Post #301562 by Paipo on Tue, Apr 24, 2007 6:53 PM

Surf tiki, glad to hear your guy arrived safe and sound. Looks like he was one of the first to arrive even though he had a long way to travel!

On 2007-04-17 05:03, benella wrote:
Isn't it the moko moai from Sir Benzart in the background ?
A stupid (second) question: do you (Paipo or Tama) use chisels to carve stones?

Yep, it sure is...Tama and I spent quite some time ogling it and commenting on the subtle nuances whilst soaking our brains in Pisco.
We don't use chisels for the stones we're posting here, but do use them on limestone which is pretty popular in NZ for larger sculptures. I have a big block earmarked for a tiki that will undoubtedly appear here someday.

Sneaky, I can see I'm digging myself a hole here with my denials, so I'll let everyone assume what they like about our evening's festivities :wink: I have carved a few stone pipes myself from the beach stones which work quite nicely...or so I've been told!

Hey Clarita, thanks for stopping in again. Looks like you've been having some good tiki times in Argentina lately too!

Jen, those little guys look pretty happy to be hanging out together enjoying the celebratory vibe. Wish I could have been there too! Maybe the 3rd aniversary for me?

Flynny, Marcus, yes I'm here, and yep, I've been working...as for something special - not really! I have a few interesting projects up my sleeve but I've decided to only post progress shots of finished items from now on, so will post larger groups of pics less often!
I have also been getting the last of my orders out for the galleries (thankfully now finished). It's now my time in terms of making whatever I want (as long as it sells!) and tikis and jade will be a part of that. In the meantime, here's a couple of quickies I did the other day - traditional Maori designs in glass and jade. The one on the right is a teething stone for Miss Scarlett:

This one isn't tiki but is one I was really happy with. It's a remake of a piece from an exhibition Tama and I recently participated in - the original was damaged when the plinth it was in got knocked over by a school group. Two natural beach pebbles - one jade, one greywacke:

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[ Edited by: Paipo 2007-04-24 19:02 ]