Post #239474 by Tiki-Kate on Sat, Jun 24, 2006 4:30 PM

I didn't want to start a new thread in Collecting about OA, so I thought this one came closest to what I was looking for.

I think it deserves a resurrection.

I just returned home from my monthly trip to Oceanic Arts. I'm all excited about the piece I bought and wanted to post pictures.

I've mentioned it before, but I was at Oceanic Arts last December and just got a weird vibe. Maybe it's just me, but I kind of got the sense that I needed to start making these purchases sooner rather than later.

There are shelves and shelves of carvings that I'd been longing to own for ages. So my one and only New Year's Resolution for 2006 was to buy one piece at OA every month. I've been able to stick to it (even if it meant making up an excuse to take a very long lunch in order to drive from Ontario to Whittier and back on the 30th.)

Here's what I picked up today.

Leroy signed it.

This was my May 30th purchase.

Here are a couple of Hawaiian pieces.

New Caledonia

New Guinea with a little Easter Island thrown in

These were acquired by OA from Damon's. They had been sitting there in the shop for three weeks which truly amazes me.

I haven't really stuck to the original idea of just buying one a month. Sometimes I get a little carried away.

I know a lot of folks from California already have many of these items in their homes, but I think they're worth sharing in one thread.

I love every trip I take to OA. Bob always gives me a pile of swizzle sticks when he rings me up, and Leroy's stories are priceless.