Post #347855 by haikai on Wed, Dec 5, 2007 4:18 AM

Aloha!

Benella, thanks for visiting my thread so constant.
Hope you feel fine and you are busy in carving some new french gods. :)

Lake Surfer, thanks for you great suggestion. Yes, it realy lend itself to create something
for the cut-out at the mouth. I like your idea to use them as a wall lamp with a diffused light.
The masks already change their owner, but I will grab the idea sometimes for an other project.
It would be also funny as a frame for an aquarium or a display! :wink:

Seeksurf, thanks for your comment and the tip. The charm of the masks is that`s a trio
and they supporting themselves.The new owner of the masks hang them up on a wall of his bedroom.
The wall is decorate with a snake paperhanging.

Now, I think it´s time for a new "Tiki Microcosms" and some progress pictures.
When I read bigbrotiki´s tread about Tiki Microcosms a long time ago, I was very inspire and created the Voodoo Box.
Now, I´ll start a new project with an old wooden first aid box. It should become a box with some
niceties inside. Perhaps with a native shack, some tiki figures, a campfire, a sacrificial altar
and especially some light effects. I don´t want to lay down someting, yet.
I´ll try to create it in an old and authentic style.

Now, I have the first pictures for you. I´ll only be busy after my regular job on this project, because it´ll take a lots of time.
But we have long and cold winter evenings in Bavaria.

Currently, I grinded the old first aid box and lay down a PNG styled pattern on the door.
In the next step I´ll countersink the pattern. Hope you like the first pics!

Kai