 21, 2008 8:38 PM