New GREEN LAVA tiki step-by-step - Tiki Carving

A Aweulekuula Member Joined: Feb 11, 2009 Posts: 94	A Aweulekuula Posted posted on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 9:14 AM I just got this natural piece of lava and it screamed to be carved. What you see is the natural curvature of the cooled stone. This piece cooled down so dense that it sounds like a bell when struck with another stone. This is the finished 'Aumakua. Rather than having a human shape I simply followed the natural curves of the stone and intigrated a face at one end. The result is somewhat spiritual in nature and resembles both a wave, boars tusk, and whales tooth, all important in Hawaiian culture. Oh, and it still rings when struck. Aloha!

I just got this natural piece of lava and it screamed to be carved. What you see is the natural curvature of the cooled stone. This piece cooled down so dense that it sounds like a bell when struck with another stone.

This is the finished 'Aumakua. Rather than having a human shape I simply followed the natural curves of the stone and intigrated a face at one end. The result is somewhat spiritual in nature and resembles both a wave, boars tusk, and whales tooth, all important in Hawaiian culture. Oh, and it still rings when struck.

Aloha!

Post #436336 by Aweulekuula on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 9:14 AM