Post #616294 by pjc5150 on Mon, Dec 5, 2011 8:25 AM

Thanks Benz. Looking forward to spending a little time with you (and maybe Will?) here soon. I've been wanting to make the trip, but I suddenly have a new girlfriend, I'm trying to keep things going here, blah blah blah. But I need to make some time & get over there. So much new stuff I want to ask about, I've been making a list in my little notebook. Planning on bringing a notebook this time. :wink:

So anyway, here's a 60's Western Flyer tank bike for which I traded a small Moai over the weekend. Will be a neat little bar hopper when it's done, "all blinged up with big bars" (that seems to be my style of building bikes). Seems like I've been so busy with tiki stuff that my pile of junky old bikes is getting bigger.

And I need to go deliver the Octopus to it's new owner, Aaron, later. He's a very cool guy and he's super stoked on it. I have to admit, the octopus opened my eyes a little to the possibilities of working with driftwood & doing fish-themed stuff on it. I've had more inquiries about it than any other piece I've ever done, and it wasn't really all that difficult. I'll always be a tiki guy at heart, but the truth it that the fish stuff seems to have a broader appeal, so sometimes when I need to pay bills I find myself making fish stuff. So, I'll be scouring the area for more driftwood this week, and I'm going to do a tarpon out of cedar.

But today I'm going to continue working on the kanaloa & hopefully finish the headdress and start on the face. I am seriously turning it up this week and getting after it. I should have some pics to post later.