Post #367199 by Paipo on Sun, Mar 16, 2008 1:35 AM

Thanks G & Ben. Slow progress on this one so far, with not much studio time lately - I've been enjoying the late summer weather with some family visitors and doing a few daytrips.

I was actually s'posed to be working on a commission today, but this little guy whispered to me...."go on - pick me up".
Not a great deal to see - the bulk of the work was done in the first session, and now it's just a matter of getting the "vibe" right by subtle alterations. Today involved lots of sanding and tweaking of the features and how they relate (and flow in) to each other. I didn't really get into the nose and mouth yet but they will need adjusting too.

There is something very enjoyable and contemplative about working on these bigger jade pieces, and slowly carving down to reveal the character within the stone.

edit cause I missed this earlier:

On 2008-03-11 18:40, GMAN asked:
Will he be one-sided or two-sided??

You probably worked out from the update that he's half-of-one-sided - what you see is pretty much what you get with this guy. I had thought of carrying some linework through into the uncarved side as a transitional effect - I'm not so sure now. This one is another take on the "emerging tiki" idea (loosely based on the legend of Poutini), where the spirit can transform from stone to tiki and vice-versa. I like the idea of it still essentially being a specimen cobble, with the carved part being 25% or less. It also means I can make/offer something more substantial without charging a fortune.

[ Edited by: Paipo 2008-03-16 02:23 ]