Post #400563 by Cammo on Mon, Aug 11, 2008 4:43 PM

Here they are.

The first is a Tapa design that I went way out on. This is all woodblock printed, using natural white, India Ink, and deep brown stains, in a wraparound diagonal. I call it the Melville.

The brim is cool...

And finally, and I mean finally cause this is the last hat I'm making this year, this took a LOT of time!!!! And it was worth it - was going to call it the 'Seek Fish' hat,

But -

I took it over to Buzzy's this morning.

Buzzy took one look at it and said -

"It's the HAT OF TIKI!"

So that's what it is.

It's got everything. Tiki masks printed over with two layers of woodblack printed Tapa designs,

Volcanoes chugging away -

Leaping fish -

Native spearfishermen, with fish in the back of da boat -

Here comes the Tapa prints again -

Natives worshipping at the Alter of Tiki.

That Tapa print brim -

More brim -

And yes of course on top, after all the fishing, Tikis, running away from lava flows, what ya get is a NICE DRINK.

See ya at OASIS!!!!