Post #422408 by tok-tok on Sat, Dec 6, 2008 4:23 AM

Hi,

thanks for looking. I really missed writing but I checked TC from time to time.
@Grapa-RuHa: Thanks a lot. It is allways nice to get to know another european carver and tiki enthusiast. There are not that many over here as over there. I´m actually working on finding another workspace/small room.

@ benella: Hi Benjamin. Yes, it´good to be back. Congrats to your new arrival. What a surprise.
Nice little bear was that, too.

As I said, here are some more results of my absence and som details of the cherrywood panel.




The pictures shown were the final state befor givin it away, I only put some priming oil on to bring out the natural colors of the wood. Made for indoor use only.

There was this small piece of birch with the stripes in it. I did what Benzart suggested and put some layers of poly on it. Additionally used a waterbased stain which was standing outside in the cold for to long and actually was destroyed/ lost nearly all pigments. The result was a light grey that combines very nice with the wood.

I got the idea of framing some of my pieces from a friend, who also took part at the surfbeat artshow in march this year, KRAZY-TIKI-Art.
I was really stoked of the results he sended over to me and decided the use this idea as well. Ok, framed art is nothing new here, I know.

These two are made of pieces from recycled outdoor furniture

Hodad-Tiki

And this picuture was the hardest piece of basswood I ever carved.
I refused to put many details in it, I simply gave up.

Another tiki inspired piece of skin-art at last. Part of a bigger project in progress.

Mahalos,
tok-tok