Post #557886 by ccb_dan on Tue, Oct 5, 2010 11:55 AM

Hi all,

I'm new here and new to carving. My buddy (McTiki) got me into it recently and I have been really enjoying it. He helped me complete a 42" "Ku" style that I'm really proud of (I'll get some pics up soon).

Anyway, I have a couple of nice logs I want to dig into but I would like to do one for my sister who narrowly escaped death recently due to a devastating illness (Lupus). I'd like to do something that has a little meaning behind it, maybe something dealing with good health or something to that effect.

I did a little googling and found some info about "Tawhaki" who was apparently a Maori god of thunder, lightning and good health (seems like an odd combo). But I cannot find any likeness of him.

If anyone can help me figure out either what Tawhaki might look like (or even just a loose resemblance and I can stylize the rest) or maybe point me to a different deity/tiki that has similar meaning I would be very grateful.

Thanks,
Dan

[ Edited by: ccb_dan 2010-10-05 11:56 ]

[ Edited by: ccb_dan 2010-10-05 11:58 ]