Paipo's Stone Tikis V2.0 - 2011 - Tiki Carving

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Sun, Aug 24, 2008 1:17 AM d0x - that looks more like a project for the wood guys to me. I reckon there are a few people here on TC who could do justice to a full figure Moai Kavakava (looks at BenZ), but I'm not one of them. The best one I've seen on TC was by AlienTiki, but that one was only a head done in profile. Stone working is slow and difficult, so we tend to either focus on one part of the design if we want some sculptural depth (e.g. just the head), or flatten the volume of the overall piece to create an illusion of depth when portraying the full figure (like Tama's pieces). Speaking of slow and diffcult: FINISHED! Oh, and in case you're wondering..... Yes - the insistent tone of that floating head eventually broke down my will, and I drilled the holes. One of my favourite comics when I was a kid was Marvel's "What If?", and for ages yesterday all all I could hear was this little voice saying "What If?...What If?" I couldn't visualise the holes in any other way, except for going ahead and drilling them - so that's what happened. Ben - you are now officially banned from offering suggestions on future pieces. Imagine if you were building a car in your back yard, and Enzo Ferrari passes by and says "Hey - shouldn't that have four wheels?" If not for the Hawaiians, I'm sure Ben would have invented the Lono by himself anyway, so when the king of Lonos stops by and tells you to drill the damn holes, resistance is futile. Lesson learned! In closing:

d0x - that looks more like a project for the wood guys to me. I reckon there are a few people here on TC who could do justice to a full figure Moai Kavakava (looks at BenZ), but I'm not one of them. The best one I've seen on TC was by AlienTiki, but that one was only a head done in profile.
Stone working is slow and difficult, so we tend to either focus on one part of the design if we want some sculptural depth (e.g. just the head), or flatten the volume of the overall piece to create an illusion of depth when portraying the full figure (like Tama's pieces).

Speaking of slow and diffcult:

FINISHED!

Oh, and in case you're wondering.....

Yes - the insistent tone of that floating head eventually broke down my will, and I drilled the holes.

One of my favourite comics when I was a kid was Marvel's "What If?", and for ages yesterday all all I could hear was this little voice saying "What If?...What If?" I couldn't visualise the holes in any other way, except for going ahead and drilling them - so that's what happened.
Ben - you are now officially banned from offering suggestions on future pieces. Imagine if you were building a car in your back yard, and Enzo Ferrari passes by and says "Hey - shouldn't that have four wheels?" If not for the Hawaiians, I'm sure Ben would have invented the Lono by himself anyway, so when the king of Lonos stops by and tells you to drill the damn holes, resistance is futile. Lesson learned!

In closing:

Post #403513 by Paipo on Sun, Aug 24, 2008 1:17 AM