Post #217955 by GMAN on Tue, Feb 28, 2006 12:18 PM

Art, JP, Kaha, and Benz,

Thanks for the kind words. I carved and posted this guy a few months ago. I have continued to carve and sell my Gman tikis like him, I have just opted not to post them since that whole heated debate - my choice.

Anyhow, as Benz says, these are the bread and butter pieces for me. Carving for $$ is very different than carving for enjoyment. Don't get me wrong, I love to carve - anything - but most folks who buy this stuff do not know what traditional tikis are, and frankly aren't interested in paying big bucks for a log carving. There are certain groups of folks who know what they want and are willing to pay for it - like those of us here on TC. However, the general non-tiki public mostly want a neat and relatively inexpensive statue for their yard, bar, or pool area. This is just my experience, so please don't thrash me for it. I will continue to carve pieces for this segment of the pubic as it is an important income source for me. While doing this I will continue to carve and post my more involved tikis here on TC.

Thank you for all your support. I truly enjoy sharing my work with you guys and seeing and being able to support your work.

-Gman