WOWZ! Sorry for neglecting this thread for so long..
Been too busy making em and not enough time documenting the steps involved and such..
Again,i apologize....
Here are a bunch of the finished paintings
that didn't get step-by-steps in this thread
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35616&forum=21&start=225&242
Mojave Oasis Goin Primitive was Such a THRILL to attend AND to vend at!
Especially this round
because i discovered a Vendor's Dream!
Camouflage Netting!
But more on that later....
It was so great seeing so many friends i rarely get to see
and meeting new ones and sharing laughs and chit-chats!
Thank you to the multitude that visited the Little Lost Tiki Hut of Magical Merriment
and a great big hug to those of you who adopted art and helped to clear a big spot on the studio walls that i can fill up with new artwork!
Mojave Oasis is the event to attend! Where else can you
read HP Lovecraft's "the Colour Out of Space"
sippin a rum drink
sittin in the shade
and having folks come over
and be able to offer them a drink or a glass of ice water out of your swanky trailer
have some often intriguing conversation
give you money for stuff you do anyways
and they hug you
and leave
and some other folks pop by
for 6 hours
and then you slowly pack up and tear down
and you're ready for grub at the Wreck bar and a night of frolicking frivolities!
Mojave Oasis
mellow by day
ragin by dark!
the place is truly magical
and i think that Amy's original philosophy...
to be able to host a party with 100 friends
establishes the vibe
and fills the park with a THICK air of Ohana...
perfection!
thank you Amy and Ray
and Rory for hosting one heckuva party!
Before i share some vending tips
i SHOULD answer all your replies....
On 2011-09-12 04:54, tigertail777 wrote:
I love how your color palette perfectly fits the mood and tone of each piece. I really dig the browns and burnt umber in this volcano one. :) Beats me how can do these so quickly and so well executed.
MAhalo tigertail!
it comes from years of just looking at other artists
and designers
and cartoons
and old paperbacks
etc...
noticing the good ones/locking them in the cerebral reference files
and spitting em out later...loves me that burnt umber!
On 2011-09-12 07:25, davidleslie wrote:
Kinny, it is true....you are magic.
Thanks David!
i believe that all artists have an inner world that they populate with
random scenes
vegetation
buildings
characters
animals
atmosphere
kind of like a chain of islands
each with a different theme...
a lot of these appear in dreams
(for example...classic Roman columns supporting the clouds,
and chains extending from these clouds to the ground..
a powerful recurring dreamscape that was utilized in a series of work...)
That's where the magic is
and all artists have a little world in there.
so you see, we simply just try our best to record and share that world with folks!
On 2011-09-16 20:35, mp wrote:
Excellent work here! Its like Little Tiki Birthday & Christmas presents to gaze
at every few days! We are indebted to you Kin!
Empee!
Love you Man! Thanks for artjammin with Toe and I a few weeks back!
Always a treat to talk to art-brothers and realize we ALL share the same
joys and challenges that this calling has gifted us with!
i am indebted to YOU,Sir!
and to all the artists and friends
who knowingly or unknowingly
inspire me everyday...
On 2011-09-16 21:00, hiltiki wrote:
Ken I love all your recent pieces with the Bamboo Ben frames. Keep them coming cause they are fun. I loved the Mystery Bowl piece.
Gracias beautiful! I still have a few BooBen frames just waiting for tackling! and they're bigger too,so i can cram more in there! Mystery Bowl is my favorite out of the bunch as well... i hope to be able to reach that level of everything falling into place on these next big ones! Hug!
On 2011-09-16 21:19, danlovestikis wrote:
You are the Picasso of tiki, Wendy
Such a compliment! Thanks Love!
I could never reach the accomplishments of Picasso
his passion and mind was constantly afire!
whereas i have a 4 day a week job
that cuts the continual flow of inspiration he felt and relayed to us all
i always strive to become a Master
but still have a good 30-40 years to go
so we'll see...
HUGs to you,Wendy
You always inspire me
not only with your talent,creativity,and drive
but the main ingredient..you sweet and loving nature!
Alrighty!
this isn't as much a step-by-step
than it is a VENDING TIPS post...
i had such a great experience at Mojave Oasis
and finally discovered VENDING ZEN!
and i owe it all to camouflage netting!
the problem with vending is that you usually only have a 10x10 foot amount of space
everything SHOULD fit into that area..
For years i used a table and 2 pegboards and an easy up
I'd use my empty containers to put drawings of folders on
and it was ghetto fabulous...
this was fine for years,low key
but heavy and clunky and i had to keep a lot of the bigger pieces at hoe
or lean them against something...
then came Tiki Highway
and mp "lent me some of his netting
from the side of his booth
and the Horne always kindly offers up his sturdy outside wall
whenever we're vending side by side
'cause he's a friendly giant!
Well...the seed had been planted
and Mojave oasis was the place to give this netting idea a whirl..
and it worked!
it let the wind in
kept the heat out
and gave me inside and outside booth walls to display my work
(got a bunch of "S" hooks that were originally used on the pegboard
and worked perfectly hanging the pieces!
the trick is to clamp or wire the netting along the top and sides
so it's semi-taunt...
Well, enough of this babbling
lemme show ya!
(special shout out to ravenne-official photographer of the starz!)
here's the booth from the outside
(i brought 2 easels for the BIGGER pieces)
there's grass surrounding the trailer
so it was nice and cool to just sit on during the slow times..
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah....
the netting was arranged over one side and then a lil around the corner
which gave the inside an intimate gallery vibe.....kinda
i LOVE being able to have SO much "wall" space!
Here's the inside,you can see that ugly pegboard
think i'm gonna toss that very soon
as i can fir those smaller pieces on the wall
or on the table..
having a trailer right there was GREAT!
Barkeep! Drink Please!
here's my humble table with 3-d work and smaller pieces and folders of drawings
PIGGY! and my biznazz card box!
Anyways,i hope this may have given you some tips and insights into the vending experience... a lot of it is Tetris-style packing and sweating during set-up
but well worth it!
Thanks for visiting!!!!
More painting stuff SOON!
:)
