Official Introductions Thread. New Members, Post your introduction here... - General Tiki

M MakeDaMug Member behind a cluttered desk Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 1183	M MakeDaMug Posted posted on Tue, Nov 20, 2007 4:29 PM On 2007-11-16 11:34, sam 2005 wrote: Hi Everybody, My name is Sam, I've been peeking in since September. I'm an artist in Calgary Alberta Canada. I've been interested in Tiki since i was a child, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it was a reaction to the cold frozen tundra, there wasn't much to do other than make art and watch Gilligan's Island or Hawaii 50. Other than that there was a couple of travel agancies with tiki themes on the exteriors, and one restarant with a tiki theme, but my psrrents were never into taking me there. I've onwed the book of Tiki for 4 or 5 years, and i have others on so called primative art. I've made Tiki Mugs for my friends and family at christmas time for the past 7 yeasrs or so. Resently I've been carving large Tikis out of styro foam. Currently I'm doing more research on tiki styles, historic and contemporary. This looks like the place to be! Hey Sam, Welcome to TC! I met Sam this year at the Calgary Arts & Tattoo Festival. I traded him some TF mugs for his mugs. He had some Tiki carvings on display and one in particular really caught my eye. I'm hoping he'll cast it up & make some copies 'cause I'd really like to do another trade & put it in Mugoomba.

On 2007-11-16 11:34, sam 2005 wrote:
Hi Everybody,

My name is Sam, I've been peeking in since September. I'm an artist in Calgary Alberta Canada. I've been interested in Tiki since i was a child, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it was a reaction to the cold frozen tundra, there wasn't much to do other than make art and watch Gilligan's Island or Hawaii 50. Other than that there was a couple of travel agancies with tiki themes on the exteriors, and one restarant with a tiki theme, but my psrrents were never into taking me there.

I've onwed the book of Tiki for 4 or 5 years, and i have others on so called primative art. I've made Tiki Mugs for my friends and family at christmas time for the past 7 yeasrs or so. Resently I've been carving large Tikis out of styro foam. Currently I'm doing more research on tiki styles, historic and contemporary.

This looks like the place to be!

Hey Sam,
Welcome to TC! I met Sam this year at the Calgary Arts & Tattoo Festival. I traded him some TF mugs for his mugs. He had some Tiki carvings on display and one in particular really caught my eye. I'm hoping he'll cast it up & make some copies 'cause I'd really like to do another trade & put it in Mugoomba.

Post #345234 by MakeDaMug on Tue, Nov 20, 2007 4:29 PM