Post #197934 by Benzart on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 6:08 AM

For all us carvers out there who are not carving "Traditional" tikis, I wouldn't worry or get in an uproar about weather or not my carving is tiki or not.
This is Tiki Central and people post All kinds of stuff that is not really tiki and it has always been accepted and that won't change now. I have carved many pieces that were not "Traditional tiki" and posted them here As tiki, and I'm sure I am not the only one. There has been an Accepted '"Tiki" style that does not resemble the traditional tiki very much, but is Still tiki in the spirit and use. To call this one tiki and that one not is really geting picky picky.
I love the traditional tiki as much or more than the next guy and love carving that style,,Sometimes. NO one is trying to pull the wool over anyones eyes by showing us non tiki stuff. If you want to get picky about it, probably the larger percent of anything posted on TC is Not Tiki, but is accepted because it is done in the tiki spirit . How many times does someone post a picture of a carving they bought(even from Hawaii) just to find out it is not really tiki, but some mass produced thing just being passed off as tiki. Look in all out tiki bars and you find lots of Non tiki stuff.
If all our artists who produce "Non Traditional" tiki pieces were discouraged form posting, this would be a pretty sad place.
I personally think this thread is uncalled for in the manner which it was written. I feel like all of a sudden, a lot of my art does not belong here.
I will not let it stop me from carving and posting here but the seed has been planted and I am unhappy about it.
I know no ones intention was to put down or belittle anyones art, but I feel many of our artists and posters here will be verynegatively affected by this thread. Will it promote "Real" tiki.
Sorry for my rants.
I will not discuss it any further. I will just watch, listen, and learn.