Paipo's Stone Tikis V2.0 - 2011

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S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Wed, May 26, 2010 10:17 PM Mu-mm gorgeous tastey little fellas. I love the 2 head bird also.
F flynny Tiki Socialite Devon, UK Joined: Jun 19, 2006 Posts: 275	F flynny Posted posted on Thu, May 27, 2010 4:20 AM Nice to see your new stuff Paipo, crisp as ever, lovin the modernist piece. Keep it up Regards Flynny
CC Creative Chimp Member Joined: Jul 31, 2008 Posts: 313	CC Creative Chimp Posted posted on Thu, May 27, 2010 7:03 AM simply amazing.......nice to see an update. the pekapeka is my favorite......just curious, how much time do you average on each piece to achieve just perfect detail?
B Blowfish Member Hula-ifornia Joined: Feb 09, 2006 Posts: 158	B Blowfish Posted posted on Thu, May 27, 2010 9:04 AM I want to add some context to the Mano Aumakua jade piece... I had asked Paipo to make me something like his personal piece, which I had admired for a long time, but with some more Hawaiian traits thrown in. So what you see is actually the combination of both a Mano (shark) and Lono theme... which to me is a perfect blend of them both! An Aumakua is more of a family God or Spirit in the Hawaiian culture. I know it must have taken a lot o ftime and thougth to work out that design, many thanks Paipo!
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Thu, May 27, 2010 10:08 AM Sooooooooooo sweet. I want them all! I would like to know how ya come up with most of the designs. Do you sketch 'em out 1st? Are these straight out of the imagination? Modified somewhat? Just so many slick designs.
T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Fri, May 28, 2010 2:47 AM Well, Im glad one of us is managing to break up the drudge of production carving; top shelf matey! Have to comment: I can imagine your 'brochure/menu' Tiki as a surfboard sticker or t-shirt design.. Awesome wheku - damn man, your cuts and angles are crazy! I imagine myself in 'clean-up' phase of this piece & its like walking amongst great architecture. Pekapeka with 'taratara a Kae' to die for - in stone! And I need to talk to you about those inlays too. And a perfect little bite of some super-sweet pounamu to finish, lovely. thanks Jeez mate, its been so long since we caught up I probably wont remember half of whats been going on when we do.. doh! :wink:
C coconuttzo Member Hilo, Hawaii Joined: Jan 13, 2010 Posts: 146	C coconuttzo Posted posted on Fri, May 28, 2010 5:38 PM Wow Paips, You are too good with that lapidary stuff. I only wish I had half the talent you have. Your creativity in design is immaculate & clean. Keep it up!
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Sat, May 29, 2010 8:51 AM Oh, WOW Paipo, More incredible stuff you have created.. Beautiful marriage of Stone and Jade with a bit of Paua thrown in. You seem to be the Only one making those eyes look so alive and piercing. AND, your Shark Aumakua is totally off the scale, with the textures and finish topping of a Museum quality piece which Blowfish is Certainly most Fortunate to possess.
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 3:45 AM Just HAD to show these again Paips, I Know you must have more to post but these were incredible as usual. Missin'Ya
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 11:21 PM May 27 - July 13... too long without a Paipo update! :(
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 10:06 AM Beautiful new ones, one better than the other.
T tikigodz Member Joined: Oct 12, 2009 Posts: 439	T tikigodz Posted posted on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 4:02 PM Piapo inspiring as usual!!
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 4:24 PM THAT JANUS STYLE BOID PENDANT IS Ah So WUNNERFUL! Great job on this batch,Rhys! We've been a-missing you! :)
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Thu, Jul 15, 2010 9:59 PM PAIPO!
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Tue, Jul 20, 2010 5:32 PM Shoutouts to: kinny, tikigodz, LOLtiki, laojia, seeks, Flynny, chimp, Blowfish, surfin', Tama, coconuttzo, Ben, Clarita and Babs! A gentle prod sometimes works wonders, so I got some new stuff for ya.... On 2010-05-27 07:03, Creative Chimp wrote: simply amazing.......nice to see an update. the pekapeka is my favorite......just curious, how much time do you average on each piece to achieve just perfect detail? Some of the smallest/ simplest ones are probably a day (ie 8+ hrs at the bench) or so...then add day/s as they get bigger and more complex, adding inlays, surface carving etc. It is very hard to measure as I often do small sessions on a piece many months or weeks apart. On 2010-05-27 10:08, surfintiki wrote: Sooooooooooo sweet. I want them all! I would like to know how ya come up with most of the designs. Do you sketch 'em out 1st? Are these straight out of the imagination? Modified somewhat? Just so many slick designs. Most are just drawn (and redrawn!) straight on to the stone from my head. I will have a style and feel in mind which I tweak to work within the shape and size of the stone. To help with the design process (which is often all in my head) I'll have a dig through my library for examples to nail down the distinct elements of that particular tiki. Lately I've been drawing more and more on paper to help work out some of the problems before I encounter them with the tools and also to get the "ideal" versions of what I'm striving for. Questions answered - on to some new stuff! Hei Tiki Lil' Ku (1 1/2" tall) Unaunahi (Fish Scales) Koruru Apologies for the dullness of many of the pix, we seem to only get cloudy days when I have photos to take! See you again in a couple of months.... :wink: :tiki:
T TikiG Tiki Socialite Riverside, California Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 1560	T TikiG Posted posted on Tue, Jul 20, 2010 5:44 PM Beautiful lapidary art. Stunning. Missed your posts for a long time but was worth the wait. Thanks for posting today, Paipo! G
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Wed, Jul 21, 2010 1:34 AM Yay!!
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Wed, Jul 21, 2010 5:03 PM Delicious!
M Meheadhunter Grand Member (1 year) Wichita KS, Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 383	M Meheadhunter Posted posted on Wed, Jul 21, 2010 5:08 PM Fabulous!!
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 21, 2010 6:17 PM So "above and Beyond". precision craftsmanship there bruddah!
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 21, 2010 7:13 PM That Hei Tiki is somethin else! prod prod prod! :)
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2010 7:52 AM Greetings Oh Lost one, Whatever you did OUR Cloud has Lifted, Thankyou, and the New Paip's are Shining through. I'm Not believing my own eyes looking at this KU by you. I don't Ever think I have seen you do a full Hawaiian Tiki? EXCELLENT! Also the Greywackie Hei-Tiki??? Sir!!! And THEN the Koruru Thanks Paipo, We Needed this! (Also, there seems to be a new LONO standing around onj my bench demanding a chip or two every day??)
K KAHAKA Tiki Socialite San Jose, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2003 Posts: 875	K KAHAKA Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2010 10:02 AM Wooo doggies! I like it, I like it a lot. The Ku, the Hei-Tiki, all of it. This is your science, Man!
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 2:40 PM On 2010-07-20 17:32, Paipo wrote: See you again in a couple of months.... :wink: A couple of months! :( Only four wonderful pieces and we must wait a couple of months... :evil: You're killing me! :P :P :P :P Otherwise the koruru is my WOW favorite!!! I like so much the work on the inlays eye, impressive! Also the Unaunahi, really style exercice pattern , a beauty! Waiting September... J.
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 10:14 PM Ku is incredible, Rhys! Like Ben said, you've really hit on something here with the full body tiki. I love it!
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Fri, Jul 30, 2010 2:54 PM Ooh That Hei Tiki and the Unaunahi ooh...
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Aug 5, 2010 7:54 AM something New coming soon?
T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Mon, Aug 9, 2010 2:44 PM how old?? Good to see you mate, lets not leave it another 8 months. Still never managed that Maitai dammit! Next party in my shed..
C coconuttzo Member Hilo, Hawaii Joined: Jan 13, 2010 Posts: 146	C coconuttzo Posted posted on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 2:12 PM I am way outta my league when I see your stuff Paips. You are just too much to handle. Masterpieces no matter which one you look at.
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Sat, Sep 4, 2010 3:03 AM On 2010-07-23 14:40, laojia wrote: Waiting September... J. Bump! Update coming real soon for GROG (and everyone else) - and some overdue replies too. For now, it's been a really shitty day for the south of NZ and I need some sleep...goddamn earthquakes.
C coconuttzo Member Hilo, Hawaii Joined: Jan 13, 2010 Posts: 146	C coconuttzo Posted posted on Sat, Sep 4, 2010 6:20 AM Aw SHUCKS, Paips! When I checked the thread & seen your name signed, I assumed you'd have some eye candy for us to see. I immediately clicked only to find your BUMP. :cry: That's okay though, at least we still know that you are still breathing :lol:! Although the anticipation is nearly killing me! :D
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Sat, Sep 4, 2010 10:09 AM Oh boy, glad you are fine, it's seems it was a big one, it's your house ok, what about tama? keep us posted if you can.
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Sat, Sep 4, 2010 3:27 PM First things first - big thanks to TikiG, GROG, seeks, meheadhunter, surfin, Kinny, Ben, KAHAKA, Laojia, Dave LS, Clarita, Tama and coconuttzo. Glad you all liked the new stuff, it's not as frequent as it used to be but I do try to go for quality over quantity these days. Well onto recent events...many of you may have heard we had a HUGE quake here over the weekend...it was on the other side of the island to where Tama & I are living, but still felt strongly here and we were all woken at 4:30am Saturday morning. The timing was a godsend really as despite the massive destruction in Christchurch city, as far as anyone knows there were no fatalities. With all of the huge rubble piles on the city's major commercial street this would definitely have claimed lives if it had occurred during business hours. Nearly all of my family live "over the hill" in Chch but apart from lots of broken housewares and a huge scare everything is OK. Others weren't so lucky yesterday...NZ's worst plane crash in several years claimed 9 lives way down south on our side of the island (glacier country) and we and some of our friends have connections to some of the victims involved through school and the arts scene. So, all in all, a really shitty day for many people in the South Island. Makes you grateful for being alive, warm and safe with family when something like this happens. Back at home, work continues on in the Paipo studio regardless of crazy spring weather (rain, hail, snow) and recent tragic events. Two new pieces for your viewing pleasure, with one more not quite finished that will be posted in another day or two (promise!) The latest incarnation of one of my signature designs: The Navigator Lots of hours in this one...I'd forgotten how much hand finishing is involved in a pendant this big. Having a lovely assistant helps: :) Next up, another oldie from the box that was drawn up many years ago but underwent major revision/redrawing during carving. Less trad and more contemporary... Rua Tangaroa That's all for now....see you in November!* *just kidding...new (and very cool) piece coming in another few days!
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Sun, Sep 5, 2010 12:27 AM Hey Paipo! Happy have (some good) news from NZ! I believe that humans have made the earth crazy :( ... increasingly it is playing with us... Your new pieces also make me mad!!! I see the lot of work on "the navigator" even with your little assistant. :) The "rua tangaroa" is wonderful, really a good piece, a fine balance between primitive and modern. Waiting few days... Not more! :evil: J. Tikitribe Paris Gallery [ Edited by: laojia 2010-09-05 00:28 ]
C coconuttzo Member Hilo, Hawaii Joined: Jan 13, 2010 Posts: 146	C coconuttzo Posted posted on Sun, Sep 5, 2010 3:06 AM SSSWWWEEETTT.... like CANDY!!!! :o Thanx Paips for that wonderful treat. Hey, I'll bet that after a quake like that, new pounamu were unearthed. Pounamu hunting time! :lol:
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Sun, Sep 5, 2010 10:53 AM Navigator....New Favorite,Paipo! and the Rua Tangaroa just hits the nail on the head! Sorry about all that shaking in Christchurch... Hope you,your family and all your mates had little to no damage!
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:45 AM Maybe I get the Ghost page? Way Excellent stuff Paips, that Hei-tiki is just incredible and the Rua-Tangaroa is Also incredible, Glad to see you didn't get much from the ground-shaking recently, Hate hearing all that news. Glad to hear you being around here more often too, as I should be too!
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Mon, Sep 6, 2010 8:47 AM Wow! Your two new ones are great! The Navigator is WIKKID man! Sorry to hear about the earthquake, glad that you and your family are okay. We get them here in S. California quite often. Mostly they just shake things up a bit, but every now and then a real butt-kicker will come along and knock things down. Keep up the good work and see you in November! :) Bowie
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Mon, Sep 6, 2010 2:22 PM New piece as promised... Kai Angaanga (Skulleater)
CC Creative Chimp Member Joined: Jul 31, 2008 Posts: 313	CC Creative Chimp Posted posted on Mon, Sep 6, 2010 3:29 PM good god!!!!!! that is beautiful....great work!
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Mon, Sep 6, 2010 4:00 PM I love love, the Navigator, to great, must be the help of the lovely assistant, that make it so special :)
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Sep 14, 2010 5:14 PM Whoah, Paipo, Incredible piece of work, your "Skulleater is full of super detail and has loads of personality. He looks Hungry unfortunately for the skull he's just getting the last bit of brains out of. Great to see new works from you so Soon after the last. Thanks!
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Tue, Sep 14, 2010 9:12 PM Awesome job on the skull... And the pattern on eyebrow and mouth! So fine carve... Another! :D Another! :D Another! :D Another! :D Another! :D Another! J.
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Tue, Sep 14, 2010 10:17 PM Rhys, these last few pieces are incredible! I can see that you are re-energized in your work as the details are over the top on these. All of your work is wonderful, but these latest works are really kicking major butt. Chock full of details, and busting out in 3 dimensional form! Sorry to hear of all the crazy events taking place in your life. The world it seems is very restless lately. Glad you and yours are safe and sound these days, and it is great to see such wonderful new work! Are you still near surf? Our season here is just beginning with a few waves here and there, but as we head into fall the storms crank up and give us winds and waves!
TB Tiki Baï Tiki Socialite Paris France Joined: Jul 30, 2007 Posts: 209	TB Tiki Baï Posted posted on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 2:59 AM Bai... is in love....with your work!! perfect!
M mijaba Member Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 83	M mijaba Posted posted on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 3:41 PM love that skullmuncher with the fat blocky teef! pretty excellent!
A amate Member Joined: Oct 03, 2009 Posts: 989	A amate Posted posted on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 8:32 AM design and execution...simply the best!
J JenTiki Grand Member (1 year) Home of the best rum collection in NC Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 2336	J JenTiki Posted posted on Wed, Sep 22, 2010 11:45 AM Just wanted to post a public "thank you" for the beautiful I gift I received from you today! I feel truly fortunate to have such a talented friend. Baby Buma is around my neck right now and may not leave for quite a while! Mahalo, Rhys!

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