Post #606244 by laojia on Sun, Sep 11, 2011 1:27 AM

Hello TC'ers!
Long time since I posted. Life was very busy last few weeks (some know what I mean ...):roll: . Now is the time to do an update before the pictures goes astray.

For my last post:

-Thank you Hiltiki! Thank's for the comps!

-Mahalo to you McTiki. Sincerely.

-Thank you Conga, lot of fun to do this black frames serie

-"...Most Astounding stuff I've ever seen..." ... Wrong way BenZ, look around your workbench and the moutains of toolz, here the most astounding stuff in TC!
Thank's for support sensei carver!

-Also thank you Creative Chimp! I'm not ready for a book but we ( Tiki Tribe France!) have released our first tiki fanzine. only four pages...
And for teaching, see below, here's some picture of Seb and his first tiki mask:

Sebastien, 15 years old

Hand carved for four afternoons of summer, according to own design

For my part, here are the creations and stuff finalized this past month:

First, the Celtill Black pendant:


A commisioned work, made from cow horn. Inlayed with pink ivory, grenadill, paua and ebony

Some Tiki:

A little marquisian:


Basswood, stained , varnished

An oak "God of Fortune"

An Hawaiian inspired tiki:

Larger pieces finished:

Sépik inspired figure:

Tall 3.6 feet, close up:

A Poly Pop Moai:

Spruce wood and beech top knot:

And some frame, also finished:

Two tone tiki mask

Paire of mask

Haka diptych:

Haka sun

Haka Koru

The last piece finished in time, a willow Tiki head, waxed:

All this always just finished in time for the second exhibition in Paris of the Tiki Tribe!

And other projects already underway:

Thank's for looking!
Have a nice day!

Jérôme.

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[ Edited by: laojia 2011-09-11 01:30 ]