I think it has reached a point where it bears discussion... - Tiki Carving

T teaKEY Tiki Socialite The thumb ! Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 3687	T teaKEY Posted posted on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 6:09 PM Thanks a million back BK but I see things on both sides of the fence here and I sometimes don't want to type a BOT sized log and I understand very well. I have an art class that will not see tiki as high art and I agree. I don't see tiki as "high art" but I see it as great art. Something, I'm attracted to very much. My teacher would see anything here a waste of supplies and then to hear it from another tiki guy in a way. Tradition is not the highest tiki form of tiki. I can see tradition art in a dusty book (and have read many times) but I choose TC to be surprised with imagination and creativity. The numbers don't lie. The greatest tiki art and the people doing them is not traditional, based off it yes, and thats what tiki is. Bosko isn't close and yet he is a tiki carver. Your a tiki carver if you carve with a tiki frame of mind. And he dose I see tiki that I wouldn't do and a few that turn my stomach (one guys actually) but I see the good in it all. There is always something that I say nice about each piece and I'm not sugar coating it. Just looking at the positive side. I should tell them the negatives (which creates growth and perspective)too but I like to be positive here because TC is a positive place that I come back to each day. I guess that if I was to start to give a word of advice I will start with BK. I wrote earlier that we should try our hand at traditional. BK, you will be more more open if you try a nontraditional. Maybe you have, maybe its been too long since. I can't wait to fight you back with a flying kick next to my tiki creation (in photos only) People do believe in you greatly because I probably would have not got more that three post after I wrote what you said. You presented a "problem" (tiki style) and that is where I think people have backed you. Now we need a agreeable solution. And here is mine. More helpful hints to people that could use that extra push whether or not that choose to use. And , say I do a tiki that is not "your traditional" and I know this, which I would, cause I'm not stupid and need to read more, I should say so. I will say, this is my creation called tiki although, not south seas tiki. s.s.tiki for short. PS as for keeping tiki alive, create and as for keeping traditional alive look it a book if you choose. Their there. As like Benzart I'm done [b]here[b] too. -teaKEY

Thanks a million back BK but I see things on both sides of the fence here and I sometimes don't want to type a BOT sized log and I understand very well.

I have an art class that will not see tiki as high art and I agree. I don't see tiki as "high art" but I see it as great art. Something, I'm attracted to very much. My teacher would see anything here a waste of supplies and then to hear it from another tiki guy in a way.

Tradition is not the highest tiki form of tiki. I can see tradition art in a dusty book (and have read many times) but I choose TC to be surprised with imagination and creativity. The numbers don't lie. The greatest tiki art and the people doing them is not traditional, based off it yes, and thats what tiki is. Bosko isn't close and yet he is a tiki carver. Your a tiki carver if you carve with a tiki frame of mind. And he dose

I see tiki that I wouldn't do and a few that turn my stomach (one guys actually) but I see the good in it all. There is always something that I say nice about each piece and I'm not sugar coating it. Just looking at the positive side. I should tell them the negatives (which creates growth and perspective)too but I like to be positive here because TC is a positive place that I come back to each day.
I guess that if I was to start to give a word of advice I will start with BK. I wrote earlier that we should try our hand at traditional. BK, you will be more more open if you try a nontraditional. Maybe you have, maybe its been too long since. I can't wait to fight you back with a flying kick next to my tiki creation (in photos only) People do believe in you greatly because I probably would have not got more that three post after I wrote what you said.

You presented a "problem" (tiki style) and that is where I think people have backed you. Now we need a agreeable solution. And here is mine. More helpful hints to people that could use that extra push whether or not that choose to use. And , say I do a tiki that is not "your traditional" and I know this, which I would, cause I'm not stupid and need to read more, I should say so. I will say, this is my creation called tiki although, not south seas tiki. s.s.tiki for short.

PS as for keeping tiki alive, create and as for keeping traditional alive look it a book if you choose. Their there. As like Benzart I'm done [b]here[b] too.

-teaKEY

Post #198080 by teaKEY on Mon, Nov 14, 2005 6:09 PM