Billy Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Not sure if I shared any of these but I hope you enjoy. Mauriora. Billy. Whale tooth (3), Mammoth Ivory, Whale rib, Mammoth Ivory, Mammoth Ivory (2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 love them as always how the other work coming the one on your blog looks like th super mans S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Kiaora. It's getting there Tony. Lot's of things happening creatively at the moment. Finding it hard to get time to do it all. Ka kite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Nicol Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hi Billy For the sake of TCP it will be Billy. Your work never ceases to amaze, and more importantly inspire! If it wasn't for you, I probably would not have had my feelers into the Haida artwork I never thought I would be able to create. Of course, personally I am partial to whale teeth and there is lots of mana in your respected whale work. Thank you for sharing. Also, what is working with whale bone like? I hear it is smelly; and how do you manage to get such depth in shallow areas? It is quite wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing! Bellamy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hi Bella. Thank you for your kind words. Nothing pleases me more than hearing I have inspired someone like yourself. Whalebone can be attained in a varitiety of states. It really depends on when it is found. In NZ when a whale strands, and after every attempt to rescue the whale fails, there are appropriate rituals help before the jaw is removed then buried. Sometimes the whole carcass is buried. After about 3 years the bones are recovered and used. If this is the process the bone is generally in better condition and the oils and 'smelly' stuff is taken care of by the insects in the soil. This can also happen in the ocean if you can leave it in a safe place long enough. If the bone is found on the beach there is more of a chance the oils are still in the bone which can make it smelly. I can carve both The perception of depth on shallow surfaces comes from undercutting the material with your gravers. A nice sharp graver that goes to a point is scraped along the edge and undercut the edge giving it an 'overlapping' effect. This make sense? Kia ora again, Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 love to try some whale bone billy but seem that i cant get any due to every where i ask when a whale died i get tiold i'm not form that iwe of not a maori love to get just a little rib bone or some thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Keep your eyes open Tony. It's not easy to get hold of, but if one day you talk to the right person... There's several runanga in Wellington. Te Runanga o Whaiwhetu, Te Runanga o Ngati Toarangatira and Te Runanga o Te Ati Awa. There may be more but they all have Iwi rights around the shores of Wellington. If whale's have stranded on their shores, they have first dig on the bones. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael B Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Stunning work Billy, great detail and definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Very nice Billy, always pleasure to view your work. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjitsu Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hello Billy !! awesome work as always!! love the little tiki!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Kia Ora Billy, I was away from internet and TCP for a month and when I come back...here you are, striking again with beautiful pieces. As always stunning, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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