Post #528509 by TikiDaye on Thu, May 6, 2010 8:52 PM

Kinny! Thanks for the Over Ripe Shrunken Head.... the whole Tribe loves it!

He arrived awhile ago but I had to work on a suitable frame worthy of such a fine piece of Ruzic creativity!

Without further ado, a frame I customized to give an old world, rustic, fresh from the jungle feel... I also backed Over Ripe with some black velvet to make the colors pop even more. I am so excited with how this all came together!

These pics are taken with my blackberry and just don;t do this wild piece justice... but the digital camera battery is messed up.... so enjoy!

Here is Emma, one of our 6 year old twin girls, peeking out from behind good ol' Over Ripe:

Here is a shot of the framed Over Ripe:

A close-up of the black velvet backing and the frame I customized for ol' Over Ripe:

A pic of me proudly holding my own original Ruzic! (my 11 year old daughter took the pic.... sorry it's a little fuzzy)

And last, but not least, a little extra sketch with splash of color Kinny sent along for the Tribe (my six kids LOVE Kinny's artwork... who doesn't?)
Kinny was super cool to send some birdmen, 'The Consolation', as the Tribe loves them... he even inscribed a cool note on the back of both Over Ripe and The Consolation to the whole Tribe... the wife and kiddos loved 'em!

Most everyone here already knows how great Mr. Ken Ruzic is... and I'm a blessed man to have been able to swap with him!!! Now to get these up on the wall... right now Over Ripe is above our fireplace in the family room but the wifey mentioned she thought he would "provide me more inspiration" in my office. Apparently Shrunken Heads don't go with her decor :) She loves the painting though!

Thanks again, Kinny!

Peace,
Jason <