Long time no carvings! - Tiki Carving

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 2:41 AM Unbelievable progress....you sure skipped a few of the intermediate steps. Something tells me you must've been making other cool stuff before you channeled your energy into these guys? You have some pretty accomplished sculptural chops going on there. ..and then there's this one, who looks like he could've stepped straight out of the Bishop Museum: That really is one of the nicest Ku carvings I've yet seen - anywhere. I love the classical style, and the work on the headdress is superbly controlled. I would like to see a little bit more volume and strength in the limbs though, to match the power you've achieved in the head (this is referring to the last two only). I can feel the tension in his legs. What's next? Ever thought of tackling a Marquesan? PS how about changing the "kook" in your sig to "pipeline master"?

Unbelievable progress....you sure skipped a few of the intermediate steps. Something tells me you must've been making other cool stuff before you channeled your energy into these guys? You have some pretty accomplished sculptural chops going on there.

..and then there's this one, who looks like he could've stepped straight out of the Bishop Museum:

That really is one of the nicest Ku carvings I've yet seen - anywhere. I love the classical style, and the work on the headdress is superbly controlled. I would like to see a little bit more volume and strength in the limbs though, to match the power you've achieved in the head (this is referring to the last two only). I can feel the tension in his legs.

What's next? Ever thought of tackling a Marquesan?

PS how about changing the "kook" in your sig to "pipeline master"?

Post #367637 by Paipo on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 2:41 AM