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Joined: Aug 30, 2006
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Kia ora All - My apologies for not stopping to chat but Ive been making a determined effort to quit spending so many hours horsing around and dribbling over other peoples Tikis & working on one of my own..
Big-Up yourselves: Toka, JenZ, BenZ, Duddy, G$, Seeks, Mooney, JP, TFreak, Slave, : Thanks for your comps on my stuffs!
T: freaky eyes, to mesmerise.. :o
J: any sign yet? :-?
B: the box is starting to get full - you almost ready to paddle over with my first consignment? :wink:
S: Im a sucker for them too.. :lol:
M: thats a big compliment, getting 3-D to 'flow' is what Im striving for; Im noticing its often a matter of simplifying the form, eliminating unnecessary facets/angles until you are left with clean lines and junction points and a 'flow' to the piece as a whole.
JP: Dude, as Im writing this post Ive just remembered that Ive gone and finished up that tekoteko without taking the sanding pics for you..!! My apologies - will make ammends. How is your stone work going btw..?
B again: 'leaps and bounds' - it feels like a looooong slow climb to me, but thanks and yes, still making progress..
J again: no ifs, no butt. :wink:
G again: G$..?
B AGAIN: just double what I said!
Seeks again: You can keep sucking on these babies: never-ever-everlasting gobstoppers.. :)
Mooney again: happy to share with such a supportive crowd!
BENzART!! why arent you working?? :wink: : I have dabbled in this approach before but this is the first real thick one that Ive attempted in this fashion, and really made an effort to shape each area as if I were holding a stone tool made for the job - constantly referring to piccies of old pieces.
TFreak: cheers, thats the vibe Im going for - but have come to the conclusion on this one that I just cant hide from the fact that its contemporary work/tools/processes etc, and I simply prefer to make a crisp piece as opposed to softening it all down to appear 'older'. A bit of a meeting point is the spot; I have 'softened' this one as much as I dare. *I dont that particular book but one Id highly recommend is 'Mana Pounamu'/NZ Jade by Russell J Beck (with Maika Mason), Reed Books/Reed Publishing NZ Ltd. Perfect intro to NZ pounamu & wide coverage of the subject.
Slave2Tiki: Welcome and thanks! Im assuming you mean a bone or stone hei-toki pendant? (if its one of those with the fancy lashing at the top it wouldnt have done you any good to find me earlier anyway; cant do 'em.. :-? :lol: ) Hope you enjoy your time at TC.
Toka again: phew, thank Tiki-God youre the last one mate. :wink: The stone was actually found in Nelson of all places (no jade occurance there, although the geologists reckon there could/should be..) but definately a local from round my way. My step-father found it in a friends garden, attracted by the cut face on it. Not a bad size but not really jewellery/'gem' grade, perfectly suited for big ol' hei-tikis though and far tighter stone than Id imagined. Had the stone for years and hardly looked at it in fact! The real attractive feature about this one is the colour - its going to polish up a real dark green with mottled yellow throughout (see below).. mmmmmmmmmm
The carving part is done and Ive given it one quick 'hand-job' with a heavy diamond cloth. With any luck Ill have her sanded tommorrow but depending on whether or not she ends up with inlays, determines whether or not you lot have to wait another 24hrs to see her.. :lol:
Happy carving All! :)
ps: phew
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