Post #715775 by Tiki Shark Art on Sat, May 3, 2014 9:32 PM

Aloha Tiki Tribe ~ and to whom it may concern…
Mahalo, thank you for your PEACEFUL support and ALOHA!
Really I am awed by the aloha.
Well, Cafe Press deposed me for what seemed about 10 to 12 hours or so Monday. However, I believe the attorney they sent to represent them in this matter is, in his heart of hearts, a good man. The "depo" took a long time because I became emotional, confused, and had difficulty continuing. To his credit, he stopped, and we went "off recored" and he talked to me like a human being - and not an attorney. He is a logical, intelligent author. We talked as Author to Artist. I greatly appreciated him doing so. I understand it may have been unusual for a "deposition". However, I think it was the best, most important part of the day. I will cherish the time he talked to me in an honest and sincere manner. I deeply thank him for that. I wish we had been able to talk thusly at the beginning of this situation. I still do not condone or understand what his client is doing, but I think his harsh actions stem from just not fully understanding "Art" or the "Art world". I believe the opposing attorney is a good man. I was introducing him to who SHAG was, Todd Schorr, Robert Williams and the revealing the whole "Low-Brow Art-Movement". Even the difference 'tween a Coffee-Mug and a Tiki-Mug!

Tragically, the next day, (during another deposition) something awful happened; he was threatened by an out-side party. It was shocking and very frightening. What is extremely sad is, I believe, (perhaps naively) I thought I was actually building a real rapport with this man, and my many hours of emotionally draining work to understand him, & create a friendly relationship was damaged, & probably forever destroyed.

A terrible loss of what could have been steps to bringing Cafe Press back to actually helping small Artists and not preying on them.

If this out-side party, (who may have taken these actions thinking they were helping me) is reading this, I urge & beseech you to stop all your hateful actions at once.

I am trying to "Live Aloha" and you're not creating "Aloha". How can we teach the world, even the "corporate world", about "Aloha" if we do not practice it ourselves? Anyways, let's all focus on truly "Living Aloha". Mahalo, thank you for your PEACEFUL support and ALOHA…. Okay? "A L O H A".