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TM Tiki Motu Member Sydney, Australia , South Pacific Joined: Jun 09, 2002 Posts: 18	TM Tiki Motu Posted posted on Sun, Jun 9, 2002 10:58 AM G'day,Aloha & Talofa Lava! Thank goodness for the Internet! Here in Sydney it's a bit of a Tiki Desert! I remember as little kid on family holidays to Surfers Paradise in the Sixties & visiting a place called "Tiki Village". I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen - giant Tikis lurking amid lush tropical foliage,a large freeform pool,BBQ's & Tiki torches! As years passed it was just like a kind of hazy dream - & hardly anyone I know remembers the Tiki 'fad' unless you point out "Gilligans Island" etc. Then I discovered Sven Kirsten's "The Book of Tiki" in a Sydney bookshop last year! I've wished for someone to put together such a gem for years. Then I found a book "Tiki Drinks"-illustrated by an artist I'd never heard of - Shag.Then just last month I saw my first Shag exhibition "Hedonist Confidential" at the Sydney Opera House, & later I was able to meet Shag himself at a book-signing! Being an artist,I've even carved a couple of Tikis as there's no 'Oceanic Arts' in this corner of the South Pacific. Eventually I'll set up my Website where they'll be on view. I'm also looking out for 'Tiki fonts' that's how I saw your posting.

G'day,Aloha & Talofa Lava!
Thank goodness for the Internet!
Here in Sydney it's a bit of a Tiki Desert!
I remember as little kid on family holidays to Surfers Paradise in the Sixties & visiting a place called "Tiki Village". I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen - giant Tikis lurking amid lush tropical foliage,a large freeform pool,BBQ's & Tiki torches! As years passed it was just like a kind of hazy dream - & hardly anyone I know remembers the Tiki 'fad' unless you point out "Gilligans Island" etc. Then I discovered Sven Kirsten's "The Book of Tiki"
in a Sydney bookshop last year! I've wished for someone to put together such a gem for years. Then I found a book "Tiki Drinks"-illustrated by an artist I'd never heard of - Shag.Then just last month I saw my first Shag exhibition "Hedonist Confidential" at the Sydney Opera House, & later I was able to meet Shag himself at a book-signing!
Being an artist,I've even carved a couple of Tikis as there's no 'Oceanic Arts' in this corner of the South Pacific.
Eventually I'll set up my Website where they'll be on view.
I'm also looking out for 'Tiki fonts' that's how I saw your posting.

Post #2089 by Tiki Motu on Sun, Jun 9, 2002 10:58 AM