Post #347827 by little lost tiki on Tue, Dec 4, 2007 9:22 PM

Hellooooooo kiddies!
Had a little Art spurt and decided to share them tonight!
Sam-Happy that you like the woodburning!It does seem very primitive with the look and the feel of natural wood! It feels like drawing in slow motion,and there is a little bit of resistance,especially if you hit a knot or somethin'! Thank you also for the props on the sketchbook entry...Reading a lotta books on Oceanic subjects,i'm always fascinated by the etchings of the crew artist,of the natives,their villages,dances,tools,and chiefs...just love the intricacy! The idea of a big portrait of a tangata manu birdman chief is still on my list of things to do....you happen to have a spare TIME-EXPANDER? :lol:
Matt-Mahalos!I love trying new things and this one "took"! :)
Babs-stoked you're stoked about the woodburning as well! The Cannibal Cave would make a great tabletop for a midget....i need to go garage sale-ing very soon.If I find one,i'll let you name the subject matter!
Ben-Dude! you got your own MUG! that is too RAD! You're a constant inspiration! Thanks for the advice on how to hang that Lazy Susan!You are the Jedi Master!
Sophista-tiki-Dawn! Thanks Gurl! Have you tried woodburning? You would probably be an ace at it!
Chongo-my bruthah! Don't think i could hook up a motor to that contraption BUT with ben's sage advice,i think it could at least be spun gently on the wall!
BigToe-Dude! get back to work! we got a show in about a week and a half!
Jonsesy!
shhhhhhhhhhh! Jail and I don't get along...:lol:
Tikisgrl-thanks for the advice on the LS! Glad you like it! The woodburning kit came with these crazy designs of quails,an American eagle and flag,a deer,none of the cool stuff like tikis,wizards,and rattlesnakes! I just used a water-soluble pencil,sketched it on,woodburned it,wiped it off and BAM! finished product... we'll miss ya on the 15th!
Frederick Ballz! Thank YOU bruthah man!Always an honor to have you visit this thread.Glad the Cannibal Cave buzzed you out!
Alrightio!
Time for some new work...Been pumpin em out for the 3 kings show....the end is finally in sight!Phew!
Haven't even given these titles yet....fresh out da oven!

the Sides...

Next piece is a long vertical i woodburned last Friday,then ink-tinted last Saturday...

Top

Middle

Bottom

Then i bought this wood plank with the rough bark edges for the next woodburning project...dunno what the pine bark has to do with tiki,except maybe for the kitsch value,but it makes for a fun piece!
this one actually has a title..."Tropical Night"

Up close and personal...

Dig those grains baby!

Also started on a Maori Face....

There's a knot at the top that i'm gonna have to deal with...
but for now,let the pine scent and burning wood take me away!
here's a close-up....you can see the water-soluble pencil marks....

Also did some little teeny tiny 3x5's for the show!
A lot of these are characters inspired by PNG motifs on shields,masks,etc...



this guy made an appearance in "the Arrival"..

Here's a 5x5er...

The whole process for these was a streamline/factory mode...
gesso and gouache-mix around the background-let dry....
then i busted out the black sumi ink pen and drew the outline or motifs
then it was naples yellow gouache then white then hunter green,etc....
this next one makes me smile
"King cannibal's moonlight meal"

I dig how the colors turned out on it....and the expression...:lol:
and now for something completely different...
About 3 months ago,Squid happened to find this pair of mounted bull Horns
and sloughed it off on me to "create something" with it! what a friend!
so i did...here it is so far...

and here's a closeup of the face... It was so dirty and nasty...when i cleaned it with a babywipe,it smelled like an old dog! ew...

and here's one of the horns so far...i was gonna woodburn or dremel it,but dave said it would smell really bad...sooooooooo...

Well, that's it for my continuing tale of Art addiction...see ya soon!