This carving is inspired by the legendary tiki artist and master carver Leroy Schmaltz of Oceanic Arts. The original design hails from Papua New Guinea. This is hand carved from a pine beam with a chainsaw and refined with a Dremel. It is stained and then hand painted. The raffia and feather accents are also put together by me and there was no glue used to attach anything as I wanted it to feel authentic. The ceramic pendant is hand sculpted and glazed.

Mediums: Bass Wood, Acrylic Paint, Oil based stain, Waxed Thread, Synthetic Feathers

Dimensions: 18'' tall (20.5'' to the top feather), 8.75'' wide, 2'' in depth

This piece is inspired by traditional Papua New Guinea wooden mask. To carve this I used a chainsaw, a Dremel tool, and hand chisels. It is hand painted and stained.

Medium: Ceramic

Dimensions: 3.75'' Tall, 4.5'' Wide, 4.5'' in depth

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