Hey everybody!
Sorry I've been out of it latley... I was prepping for the Forbidden Island Parking Lot Sale, and had my nose to the tiki grindstone for the past few weeks.
The event was pretty awesome, too! Met some great NoCal Ohana, and even met Changolio in person! Way cool!
So here's what I've been slaving away creating lately:
Tiki Buttons
Tiki On A Stick
Sort if like deluxe tiki drink garnish holders... skewer a cherry on one, and adorn your favorite libation! Ku is 4" high, Lono is.5" high.
Tiki Bar Protector Gods
The idea for these and the Tiki On A Stick came from a little vintage bar decoration that I have. He's a pipe cleaner figure wearing a top hat and holding a cane and a martini glass, looking completely soused. I thought a tiki version of this concept would be cool.
Tiki Votive Candle Holder
Then I got into doing linoleum-block prints. The image is a print on textured paper, wrapped around the glass candle holder.
Aloha Greeting Card
More with the linoleum-block prints! The card is 4"x6" on a textured, fibrous paper.
Mahalo Greeting Card
You can see how I can go nutty with an idea... This card is 4"x6" on a textured, fibrous paper.
Mele Kalikimaka Card
I also created a Tiki Christmas Card. I had them printed by a great company I found on line. I was selling them individually, and in sets of 10.
Mini Tiki Masks
I found these shaped plaques and converted them into New Guinea tiki masks. I attached little wooden circles for the eyes. They're about 5" in diameter.
Tiki Topped Boxes
I found some little resin bamboo patterned boxes and I thought I could tikify them, so I sculpted (out if Sculpy) little tikis and attached then to the tops. Originally, I wanted to make a mold, so all the tikis would be the same, but I didn't have time, so each one is individually sculpted.
Tiki Tapa Boxes
And more linoleum-block prints! This time, I had some little wooden boxes that I painted with tapa cloth designs. The tops of the boxes have a little window, so I did a lino-cut to fit inside. So the piece is like a little print, framed in a box... two pieces of art in one!
Tiki Lamps
I recently acquired some awesome vintage tiki shirts, but the all needed a little taloring before I could wear them. I took the left over material and made tiki lamps!
These took the longest to make, as I had to figure out the logistics of access to changing the bulb, and wiring that wouldn't burn down the house.
I also have FINALLY receive the first giclee prints of my work. The first four prints are:
The Tiki That Carved Itself
March Of The Tiki Gods
Hawaiian War Chant
Full Throttle Tiki
Signed and numbered edition on 25.
Each is 11" x 14", printed on acid-free Somerset Velvet Watercolor Paper with archival inks. They are all sized to fit into an 11" x 14" frame without matting (There is a border around the edge that acts as a mat), or the can be matted for a larger frame. Prints come in a protective plastic sleeve.
That's it for now... working on more stuff, which I will post soon.
Thanks fer lookin'!
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[ Edited by: tobunga 2008-09-20 13:40 ]
