Post #311514 by little lost tiki on Wed, Jun 6, 2007 11:39 PM

Aloha Ohana!
Whew! what a week so far! And it's still a few days from being over! Got a call on Tuesday from Jason at the Pinch Gallery in Costa Mesa...His artist said his prints wouldn't be ready for about 3-4 more weeks and they should move the show to the beginning of July....Faced with 3-4 weeks of empty wall space is not very profitable or attractive.To make a long story short...got the call on Tuesday,drove to the studio,self-curated and grabbed 50 pieces,drove home,typed up name/pricetags,went to sleep,woke up, went to work,got off work,picked up the stepkid,hung out til the wifey got home,repacked the truck,drove to the gallery,hung the show,and got home by 11:45! Insta-Show! I'll be posting all the details about the Opening Reception in Events this weekend,but i know it's next Sat the 16th from 7-11pm...Phew! then today,went to work,then to the dentist,and haven't had a nap all week! But i still managed to get some painting done on Monday! But first....

Hewey: kinda gells like that bitchen new bike you got! Make sure to wear your helmet!

Sneaky-YO! Thanks man! Some of the earlier pieces in this style were very tonal,but alas, for this one,I'm gonna have to POP it!!!! sorry,maybe next one......The other piece I'm REALLY stoked with...I think it's cause of all the BooBen mana embedded into it!

nicole-Mahalo for the kudos! Not that much time has went into it-probably only about 5-6 hours so far...the more you do it, the more instinct just kicks in and you can concentrate on other aspects besides the laborious coloring.....
As for the other piece-that's a Bamboo Ben piece I painted on...go back about 2 pages and cheggout the whole sordid tale....Puff paint is the bomb! Been using it on frames and paintings since 1990! Tried and true! Just make sure to lock it in with a brush-on sealant!

Paipo! I tell ya-TC is the place to be if you want pure unadulterated Inspiration! Glad you like the tropical inspired ones...If you're serious about a tat sleeve-gimme a Pm and I can kick out something for you! Consider me your humble servant! Vinyl would be cool! Big ones had to take a break,but will be back on track with them next week sometime..I'm getting itchy to delve back into it! And yes, I will certainly share the progress on those!

ravenne-Welcome to Tiki Central! Enjoy your visit! Go bug suburbanpagan...his output's been kinda slow lately!!!Have you checked out TikiShark's thread yet? There's so many great artists and carvers here that your head will spin!

Anyways,Here's my progress with the Polynesian Butterfly so far...

Well, the CD is for a gentleman named Populele..he's a ukelele player from Chi-town
and a truly talented and nice guy! this will be for his album "Polynesian Butterfly".
If you'd like to hear some of his music and some youtubes of his performances go check out his mySpace address http://www.myspace.com/populele
Check out his version of " Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction!
Pop him a message and tell him Ken sent ya!
Here's some details...I would give you a description of the progress,but I'm too tired....
so here are some closeups...



I also painted on another Bamboo Ben acquisition...
it's a 3 foot "Talking Shield"

It's pretty much finished...tho i may add some puff paint to it just for a pop!
Well, goodnight kiddies! It's been a pleasure serving you! :)

Visit http://www.kenruzic.com
and watch your eyes melt and head explode....
or your money back!

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2007-06-07 08:25 ]