Post #68397 by sosavage on Thu, Jan 8, 2004 5:47 PM

this whole mai tiki thing is really ridiculous especialy because they are all the same , unlike other florida carvers who i would say have many different styles, . It would drive me crazy producing the same thing over and over and over with no real variation . .Oh ya! if all of you snobby tiki enthusiasts who say that every one copies mai tiki ,if you look in the book of tiki on page 244 you will see a photo of leroy schmaltz with a bunch of tiki poles that are very similar to mai tiki but the pic is from the 1960's and mai tiki started around 73 who copies who ? no one copies we all just sometimes need to see others works and try there style to improve and create our own unique style, artists have been studying other artists work since time began . lets not be so critical . if you don't like it don't buy it and keep it to yourself ,especially if your just some kook who has never had a splinter under there finger nail in there life.

[ Edited by: sosavage on 2004-01-08 20:00 ]

[ Edited by: sosavage on 2004-01-08 20:05 ]