homage or rip off? - General Tiki

TK Tiki King Tiki Socialite Lush tropical Santa Cruz, CA. Joined: Jun 13, 2002 Posts: 576	TK Tiki King Posted posted on Wed, Mar 12, 2003 12:56 PM So, thanks for all the input. It is hard to see things sometimes from the inside, which is why I posted the question. As I said before, Tiki Art, to be Tiki art, is probably going to resemble other Tiki art in one way or another, but, even if that work is based on a traditional design, it is hard not to be possessive about your own work. So here is the end of this story. I got an email from the carver who did the copy, and it turns out that it is in fact, a replica of mine. They said that a while back they were contacted by another person who sent a picture of my carving and asked them to make them some copies, but never paid, So they decided to sell them. I have worked out a deal with this carver, so all is well. But thanks to all who replied, as I value the view from another vantage point. Cheers! Tiki King

So, thanks for all the input. It is hard to see things sometimes from the inside, which is why I posted the question. As I said before, Tiki Art, to be Tiki art, is probably going to resemble other Tiki art in one way or another, but, even if that work is based on a traditional design, it is hard not to be possessive about your own work. So here is the end of this story. I got an email from the carver who did the copy, and it turns out that it is in fact, a replica of mine. They said that a while back they were contacted by another person who sent a picture of my carving and asked them to make them some copies, but never paid, So they decided to sell them. I have worked out a deal with this carver, so all is well. But thanks to all who replied, as I value the view from another vantage point.
Cheers!
Tiki King

Post #26305 by Tiki King on Wed, Mar 12, 2003 12:56 PM