Post #602171 by Gene S Morgan on Fri, Aug 12, 2011 5:52 PM

Thanks so much for all of your kind remarks and encouragement. Mike and Wendy, I agree with your opinions about needing backgrounds. The reason mine are so plain is that most of my stuff at this time is used for my CafePress t-shirt shop. It is not very "in" to have square or framed t-shirt designs in the this modern world. That is why mine kind of float in air. I have started making some framed art designs lately and have several on my site. I will upload them to this site. I must warn all that they are not very tiki like.

I really appreciate your comments G. I feel much the same way about art, but at the same time I want to at least try to create something authentic. I hope I can find a happy medium. Thanks for the encouragement.

Sven, please do not visit my t-shirt site. I have been breaking your main rule for a long time now. As you said "Don't call it tiki if it's not" I have been committing that sin for quite some time. But, I do want to improve things and do a better job. Your comments are always so helpful to me. I understand your explanation of noses. I spent years trying to learn how to create faces and make them real. Now I have to try to make them unreal. Your comments comparing tiki art to cubism were really cool. I never thought of it that way before. Thanks for your help.