Post #369557 by Paipo on Thu, Mar 27, 2008 3:47 AM

Timid, I'm stoked you've got your big guy out as a touchstone. Keep fondling and waxing him and he will just get better and better with age. I actually tested many of the lines and grooves for "tactility" and feel with my fingertips as I carved it with just that in mind :)

MIT, your question will be answered with the new set of pics (below). I will be in touch shortly about something else too... :wink:

Ben, just keep checking the shore - these type of pebbles are called "float" round these parts as the flat shape allows them to be lifted and tossed on the beach. So you never know....
Big stuff - yeah,well it works for me too. Might be time to go even bigger!

Tama, how about you hatch a few more eggs from that nest of yours called "the box"? There a few I'd like to to see done, and they're so close... at least one of 'em I liked and played with out at your place (the rei niho) has made a reappearance!

Tom, thanks! I can see you're a man of few words by your postcount, so I appreciate you stopping in to check out my stuff!

Robin - we had a great time, Hoki really has it goin on, and we often daydream about moving there. Steve really made me welcome and I will try and get back to hang out without feeling rushed sometime soon!

Talkin about "got it goin' on" , harro your stuff lately has been been wicked! Cheers for dropping by! Had any luck with getting hold of your late parcel yet?

Kinny - no more on this piece other than what I drew up - this stone is freaking me out! (see below) I'm getting there, but the back side is definitely off limits! But that is a very cool idea, and one I think I'll have to try now with the right stone. Yin/yang - reversible - night/day? Possibilities are endless!

Cheers Pat - been grooving on your stuff too lately, that new cannibal is the $##%#! Itching to do some bigger sculptures and some full figure work this season.

Babs - :o :o :o
Just beautiful - I don't know what I've done to deserve such a treat but WOW...I guess now there's a reason for my name to be next to yours on Ooga Mooga, thanks to your handiwork! The mug weirdos are frothing over this one, so I know how special it is that I'll have the one-and-only. I think I told you when I got my Manowar how much I like the grape/purple glaze...and a tealy green too! YES! This is gonna look sooo good in my cabinet! You rock!

Jen...sorry to say (as you may have guessed from the above), just like Highlander: "There can be only one..."

Pheeewwww!
The post that took 12 hours...started this early this morning, and had to C'n'P what I'd done when a visitor arrived. Aside from thanking everyone, I've got some more progress pics. I had also done more on the Poutini, but he looks too much like the other shots, so I'm gonna wait til he's complete before posting him again. Both these whole stone pieces must be done by Sunday (NZ time) - I have to get other things underway, and pronto...like a piece for the swap!

Before we get to that, a trip report - we went north for our Easter break, and while there I visited an exhibition of regional art - pro and amateur, kids and all....a bit of a mixed bag. One piece I really liked was a Maori wahine carved from "West Coast Limestone", with very nicely detailed tattoos carved in low relief all along her body. I had a feeling I knew where the stone might be from, and scheduled a quick stop at one of my favourite beaches on the way back home....

You can see the goodies lying around in the foreground...you can find nice cobbles (and much bigger) of pink, orange, golden and white limestone. This entire coastline is a rockhound's paradise and is a big part of what keeps me here and motivated.
I'm not 100% sure if the carving I saw came from this stuff, but the odds are good! There were also all kinds of cool found object sculptures and arrangements on the beach - there was an event here a month or two back but many looked more recent...?
The haul (all I could carry in one armload before being eaten alive by sandflies):

I have already used one of these on a new project, but that will have to wait! In the meantime, I made good progress on the "hatching manaia". As befits the subject, this stone has feathered a bit as I've released tension within, and it's felt like Russian roulette at times with a handpiece substituting for the revolver. Thankfully, the worst is now past and my pebble is still intact...

More soon...thanks for bearing with me on this long-assed post! As a bonus, here's a pic from the party I attended Saturday night. Pity the light isn't better, or you could see my Alohastation pendant! DIG?!
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