Post #198283 by JimTandem on Tue, Nov 15, 2005 5:38 PM

A recent lively and vibrant thread brought up this topic..

...I have been creating tiki art for quite sometime now and the reason I don't post is because i don't feel people are being honest in their assesments. It seems a case of the emporer's new clothes here, where every critique is sugar coated no matter how ghastly the art. you are not doing the artist any favors by sending them off into the world thinking they are on the right track when indeed you know they are not.....

Tipsy, I think you are missing the point. When people post stuff in Creating Tiki you usually get 5 or 10 supportive responses, but most get 100's of overall views. Creating Tiki is my favorite part of TC because: 1.I really like looking at tiki stuff that other people have created and 2. I like to get ideas that I may be able to use in my place or in any future stuff I may make.

I also think that most people are not ready to quit thier day jobs and make tiki stuff to make a living. I think most people just make stuff cause they like to, and its for themselves or family and friends. A glowing or harsh critique won't really matter to them..only they know if they like it or not. Besides, a million different people see one thing a million different ways anyway.

I hope you, and others that may think that way also, reconsider and post pics of your stuff, cause I think a lot of people like me get enjoyment out of viewing others art. And don't worry whether you get some sugar coated critiques or even none at all, cause guys like me (and gals too) are out here nodding silently as we view stuff and thinking...that is very cool.