Who might be invited?

Posted by ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa on February 27, 2008 at 10:07am
Aloha kaua e Kaanalike! Long time no see! Mahalo for creating this group! There are no doubt several members of MaoliWorld already with artistic tendencies. Carl Pao, for one certainly, but I wonder who might be invited to join this group consciously, rather than waiting for them to notice its existence! Also, I would think that we should hijack Hanalei from MySpace to join MaoliWorld and jump into this group. I am not familiar with the capabilities of this group. I notice some file attachment tools, and will try to upload a few images to this message, and insert an image into the message also.

Here, for example is Ku-i-ke-apo-lua, a ki'i punohu I carved a while back... aloha, 'Ohu

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  • Kapalikuokalani Maile February 29, 2008 at 7:34am
    Eo, e na pua Hawai'i. While I am not a master artisan like many of na kanaka represented here, I have some experience with makau in bone, and have taken some inspirations from Te Rangi Hiroa's book in starting ki'i wana (although I don't believe my ki'i wana will come out as cleanly as 'Ohu's :P)

    namakau.jpg

    • ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa > Kapalikuokalani Maile February 29, 2008 at 10:31am
      Eo e Kapliku:
      Mahalo for your makau images. It makes me want to see your kii wana/punohu images. It takes a sharp eye (or a nice lens) to bring the kii up in apparent size enough to play with the sculpting. When I first started, it was bright sunlight and naked eye only, now it is bright indoor light on a table with a good magnifying lens. Auwe keia lilo i elemakule! There is also a secret or two in preparing the spines before carving, that makes them a bit easier to work...
      aloha!
      'Ohu

    • Kapalikuokalani Maile > ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa March 2, 2008 at 12:05pm
      Hereʻs my first shot at kiʻi pūnohu. A bit crude, but done by eye with an awl.

      He is called Kuʻula-maka-hā.
      I definitely need to keep practicing :P
    • ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa > Kapalikuokalani Maile March 2, 2008 at 1:34pm
      Yeah, don't be afraid to try a whole series of carvings, different eyes, noses, mouth styles, until you settle into something that works. You got the symmetry thing going good, so now maybe study a whole range of Hawaiian kii styles and see if you can get similar styles in punohu form. I'll look forward to what you create.
      'Ohu
    • Kapalikuokalani Maile > ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa March 2, 2008 at 5:01pm
      Mahalo no kou mana'o! It's nice to get feedback from someone who has great experience in this.

      I'll get started on some research this week, as school and work permit.
    • ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa > Kapalikuokalani Maile March 2, 2008 at 6:03pm
      I'll post some of my kii sketches and head models here for you:

      I'll post more later...
  • Ka'analike February 27, 2008 at 11:47am
    Nani loa ka'u ki'i e ho'ouna mai ia'u! No'eau no kou hana e Ohu!

    Na'u no, Ka'analike :)
  • Ka'analike February 27, 2008 at 11:46am
    Welina mai ke aloha e ku'u hoapili!

    Mahalo no kou leka 'uila 'ana mai ia'u! Yea! let's kidnap Hanalei! Did you send him an invite, I just did! :) Hope all is well.

    Me ka maluhia no, Ka'analike :)
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