Post #368286 by Tamapoutini on Fri, Mar 21, 2008 2:09 AM

Kia ora All!

Robin: Thankyou for the high-praise! Im really pleased that someone takes the time to look so closely! :lol: Its another of lifes great ironies/truths I suppose, but I can honestly say that the more I learn, the more I realise there is to learn - which does help keep the head to a reasonable size. There is always someone else out there whos work blows my mind..
BenZ: You stay away from stone - you make it look far too easy! :lol: :wink:
Cheers SeekSurf, Clarita, Mooney and Harro (Im sold on Aussie! Oi!) :)

A few new things to show you. Firsty, a small shop order of a frighteningly non-Tiki variety:

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Saved by a monster-sized Hei-Tiki; my thickest yet at a full inch.. :o






This big girl has now been through a smoothing (diamond cloth)process but is still in the same state of shaping. Next job is to draw in & carve some facial detail, gulp...

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And some of you may remember this Rei-niho begun some time ago:


I have changed & simplified the design a little and have been slowing working out the pierced holes. Working more by intuition than by strict design on this one & am not trying to stick to any traditional motif or example. In fact as well as its main Maori starting point..

..it's now starting to remind me of a Rarotongan staff-God, hmmmmm..

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:) :) :)
Tama