Carvings from Frog Island Tikis - Tiki Carving

C cy Tiki Socialite Gresham, Oregon Joined: Mar 10, 2011 Posts: 1666	C cy Posted posted on 04/19/2016 Muchas Gracias MDM, and thanks for the interest in the sticks Hiltiki. They are commissioned pieces brought back from Kauai of unknown species. I just tried to follow the way they bent and will be doing more in the future as they are fun and relatively quick for a carving. I would like to hang out with you Aloha, Will and Keylo, too bad we are on different coasts. I have never had a hankering to burn one of my tikis as I would be sure to level my garage so I stick with the painting. After the piece is completely painted I go back in and brush a darker color into the crevices, then wipe the excess almost immediately, brush in right hand, rag in left and get the feathered look that blends everything. I use dark browns, blues, greens, grays... you only get black when you torch it. This pic shows you the difference between painted and unpainted.

Muchas Gracias MDM, and thanks for the interest in the sticks Hiltiki. They are commissioned pieces brought back from Kauai of unknown species. I just tried to follow the way they bent and will be doing more in the future as they are fun and relatively quick for a carving.

I would like to hang out with you Aloha, Will and Keylo, too bad we are on different coasts. I have never had a hankering to burn one of my tikis as I would be sure to level my garage so I stick with the painting. After the piece is completely painted I go back in and brush a darker color into the crevices, then wipe the excess almost immediately, brush in right hand, rag in left and get the feathered look that blends everything. I use dark browns, blues, greens, grays... you only get black when you torch it. This pic shows you the difference between painted and unpainted.

Post #762624 by cy on 04/19/2016