Post #207564 by JohnnyP on Sat, Jan 14, 2006 12:59 PM

Hi all, No update on the big guy yet. We're visiting the in-laws this weekend and I thought I'd share a picture of a Vanuatu drum I carved for my mother-in-lay law summer. It is about 6'4" tall and would not fit in the vehicle. So I tied it to the top and made the 4 hour freeway drive. We got a lot of strange looks and a lot of pointing and laughing. It was a fun ride. Like I've said, tiki is unknown up here. Also, shown is a small Boskoesque tiki I made for her. It is amazing how loud these drums can be, when the kids are banging on it, it is deafening.

Sorry for the quality of the photo, Benzart should start a post on how to take better digital photographs for posting here.

Palama Tiki. Thank you for the complements. I've learned a tremendous amount from this site and it's talent.

teaKEY. Wow I don't know what to say. Our back yard is different that most up here. I think there is stronger talent than me in Michigan I'm still learning and stumbling as I go! I did not know you were so close either, I assumed since you were doing tiki art you must have been out of state. Let's start a tiki revolution in Michigan like the tiki craze that has taken hold in Wisconsin!

Thanks again- have a nice day!
JP

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