HawaiI Shave Ice Wacky Contraption !! by THOR - Tiki Carving

T THOR's Member Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 610	T THOR's Posted posted on Sun, May 8, 2005 10:25 AM ALOHA!! sales have been boomin in Hawaii for this year on all newest paintings..but the series of Cocktail contraptions are really makin' a stir! Which is great, cus they are fun to paint! Based on feedback by my collectors who said their kids also love my work but asked, could I do something in the series "non alcholic" I produced this painting called " The Any Flavor Life Saver Ice Shaver". It's a wacky contraption built in an old red Life guard tower on Waikiki that was turned into a giant shave ice machine. Trained parrots run the thing, teeter tottering on a bamboo seasaw that cranks the gears that shake the dashboard hula dolls and turn the rotating Samoan knives..that shave the ice blocks into the upside down beach umbrella!! I really pushed the color and character to appeal to kids especially...thus this one's a little more cartoony. It will be available in a few weeks through the Diamond head galleries in Hawaii, primarily in mini-prints and the original. Thanks for the great feedback here in the past. Drop me a note!!! website for all the work is http://www.tomthordarson.com check out the "Gallery tour" Mahalo!! ~~THOR [ Edited by: THOR's on 2005-05-08 10:42 ] [ Edited by: THOR's on 2005-05-21 14:53 ]

ALOHA!! sales have been boomin in Hawaii for this year on all newest paintings..but the series of Cocktail contraptions are really makin' a stir! Which is great, cus they are fun to paint!

Based on feedback by my collectors who said their kids also love my work but asked, could I do something in the series "non alcholic" I produced this painting called " The Any Flavor Life Saver Ice Shaver".

It's a wacky contraption built in an old red Life guard tower on Waikiki that was turned into a giant shave ice machine. Trained parrots run the thing, teeter tottering on a bamboo seasaw that cranks the gears that shake the dashboard hula dolls and turn the rotating Samoan knives..that shave the ice blocks into the upside down beach umbrella!!

I really pushed the color and character to appeal to kids especially...thus this one's a little more cartoony. It will be available in a few weeks through the Diamond head galleries in Hawaii, primarily in mini-prints and the original.

Thanks for the great feedback here in the past. Drop me a note!!! website for all the work is http://www.tomthordarson.com check out the "Gallery tour" Mahalo!! ~~THOR

[ Edited by: THOR's on 2005-05-08 10:42 ]

[ Edited by: THOR's on 2005-05-21 14:53 ]

Post #157235 by THOR's on Sun, May 8, 2005 10:25 AM