Post #550769 by little lost tiki on Sat, Aug 28, 2010 1:04 PM

Hello Kiddles!
Finally finished those 2 pieces! YAY!
Bad news is that i was in such a fuzz
i didn't take any more progress shots..
:(

But before all that....

laojia-Thank you J!
And thank you for getting a TikiTribe going in Paris!

Mike-Mahalos buddy! You are always welcome to the Studio of Solitude!
Your redone bird pic is steps ahead of the previous one!

amybean-Glad you enjoy these humble offerings...
Really, they look about the same as on the computer
cept they're bigger
and you can actually hear them talk to you...

Babs! YOU are the one on Fire!
Congrats on your successful Oasis weekend!
More Collabs for next year!

Jason!
i got to get a Jason/Claudette fix twice in less than 8 days!
How lucky is THAT!?!?
Thank you for all the encouragement and love...
Having fellow artists as friends is the BEST!

Well...they're finally finished!

They're around 18 x 26...
and are allotted for a very special show
in around a month!

"After Hours"
cel-vinyl and acrylic on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame

it probably doesn't look too different to you
(the last 4-5 hours of a piece are just so it achieves that unworldly perfection that only us artists can see!)

but here's some detail pix!
Moai in a grotto! What a Lourdes Wannabe
(that's a BVM apparition in-joke...sorry!)

Here's some of the lamps..and the lighting..

Here's a blabbermouth pufferfish!
did a lot more detailing on him and the lighting
since last we spoke....

a nice little cocktail in a coconut bowl for two!

and here's the accompanying painting...
a suite,you might say!

"the Lively Conversation"
cel-vinyl and acrylic on wood
with a Bamboo Ben frame

Here's a chatty PNG wall-hung shield/mask..

Here's the Pineapple concoction they've been sharing..

a close-up of the vegetation..
not the subtle wood grain on the table....

and another gabby pufferfish lamp!

That's all i got for now...
expect a Tiki slowdown for the next few months
as i prepare for my 20-year Celebration Exhibition
and re-examine subject matter and style from 20 years of stumblings and bumblings
at the Caged Chameleon Gallery in Santa Ana on November 6th!
(it's right down the block from the Bowers museum 's PNG/Polynesian exhibition-so make it a two-fer day!)

i have a few tiki pieces for the exhibition
and may have 1-2 new ones
but that's it til after the show,folks!

i do hope you understand!
love ya
mean it..
:)