Post #282108 by Hau 'oli Tiki on Wed, Jan 31, 2007 9:35 AM

Oh yeah. This is certainly for the neighbors who we all know and love...the Peepers. What I have now is this fuggly thing...

It's about 7 years old...BTC (before TC). It's obviously Mesoamerican, Olmec. My gardener wants it. I kinda forgot he was hanging way up there on the outer wall of the back yard.
Remember the huge tiki at last year's Oasis in the lobby? He was black resin w/ glowing red eyes? It was Cobain's, of Tiki Land (ShakaTiki's got one at House of Tiki, too). He said I may be able to get one with a flat back for hanging, but the web site he gave me didn't show them. It's supposed to be 6 feet high and 3-4 feet wide. Since it's resin, it's a wee bit lighter. I don't know how I could get one carved that big...do trees grow that big around? And if so, which kid do I sell to afford that?
So either resin or some sort of mill process that joins a series of 6x6's into a big enough "post"? Or half a solatube with a plastacrete front molded into a tiki. Or built up into a face. Hmmm.... I think I printed out the instructions and ingredients for that once from a post by Aaron's Akua...
I really love all of the carvings you all have PMd me with or directed me too...but I agree with BIGGER is better in this case. Ideas?