My first tiki (statue/sculpture) - Tiki Carving

D DutchTiki Member The Netherlands Joined: Jun 19, 2015 Posts: 31	D DutchTiki Posted posted on Thu, Jul 9, 2015 5:28 AM Thanks guys (and girls!?) On 2015-07-08 21:40, AlohaTexasTikiCo wrote: If these are your first carves Yep, these are really my first carvings ever. (together with the stuff below) On 2015-07-08 21:40, AlohaTexasTikiCo wrote: I can't wait to see what's next. At this moment, not much! ... I only had three big blocks of marl and one smaller one. The three big marl blocks are used so I can only make one smaller one. In the meanwhile I made a few tiny tikis (I've given to others) from some residual pieces of the bigger stones. For more / new sculptures, I'll have to buy me some new marlstone first and it may well take some time. I'm also doing a kind tiki (for my son & not finished yet) from a well-known computer game. This one I'm carving out of an cellular concrete block. (but this is a one-timer, I really don’t like concrete!) A couple of days ago, I also made a tiki (moai) from a pine. Because of poor tools I did not put too much effort into this one, so don’t expect too much (I even didn't want to show it here) But hey, it looks primitive, rough and old, and that was my intention. In The End I want to work more often in wood, that’s why I have just bought me a chainsaw and some new chisels and gouges, another carvingsaw is on my wishlist. :wink:

Thanks guys (and girls!?)

On 2015-07-08 21:40, AlohaTexasTikiCo wrote:
If these are your first carves

Yep, these are really my first carvings ever. (together with the stuff below)

On 2015-07-08 21:40, AlohaTexasTikiCo wrote:
I can't wait to see what's next.

At this moment, not much! ... I only had three big blocks of marl and one smaller one. The three big marl blocks are used so I can only make one smaller one.
In the meanwhile I made a few tiny tikis (I've given to others) from some residual pieces of the bigger stones. For more / new sculptures, I'll have to buy me some new marlstone first and it may well take some time.

I'm also doing a kind tiki (for my son & not finished yet) from a well-known computer game. This one I'm carving out of an cellular concrete block. (but this is a one-timer, I really don’t like concrete!)

A couple of days ago, I also made a tiki (moai) from a pine. Because of poor tools I did not put too much effort into this one, so don’t expect too much (I even didn't want to show it here) But hey, it looks primitive, rough and old, and that was my intention.

In The End I want to work more often in wood, that’s why I have just bought me a chainsaw and some new chisels and gouges, another carvingsaw is on my wishlist. :wink:

Post #746599 by DutchTiki on Thu, Jul 9, 2015 5:28 AM