Post #528101 by bigbrotiki on Wed, May 5, 2010 1:28 AM

On 2010-05-04 23:00, Babalu wrote:
Thanks Big Bro! Glad to see that you made it back home safe and clear of that volcano's vengeance. I have been searching for pacific inspired snake designs lately (there isn't much out there)...I couldn't help but notice this terrific painting(?) on your wall to the left of your home bar that you posted on another thread...is this a contemporary work? What is it's origin?

This darn Cobra design has reared it head on me this past month...I explained more on my crafts thread here -
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=24647&forum=18&start=1110&1120

Yet another prototype on this design...

Nice! I am glad that you posted, Babs, cause I saw something in a bar window in Prague and photographed it for you:

I thought this was a nice variation on the theme. I don't think you can build it into the mug design, but as a sculptor I think you'd appreciate it. :)

The animal in the storyboard painting is an eel, the illustrations are telling the myth of Hina and the Eel:

"According to a legend from Tahiti, the first coconut came from the head of an eel named Tuna. When the moon goddess Hina fell in love with the eel, her brother, Maui, killed it and told her to plant the head in the ground. However, Hina left the head beside a stream and forgot about it. When she remembered Maui's instructions and returned to search for the head, she found that it had grown into a coconut tree."

You can see the piece hanging in situ at The Tikis on page 109 of the BOT.

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-05-05 21:26 ]