Tapa Design by nickspicsnz

Tapa Design

Eleanor brought her art project home from school so she could work on it this evening. The students in her art class have been producing tapa designs and printing them on paper. Then they've copied their designs onto wood and are carving them out. Traditionally tapa is a decorated cloth originating in the Pacific islands.
Looks brilliant - those tools look dangerous!
August 6th, 2015  
Intricate design - it would be great to see the final product
August 6th, 2015  
This looks like fascinating artwork. I hope you post a finished photo.
August 6th, 2015  
Very interesting! I would love to see the finished project too!! :)
August 6th, 2015  
Looks so interesting!
August 6th, 2015  
I love your composition. Hope you can post the resulting woodcut
August 6th, 2015  
Great candid shot, and an impressive set of cutting tools!
August 6th, 2015  
As one who's carved "rubber stamps" for years, I'm duly impressed with everyone who carves wood! I love repeatable art! I have photographed the beautiful tapas when I've been in Hawaii and have used them as a textural background in a layered photo when it works! (Could be another reason I run out of time!) Thanks for the follow! I'll do the same and now at least we understand each other!
August 6th, 2015  
excellent detail and composition nick
August 7th, 2015  
This will make a fabulous print - she is very creative.
August 7th, 2015  
Nice pov
August 7th, 2015  
Boy, I can remember doing that at school.. and that was a loooong time ago. Good to see they're still teaching hands-on art stuff like this in schools... Oh, and nice shot too :)
August 7th, 2015  
@alinz @barb_b @deborah63 @janewinfrey @nitrogene @northernlad @dide @imaginings @alextheseal Thanks very much and I'll post the finished product although it's so detailed it could take her some time, lol!
@rob24 @phil_howcroft Thanks very much for your comments and the feedback about the composition. I did think about it and move things around a bit so I'm glad it's OK.
@Weezilou Thanks for the follow and for your comment Louise - much appreciated. I read they do tapas in Hawaii too. I can see how they would make good backgrounds.
August 8th, 2015  
Love the pov, crop, light and shadow in this, fav. The design looks gorgeous.
August 8th, 2015  
beautifully photographed nick
August 9th, 2015  
Well done and thanks for sharing. Love to see the end product.
September 28th, 2015  
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