Post #295959 by Paipo on Sat, Mar 31, 2007 2:52 PM

On 2007-03-28 19:51, TravelingJones wrote:
DEEP CARVES in that one Paip...a belly full of firey embers...eyes and mouth glow...suddenly belching forth fireballs!! YIKES! :o
Flip-flOp-fLipPp...

Hmmm....you may have given me an idea there Jonesey....seems to be a knack you have looking at some of the mug threads! Watch this space.....

On 2007-03-28 20:08, Benzart wrote:
Yes, DEEP Cuts, Did you hollow out his Whole body? He will look cool with smoke coming out of his orifices.

Sounds like me after too much Jalapeno relish! We seem to have a consensus here re: fire, so, as above...watch this space! I did think of turning him into a putorino and drilling him right through, but have a better idea now!

On 2007-03-29 03:07, Tamapoutini wrote:
Gidday mate.
This looks like another goodie! Love those cheek-bits; very snazzy/subtle -pretty difficult I imagine? Cool eyes too.
Glad you're getting some playtime. Make us proud! :wink:

He's a little bit influenced by the old "Bone Chests"...you know the ones - placed in a cave and so ugly/scary no-one will go near it. The cheek bits turned into a practice run for the Gene Simmons KISS tiki I have brewing and the overall slightly hellish/evil appearance is influenced by a fairly hellish week I've had, hence I was a little flat when you saw me. There are a couple of people I'd like to sic this guy on to! Just as well I have tikis to keep my fires burning!

On 2007-03-29 16:39, AlohaStation wrote:
Another great design.

Thanks Tom! looking forward to the "Secret Project"... :wink:

On 2007-03-29 23:38, benella wrote:
Very nice work. Love those round headz.
Benjamin.

Cheers Benjamin. Yep, the pebbles kind of dictate the round heads, and the overall shape of the tiki, but I do plan to chop the ends off some of them. I am getting more comfortable with just cutting the stones to the shape I need. Some tikis (like a Tangaroa) just wouldn't look right with an egghead!

On 2007-03-30 09:04, Clarita wrote:
Great piece the one for the Queen, MOM!! Can't wait to see him finish finish finish finish finish finish (in your case)! I never guess right the level of perfection is going to be :)

Queen K's piece grew on me a lot, I wasn't sure about doing such a direct copy but I was very happy with it in the end. I never know how much work these are going to take either Clarita...it is the hardest part of creating to know when to stop.

On 2007-03-31 04:54, JohnnyP wrote:
I had the recent pleasure of seeing two of your magnificent pieces in person. The pictures don't do them justice. Incredible. Even the cord was a work of art.
JP

Very kind words JP :blush: There are few people that it might have been...care to elaborate? I think I know who it may be :wink: They are hard to photograph, as is any artwork - the greywacke is quite a neutral surface. Nothing beats holding an object in your own hands and being able to turn it around and look from all angles. You've been pretty quiet lately...what's cooking?

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[ Edited by: Paipo 2007-04-01 13:12 ]