Post #428132 by Tiki Shark Art on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 1:37 PM

Aloha Tiki Tribe~

TD~ Sorry I've been reoccupied with a serious illness in my ohana. I don't want to burden you with the details, but it's all about the circle of life and how it ends. Anyways, I'm still here and still finding sometime for tiki.
Robb~ Thanks, yep, very time intensive. If I knew how to work faster, I'd sure do it!
Sneakytiki~ Hey thanks, I love weird old trees that look like a dinosaur should be munching on them.

Still painting. But the big news is in "TEXTILE ART". Beach towels, actually.

I FINALLY received the last production sample for the line of jacquard beach towels my small company is producing this coming season. It's taken about 4 years to get them all the way through the twisting, turning, bumpy road to the marketplace. But this year, they will finally see the beach's (under people's butts!). The question now is just where they will be available for sale.

Here's the four designs.

And here's the "Blue Tiki" beach towel!

Been a long road, and here's the stretch left to go:

They're going to be distributed this spring/summer on the East Coast through a chain of beach stores in Florida called "Marco Destin".

They're being represented on the West Coast in the LA Gift Mart in "Showroom 504". Retail stores on the West Coast will order them from there. I hope. (fingers crossed!)

I'll keep you posted on details, and after I know, I'll post exactly where and when they should hit stores over in the Marketplace forum.

Tiki Shark

http://www.tikishark.com
http://www.myspace.com/Lotus_Land

P.S.

Oh yeah, here's a shot of the work inn progress. I'm seeking to finish it this week end, so it's in time for submission to SPECTRUM 16.

Aloha~

[ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2009-01-10 13:48 ]