Restoring a Foam Tiki - USC. Am I Doing This Right? - Other Crafts

T TravnerRavenweird Tiki Socialite Everett, Washington Joined: Apr 12, 2011 Posts: 113	T TravnerRavenweird Posted posted on Fri, Jan 20, 2017 4:29 PM Okay, House Move - Check. Halloween - Check Holiday Madness - Check Getting back to work on this - Ehhhhh not yet, but he's safely in the bedroom since the move But just to show I haven't been completely lazy, I noticed this piece in our local watering hole, and while not Tiki, it was made out of the same foam stuff so I thought I'd check them out. It's from a company called Vanguard Studios Inc which from what I've been able to find out was an art factory in the 60's up through the 90's that created a lot of the mid century modern "sofa art" that hung in many homes and offices during the time period. Here's the most comprehensive article I can find on them http://artillerymag.com/the-legend-of-lee-reynolds/ I'll be back to my swinging tiki dude as soon as I'm able to carve out a workspace in my overfilled garage

Okay, House Move - Check.
Halloween - Check
Holiday Madness - Check
Getting back to work on this - Ehhhhh not yet, but he's safely in the bedroom since the move

But just to show I haven't been completely lazy, I noticed this piece in our local watering hole, and while not Tiki, it was made out of the same foam stuff so I thought I'd check them out.

It's from a company called Vanguard Studios Inc which from what I've been able to find out was an art factory in the 60's up through the 90's that created a lot of the mid century modern "sofa art" that hung in many homes and offices during the time period. Here's the most comprehensive article I can find on them

http://artillerymag.com/the-legend-of-lee-reynolds/

I'll be back to my swinging tiki dude as soon as I'm able to carve out a workspace in my overfilled garage

Post #772247 by TravnerRavenweird on Fri, Jan 20, 2017 4:29 PM