Post #425661 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Dec 24, 2008 10:41 AM

Inspired by Teeks' Stone Tiki gift, I decided to take account of the concrete outdoor Tikis usually offered by nurseries that I have assembled over the years. These are most of the classic, known ones. Most of them are only around 3 feet tall. The good thing about concrete Tikis is they will last forever, and are usually too heavy to be stolen.

The first watcher that greets the visitor is this strange moon-eyed Moai. Now bleached by sun and rain, he used to be stained much darker:

Further up to the walkway to the house, you are greeted by Fred, Pepe and in the background, Olu:

The dimensions of these three are off because of the perspective, Fred in the foreground being the smallest with 2 feet something, Pepe in the middle is 4 feet (I got him on Rosarito Beach in Mexico), and Olu, (who does not really fit in here because he is a wooden Tiki), is about 9 feet tall, carved by Leroy Schmaltz from a chopped pine tree in situ.

Next we find Karl:

And the classic Mark:

Then comes a bit of an exception, because this guy is made from porous Tufa stone.

I call him Dirty Mike, in honor of Mike Gildea, who I believe carved him:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=22886&forum=2

Reaching my front porch, we find Mr. Strikow (pretty bleached too):

..and one of my favorite pieces of vintage concrete Tiki art, DROOPY! (can be used as a fountain):

Another vintage fave is this crazy concrete Maori hybrid, guarding my fireplace, (but intended for the lawn):

That's all folks, I would love to see if anybody has any other concrete lawn Tiki designs not shown here.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-12-24 10:43 ]