Post #283493 by Cammo on Tue, Feb 6, 2007 7:13 AM

To the central question - I have no idea why some people don't get it. It's been driving me crazy, too, for a long time; I've explained it over and over to some people, showing them in the simplest possible terms what the heck Tiki is about - I mean, it's not brain surgery -

• South Seas type stuff
• Was a very popular style
• It's fun
• It covers all areas of entertainment from food & drink to movies, music, art, achitecture and clothing
• It was and is very influential

But they just don't get it.

It's like explaining a joke to someone who doesn't laugh; it doesn't make it any funnier. Try it.

I think you need a good eye for this stuff - most Tiki folks are good artists or could be, and they just see things differently. They see the object and the work that was put into it, they notice details and color. I'd like to see the TC submissions Holden is getting for his mug contest, cause they're all gonna be great... but try getting that co-worker who doesn't 'get' Tiki to design anything; a chair, a coffee cup, anything. Fergit it!