Post #730985 by danlovestikis on Thu, Nov 6, 2014 8:33 AM

RVICTOR welcome. When I started out I had lots of questions answered by artists from this section. I try to share everything I learn because there can never be too much tiki art in the world and I don't want anyone to be discouraged. I started doing tiki ceramics in August of 2010 and its now a passion. But most of all I like meeting people here and watching what they create. I hope you will start a thread and post photos as you work. I put all of my finished art on Gallery so that you can look at it by just scrolling down the page. You may ask me questions here on send me a Personal Message and I'll do my best to help. If you are in Southern California Marketplace at Don the Beachcomber's is a wonderful monthly event.

Tiki Ano, I love love love those photos of Tiki Ari. He's art all on his own. Your greatest masterpiece has been made. I hope the animals and Tiki's don't scare him and that he'll grow up loving tikis like all your friends. Hug him for us.

Atomic Tiki Punk thank you very much. These volcano bowls can easily blow up in the kiln so I'm drying it very slowly.

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Hi Friends, remember how I've had "chain of events" affect what I doing? I'm in a chain right now. I bought glaze and found I was out of my fired test strips. So I made a bunch but I didn't want to fire the kiln when only a small pile is in there so I started making Tiki Bob's and also bowls for Dan. So once I have enough to fill the kiln then I will open the Wish List.

This is Maori Bob number three. The left side has just been carved and the right side has been smoothed with a brush and water.

All done.

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Here is a group photo with the PNG Bob and Maori Bob I and Maori Bob II. I do love to hand carve and alter Tiki Bob's.

With a flash.

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Dan and I decided to go to Red Rock Casio for their buffet lunch. But when we got there the KOTO restaurant had changed into
Mexican American food which sounded like a win. So we went here for lunch.

This is the view towards Tahoe from KOTO's.

After lunch I lost $20 and so we left and headed for Hangtown aka Placerville to antique shop for tikis.

Dan is always searching for records to add to his collection.

We saw these menus but we have a set. By the end we left without any tikis, however there were many starter tikis in the shops.

Now back home it's time to continue carving Tiki Bob's until Dan's volcano bowl dries.

Thank you all for the visit. Cheers, Wendy