Great Tiki Carvings for sale on Ebay - Collecting Tiki

7 7TiKiS Member Tarpon Springs Joined: Jan 15, 2003 Posts: 39	7 7TiKiS Posted posted on Thu, Feb 6, 2003 6:01 AM On 2003-02-05 17:08, bigbrotiki wrote: Is this Charlie identical with Palm Tree Charlie? Because if he is, his website shows he can do better: http://www.palmtreecharlie.com/tiki.htm Definitely two different Charlies... Also some pretty significant differences in style & technique between the two carvers. Knights has finished / smooth edges, while PT Charlies are left in roughed out condition, which I suppose adds to the antiquity effect. Knight also has some pretty significant works done in Cypress that are not shown on his eBay auctions that more accurately demonstrate his ability as a carver / artist. Somehow though, I suspect much of the influence on the styles we see today are more as a result of economics than artistic in nature. Carvers have to eat too, so - maybe they carve what sells best with the least amount of effort (time) required. 7

On 2003-02-05 17:08, bigbrotiki wrote:

Is this Charlie identical with Palm Tree Charlie? Because if he is, his website shows he can do better: http://www.palmtreecharlie.com/tiki.htm

Definitely two different Charlies...
Also some pretty significant differences in style & technique between the two carvers. Knights has finished / smooth edges, while PT Charlies are left in roughed out condition, which I suppose adds to the antiquity effect.

Knight also has some pretty significant works done in Cypress that are not shown on his eBay auctions that more accurately demonstrate his ability as a carver / artist.

Somehow though, I suspect much of the influence on the styles we see today are more as a result of economics than artistic in nature. Carvers have to eat too, so - maybe they carve what sells best with the least amount of effort (time) required.

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Post #22130 by 7TiKiS on Thu, Feb 6, 2003 6:01 AM