Post #399903 by KreepyTiki on Fri, Aug 8, 2008 11:15 AM

Majorly koolamundo event!!!

:tiki: Welcome to Paradise! :tiki:

(I suppose some folks MAY see Forest Lawn as a transition to Paradise, but NOT quite in the way the Tiki Ohana do! :wink:)

Here's some pics for those who couldn't make it, although the show itself DOES run through Jan. 4th, 2009, so you have NO excuse to miss THAT! :) And please keep in mind that by NO means did I photograph everything in the show. This is merely a good representative sampling.

First up, the amazing Oceanic craftsmanship of the great Leroy Schmaltz...

...and here's the man himself with a spectacular example of his work. Sorry -- he told me it's already taken & the guy's just waiting to pick it up when the show closes! (I HATE him, whoever he is!)

And here's Leroy again, this time with Bob Van Oosting, his longtime business partner (and co-owner/founder of the legendary Oceanic Arts in Whittier), posing with co-sponsor of the show, Doug Nason, collector and gallery-owner extraordinaire.

A wonderful Wayne Coombs tiki.

Collaborations and individual work by Dave "Squid" Cohen with Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily.

A nice piece by Gecko.

From the Disney film 'Lilo and Stitch'.

Everyone knows ya can't have tiki without some tropical black velvet!

And ya can't have tropical black velvet...

...without a piece by the man who INVENTED it: the Master himself, Edgar Leeteg!

And what would a tiki exhibition be without MUGS???...

LOTS of mugs!

(Naomi and Sven were joking that there should have been printed score-cards for the attendees with little boxes to tic re. which mugs folks had in their home collections! Hey -- I know I found myself saying "Got that... Got that... Have that one on lay-away... Don't have that one...YET. And I'll NEVER be able to afford THAT one! :lol:)

And when it comes to the craziest of tikis, who can beat that insanely skilled and wildly imaginative carver Crazy Al?

Want a closer look?...

Dig all that lovely detail!

And what's the only thing crazier than one of Al's wiki-wacky creations?...

Why, the dude HIMSELF, of course! (Seen here with Yours Truly, wearing one of Al's pendants for last year's Oasis!) And why can't I ever find a great tapa-shirt like THAT, huh?!

Then on to a selection of authentic Oceanic artifacts...

Such as these spectacular examples from the amazing collection of Mr. Nason himself.

And LOTS more authentic pieces from too many cultures and islands to mention...

Gorgeous stuff, eh?

And, last-but-certainly-not-least, we have the painting which became the poster for the exhibition...

'In Search Of Tiki', by none other than...

...the always snazzy, ultra-hip, unassumingly friendly, and disgustingly talented SHAG! (Here seen with ol' Castaway Clemens himself, alias KreepyTiki.)

Well, that's all for now, folks! But I'll leave you with a peek at my JoSH AGle signed exhibition program!...

(Get 'em while they last!)

And all of THAT at Forest Lawn, no less! Who'd-a-thunk it? The mind boggles!

Cheers! :drink: :drink: :drink: :tiki:

[ Edited by: KreepyTiki 2008-08-08 12:47 ]