Post #380169 by Paipo on Tue, May 13, 2008 11:59 PM

I'm still around - just hovering in lurk mode at present! Two trips away (one unforeseen) and houseguests from overseas have disrupted the schedule somewhat, so I haven't had very much to say/post in the meantime. The day at Tama's on the saw is probably the closest to a full day's work I've managed over the last couple of weeks.

Kaluna - I don't know why you edited your post? I hope you don't think it scared me off or something? The day I saw it I'd just returned from a trip away where I had a slightly odd experience involving a Hawaiian tiki - coincidence? I thought it was pretty cool that you made your first post in my thread, and also shared something that most likely no-one here has ever seen. It seems odd there aren't more stone figures in Hawaii considering the incredible sculptural abilities of the Hawaiian carvers.
I also liked this proverb/quote:
"Na olelo o ka makani ke kahu o na pohaku" (The voices of the wind are captured in the stone)..."

• although in my case the sea is probably more appropriate than the wind in terms of elemental force, as it does most of my work for me :)

Anyway, I have plenty in development - there will be more coming soon. I finally got my hands on Sven's new book and the ideas (if not the carvings) are flowing freely. I will also be starting Paipo thread 2.0 once this one passes 100 pages....