Post #237734 by little lost tiki on Tue, Jun 13, 2006 11:50 PM

Hello Tiki Central ohana!
My name is Ken and I've been painting and drawing tikis since about 1990,first for some surf labels I used to work for,now for my own dern self! I saw Disney's tiki room when I was very young,and then later mixed that with comic books and being drawn to Oceanic arts,both from a cultural perspective and a fine art angle.It still amazes me how many primitive cultures (from the Marquesan's to early Minoan-Cyclades to Inuit-potlatch to....) really have a superb tradition of abstraction. Look at the Maori's blend of decorative and symbolic pictoral elements and you wonder if all this smog and city has robbed us of our true genius potential.Sorry! I'm just an enthusiastic new member who'd like to chat and meet with other members to share art and stories and spread the tiki love.I'm currently finishing up a tiki series I've been working on.I'll post something soon to share.Do you post artwork here or in the making tiki-other crafts area?I'm a newbie so etiquette is very important on making a lasting impression! Anyways...Glad to join the family! If you'd like to see some of my paintings,go visit http://www.kenruzic.com and tell me what you think! Mahalo!

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2006-06-14 00:10 ]