Ocean and Island Arts by Greg Fairclough

A Little work on the Small Guy

2007-09-27T15:29:00.001-07:00

Progress on the Small Figure Carving

2007-06-30T11:36:00.000-07:00

I rounded him out today and prepped his face so I can add his facial features.

New Maori-Style Figure in the Works

2007-06-17T09:44:00.001-07:00

A Little More Color

2007-06-11T19:14:00.001-07:00

Hey All,

Here are a few pics of the little figure with the second coat of stain. He's still sucking in the stain in a some areas. I may put a third coat on him before I switch to the finishing oil.

Small Figure Update

2007-06-09T18:14:00.000-07:00

Hey All,

Here are a few pics I took as I was staining the little warrior figure today. I will put one more coat of stain on him and then start applying the oil finish.

Sanding, Sanding, Sanding.....

2007-06-05T16:18:00.001-07:00

I need at least 4 more hours of sanding time and then I can get him in stain and oil. He's not perfect, but I am happy with him so far.

Small Maori Figure Carving Update

2007-06-03T16:58:00.001-07:00

Hey All,

The carving on this guy is mostly complete. Now I get to sand, stain, and finish him. Hopefully I can have him completed in another week or so.

Small Maori Figure Carving Update

2007-06-02T16:25:00.001-07:00

Hey all,

Here are a few progress pics of the small figure carving. We had a tropic storm coming onshore this morning so I stayed in and watched movies and chipped at him. I'm enjoying working on him. More to come....

New Small Maori Figure Carving Started

2007-05-29T18:32:00.000-07:00

Hey All,

I started a new piece yesterday. I was inspired by a picture of a small Maori figure that sold at auction. This guy is 12" tall and 4" wide. The wood is cedar and so far I have used only mallet and hand chisels. I still have a very long way to go with him and I hope you will check back often to see progress as I post it.

Hawaiian-Style Stick Ki'i

2007-05-26T17:51:00.000-07:00

Hey All,

I made a Hawiian Ki'i stick carving last night and today. This style of carving was used as an easily transported Ki'i that the users were able to push into the ground or sand nearly anywhere they pleased. It was carved with mallet and hand chisels from mahogany and was finished with rejuvenating oil. He will get several more coats of oil and a custom display stand over the next few weeks.

Aumakua Ki'i Completed

2007-05-24T17:04:00.000-07:00

Hey All,

Today I finished working on the Aumakua Ki'i. I spent a little time cleaning up some of the chisel cuts and his base last night and have since given him two more coats of oil.

Aumakua-style Ki'i

2007-05-20T19:14:00.000-07:00

Hey All,

Here are few pics of an Aumakua Ki'i I carved today. He was carved out of black walnut with mallet and hand chisels. He is finished with Watco rejuventating oil. Hopefully I will be able to put the finishing touches on him in the next few days.

Completed Hawaiian-style Ku Pendant

2007-05-16T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

Here are some final pictures of a Ku pendant I carved from a piece of Royal Palm (I think). This is its natural color with a little rejuvenating oil rubbed on to seal him up. He's a neat little guy. I carved a little depression in his back so that he can be rubbed similar to a "worry stone."

A New Figure Carving in Progress

2007-05-16T18:04:00.000-07:00

Hey All,

Here are a few progress pics of a figure carving I am currently working on. I started him many months ago and likely have several months of work left to do on him. I will post progress pics after each carving session.

Some of My Recent Work

2007-05-16T15:36:00.000-07:00