Loki and Stump Grinder: 5-11-08 Koru style wall hanging - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Sun, May 11, 2008 3:19 PM Nice carve Loki - I think the koru-form was used by many different cultures n one form or another (celtic/chinese/meso-american/african, etc..) so you needn't humble yourself too much.. :lol: Your 'folk' approach (I mean that in the nicest least condesending way), has a very old/early feel to it - almost like the Chatham Island 'Moriori' peoples. They left behind a number of carved tree trunks (dendroglyphs) with a similar oragnic/serpentine feel. Kinda spooky - I bet it will look even better as time goes by.. If I may be so bold: I would suggest getting into that 'background' and smoothing some of the tool marks out a bit, and even rub the raised korus finer & finer to make it look as if its been handled for generations. Id love a piece like that hanging on my wall! Tama :)

Nice carve Loki - I think the koru-form was used by many different cultures n one form or another (celtic/chinese/meso-american/african, etc..) so you needn't humble yourself too much.. :lol:

Your 'folk' approach (I mean that in the nicest least condesending way), has a very old/early feel to it - almost like the Chatham Island 'Moriori' peoples. They left behind a number of carved tree trunks (dendroglyphs) with a similar oragnic/serpentine feel. Kinda spooky - I bet it will look even better as time goes by..

If I may be so bold: I would suggest getting into that 'background' and smoothing some of the tool marks out a bit, and even rub the raised korus finer & finer to make it look as if its been handled for generations.

Id love a piece like that hanging on my wall!

Tama :)

Post #379575 by Tamapoutini on Sun, May 11, 2008 3:19 PM