Post #385643 by TikiTres on Mon, Jun 9, 2008 9:35 AM

This mug and Vantiki's other mugs are beautiful works of art that challenge the definitions of what "art" is. They also challenge the definition of "tiki", which appears to be a moving target anyway. This mug is most definitely not an artifact that looks like it may have been plucked from a jungle somewhere, yet it has a very distinctive jungle feel to it that makes you wonder if you don't hear a drumbeat in the background somewhere. "Tiki" is all about transporting one mentally from the hustle & bustle of daily life to some far off exotic place. In that respect I'd say this is at least a little bit tiki :)

And while I'm on my soapbox about things "tiki", why in the world do people all of a sudden think that anything made by Witco is "tiki"? I mean, I'm well aware of bigbrotiki's books (asked for one for my b-day in fact) but it's gotten to where people think a cat magazine holder is tiki just because it's made by Witco! If there's room on Tiki Central for cat magazine holders, then surely there's room for Vantiki's creations :D