Post #351016 by little lost tiki on Sun, Dec 23, 2007 6:26 PM

Meheadhunter-Thank you Sir! Hearing from the fellow brotherhood of Artists always recharges the battery and fills the inspiration tanks!Hope i can do the same for you.And we're sorry you couldn't make the show,it was a blast and an incredible piece of SoCal History...Closing receptions on the 5th of January,last chance!
Brad!
Thanks! I actually put that piece up in the 3 kings show,but it has such a shimmering silence that it just recessed into the wall of the gallery (despite it's size...)
Very strange...I'm glad you picked up on the vibe!
Been talking to the owner of the gallery about a possible group show with some biggies...
and your name was first on the list!
Maybe we can force you over here again!

Well,haven't had much time for Tiki with the
post-3 kings show and work/holidays,buuuuuuuut...
i do have a lil somethin for ya...
I've been in the :lol: bad habit :lol: of hand-making cards
for friends and family for the past few years
and here's the batch of tiki ones i thought you'd enjoy checking out!
sorry I've been such a slacker with posting lately....
Big and beautiful things will be born aplenty in 08
i promise you that!
First Batch....

Second Batch...

what i do is get a BIG piece of Arches Cold-press and go crazy crackhead on it with ink!
then i began to cut out abstracted "Tiki" ala WITCO/Modern abstraction...After that i began to apply layers of pen,sometimes brushing it against the edges to get a burnt look.of delineating a nose and an eye,letting the shape dictate the design a bit...Well, anyways,
it was a fun little project and you all got to check out 45 Newly Born Tikis! And it gave me a bit of a mental break...seeing these weren't for anyone special but friends and family, :lol: I thought i could just be damned with the rules and play and learn...and it seemed to work..
a couple really ugly ones,but a few bright shiners too!

as you can see i used reg pens,brush pens,marker,brushes,you name it!

the flowey background added a nice ground to these...

some i even added wood textures!

i LUVS the little pseudo PNG guy in the upper right! Who's getting him? i Dunno!

What's up with this cat's legs?

Cheggout the Frankenstein lookin one on the right!

Here's a fun group!

little sad boy bottom left....


Thanks fer visiting and
have a Merry Christmas!