Witco, Kaiser, McVay - Collecting Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Wed, Apr 12, 2006 9:33 AM On 2006-04-11 13:14, J.S.G. wrote: In the book by Hal Macintosh, Chainsaw Carving: The Art and Craft. It has a footnote that artist Mike Gildea, Manhattan Beach, California uses a chain saw for Tiki Wood Sculpture in 1960. Is he a well known Tiki Carver? Not really, only locally, in L.A. His Tikis were pretty whacky (which is not to say that's bad!): Mike Gildea apprenticed with George Luke at Trader Luke's in San Pedro. Mainly dealing in Marine salvage, Trader Luke also carved very primitive Tikis when the trend hit. From there Mike opened his own Tiki shop in Manhattan Beach, on 38th Place and Manhattan Avenue, where he was joined by Bill Johnston. He later worked with his wife Georgia out of their home in Manhattan Beach. When you get my book, you can see some of Mike's work on page 221, his Tikis supporting a yellow tiled box apartment building in Manhattan Beach.

On 2006-04-11 13:14, J.S.G. wrote:
In the book by Hal Macintosh, Chainsaw Carving: The Art and Craft. It has a footnote that artist Mike Gildea, Manhattan Beach, California uses a chain saw for Tiki Wood Sculpture in 1960. Is he a well known Tiki Carver?

Not really, only locally, in L.A. His Tikis were pretty whacky (which is not to say that's bad!):
Mike Gildea apprenticed with George Luke at Trader Luke's in San Pedro. Mainly dealing in Marine salvage, Trader Luke also carved very primitive Tikis when the trend hit. From there Mike opened his own Tiki shop in Manhattan Beach, on 38th Place and Manhattan Avenue, where he was joined by Bill Johnston. He later worked with his wife Georgia out of their home in Manhattan Beach.
When you get my book, you can see some of Mike's work on page 221, his Tikis supporting a yellow tiled box apartment building in Manhattan Beach.

Post #226329 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Apr 12, 2006 9:33 AM