Post #469530 by tok-tok on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 5:51 PM

Oops, where was I?

Thanks to all of you.
TikiMango: Thanks for the support. The army is growing slowly but steady. Really like, what you are doing to these bones. But I love to see a big one made out of wood again, too. You have an eye for styling them.

laojia: Thank you,too. No, not at one weekend. I am not carving very day, sadly there is not enough time for it. My collection takes it´s time.
I use both, knives and some micro-chisels when carving the small ones. For big projects I try to use the chainsaws alot and also have some electic power tools. I´m always looking for new inspirations to get the work done easier. Kinda tooladdicted, too.
The finishing come further down the line.

Benzart: How was the birthday party? Hope, someone else sliced the cake :wink:. That accident was bad luck. Get well soon. Thank you, man. The wolfman is part of a monster serie I am doing just for fun.

seeksurf: The man from the bog! Thanks. I own a book about NW style carving but I must admit, I never thought about it. Maybe, one day, who knows? In Germany, there is only a small comuntity of people, who really know, what tiki is. We have no such background as you. Most people first think of totem poles when they see tikis. "Daddy, what is the man doing over there?" "Well, son, he´s carving a totempole". Nerving... So, I guess, I really should do that. At least one. But later.

Highlander: The cherry-panel was one of my favorites, too. I was doing it for my home, but there was this lady, who saw it and wanted it immediatly. So it went away from me,sadly. Many thanks for the supporting words.

Aaron´s Akua: Nice to see another wise guy here in my little hut. You are right. I read about you signing of the moderation as I decided to log on. Thanks for the many compliments. I came a long way but I am still on my way.

AlohaStation: Thank you for your advice. But I really couldn´t find, what I meant. I know about Clysdalles monsters, which I really admire, however it was something else.
I have saved the pictures a long time ago and it took me hours to find them again. I will post one now, but at least let me say, that the AlohaStation Style is always very inspiring to me.

Maybe, some of you will remember this one and give me a hint, who this was?

Here is my interpretation of a some classic movie monsters.

Frankie

Vlad

The Wolf

The Mummy (looking a bit like Ben Grimm of the Fantastic Four)

Happy family

My finished Benzart tribute, without detailing it. I hate detailing on spurce.

I have to smuggle some other carvings in here, among the tikis
I did not show up with this one, The piked One-eye. You have seen it unfinshed a couple of pages ago. Reminds me of KONG and KODOS, not knowing, which one first.


Laquered surface.

Let´s turn over to some more classic stuff again.
Finished marquesan. I let parts of the inner bark on him to get some more effects.

The one with the gecko.

LONO. Ready stained and waxed.

That mug thing.(No, it is a carving.)

It is late, I don´t know how to explain this one. Look at the mouth, that is what inspires me, when i look at AlohaStation carvings.

The Skull-Stick.

On this one I lost myself in detailing the details. Kinda problem of mine.

That´s it almost.

Three weeks ago I was asked to carve a panel for a stone sculptor.
My first bigger project after a couple of month.
Ok, it´s got nothing to do with tiki, but with carving.
Carving carving tools. For tooljunkies.

The rune is an traditional guild sign of the sculptors here in Germany, for some hundred years now and still in use.

Oh Man, am I tired or what? Way past midnight now. Good night.

Ta ra!
tok-tok