tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post7215700037614172029..comments2024-03-28T10:35:26.134-07:00Comments on local-kiwi-alien: Kiwi Carvinglocal alienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-35554587439688436582022-01-14T18:13:47.032-08:002022-01-14T18:13:47.032-08:00Wow, such talent! Carving is such a great hobby, ...Wow, such talent! Carving is such a great hobby, and both of those look amazing.It's.a.crazy.worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097206219065815316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-73045295019717902962022-01-13T19:24:30.986-08:002022-01-13T19:24:30.986-08:00What an amazing carver! Love both pieces. We get c...What an amazing carver! Love both pieces. We get cuttlefish washed up here, I usually take them to a friend with birds.kiwikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267387525703999696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-51110871830995918882022-01-12T23:23:10.416-08:002022-01-12T23:23:10.416-08:00He certainly does it with love.He certainly does it with love.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-50610429102911270272022-01-12T17:54:20.447-08:002022-01-12T17:54:20.447-08:00Beautiful! Carvers are so clever. My youngest son ...Beautiful! Carvers are so clever. My youngest son took a carving class at high school and enjoyed it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-40137450185725288702022-01-12T10:46:08.266-08:002022-01-12T10:46:08.266-08:00I am in awe of people who can carve so beautifully...I am in awe of people who can carve so beautifully, whatever the medium they choose, and I also love the sensuous curves of Maori art, so have enjoyed looking at the combination of both in his pendant and appreciating how much work he has put into it.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-89664376069380140502022-01-12T03:49:40.138-08:002022-01-12T03:49:40.138-08:00He does good work. Must be very satisfying. His da...He does good work. Must be very satisfying. His day job is a cafe ownerlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-57145583073456204952022-01-12T03:48:48.700-08:002022-01-12T03:48:48.700-08:00Looks authentic kiwi!Looks authentic kiwi!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-88563385326875619412022-01-12T03:48:31.352-08:002022-01-12T03:48:31.352-08:00He's a good artist tooHe's a good artist toolocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-46932796566036235782022-01-12T03:48:17.044-08:002022-01-12T03:48:17.044-08:00Sounds as though it's time to carve a cuttlefi...Sounds as though it's time to carve a cuttlefishlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-2795731128503730042022-01-12T00:02:03.253-08:002022-01-12T00:02:03.253-08:00Wow. Such delicate work
Beautiful pieces Wow. Such delicate work <br />Beautiful pieces angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367100990792829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-37010756521491352442022-01-11T14:48:10.787-08:002022-01-11T14:48:10.787-08:00That's a lovely pendant! It must have been a m...That's a lovely pendant! It must have been a memory of NZ for you.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856015651957578791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-6539787470629503942022-01-11T13:23:48.407-08:002022-01-11T13:23:48.407-08:00Lovely work.Lovely work.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-87224174194615696022022-01-11T11:48:27.618-08:002022-01-11T11:48:27.618-08:00I really admire that. I've made a few bone car...I really admire that. I've made a few bone carvings over the yesrs but never with thst degree of detail. Cuttlefish bone carving is interesting. It might be good medium to teach carving to kids.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-83424678853961909432022-01-11T10:07:40.696-08:002022-01-11T10:07:40.696-08:00He's good at what he does. Cuttlefish bones ar...He's good at what he does. Cuttlefish bones are quite brittle. He gave this one to me and I've got it on show safely inside a glasslocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-32963610866996296692022-01-11T10:06:01.138-08:002022-01-11T10:06:01.138-08:00Especially as he had to study from YouTube and do ...Especially as he had to study from YouTube and do everything from scratch. local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-28225719502732884662022-01-11T10:04:56.896-08:002022-01-11T10:04:56.896-08:00We all told him he should sell them but he won...We all told him he should sell them but he won't. They have art exhibitions in the summer where he could show them but 'no'local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-88490363437103189372022-01-11T09:31:21.375-08:002022-01-11T09:31:21.375-08:00What a good idea to carve Cuttlefish bones. They a...What a good idea to carve Cuttlefish bones. They are soft enough to carve quite easily. I'd never thought of using them for that; we always gave to our Budgies!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-66454618416673152472022-01-11T08:09:49.472-08:002022-01-11T08:09:49.472-08:00It made me think about a Cameo brooch my mother us...It made me think about a Cameo brooch my mother use to wear. It's very clever and so is it's sculptor.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-13922256351693957762022-01-11T05:01:19.427-08:002022-01-11T05:01:19.427-08:00How lovely. He is clearly very talented. Shame he...How lovely. He is clearly very talented. Shame he doesn't sell his pieces. I am sure they would be popular.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com