Tiki Central / Tiki Carving
carvings by Ken Pleasant
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 382 replies
B
Benzart
Posted
posted
on
Thu, Nov 30, 2006 2:58 PM
Hey Ken, I Really love that Stump carving, Really neat and full of character. The "Brother" plaque is cool too, I Love the colors and I like him better than his brother. Let us know when your web site is up and running! |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Sat, Dec 16, 2006 4:28 PM
Thanks Benz I will. Its been a while since I carved a totem and I needed to make a few Christmas presents for some people so present #1 done. He is 4ft 4 inches tall cedar. I tried some Benzart ears but the wood chipped away and did not hold the detail so I carved it away. Also tried some BK moai base painting. That did not turn out as good as I wanted either. But oh well the picture turned out good :) [ Edited by: keigs20 2006-12-16 16:32 ] |
J
JohnnyP
Posted
posted
on
Sat, Dec 16, 2006 4:51 PM
morei moai ! I thought the ears looked great. That carving in the stump must have been hard to do since you can't roll it around and take cuts from different angles. JP |
F
FreddieBallsomic
Posted
posted
on
Sat, Dec 16, 2006 6:42 PM
Kenny, my man......Thats sooo thoughtful, but you dont need to send my anything for xmas. ;-D |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Sat, Dec 16, 2006 8:07 PM
JP thanks the biggest problem with the stump was, I was too short and kept falling off the chair I was standing on to carve it. [ Edited by: keigs20 2006-12-16 20:29 ] |
F
FreddieBallsomic
Posted
posted
on
Fri, Dec 22, 2006 7:11 PM
Is this entitle the Bleach Blonde CowPie Drunk?? Nuttin but Luv, Homey.. Hope you and the Fam have a great holiday..fB |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Thu, Jan 11, 2007 10:00 AM
I knew you would like the print fb and you even guessed the title. here are some old pictures that were erased off of the first page for some reason. a mainlander fountain I did about 4 years ago [ Edited by: keigs20 2007-01-11 10:01 ] |
BK
Basement Kahuna
Posted
posted
on
Thu, Jan 11, 2007 10:23 PM
Looks great to me! Still the Keigs Zenmaster.. |
B
Benzart
Posted
posted
on
Fri, Jan 12, 2007 9:11 AM
Thanks for the olddate, now can you give us a new uppdate? I Know you have been workin on stuff, got pictures??? |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Sat, Jan 13, 2007 11:01 AM
thanks bk and Benz, Benz I have not done anything new the weather is real crummy and I have people waiting on stuff. So no time for new stuff at the moment. |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Feb 12, 2007 12:33 PM
here is a new one. It is a Witco/Mainlander style tiki on a painted background |
V
virani
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Feb 12, 2007 12:39 PM
fantastic. Buenissimo. J'adore |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Feb 12, 2007 3:23 PM
thanks Virani, check your pms. Here is another pic of the side |
P
Polynesiac
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Feb 12, 2007 5:21 PM
beautiful mixed media piece. I had no idea you were as adept with a paintbrush as you are with a chainsaw. I love the flowers in the piece - they add a nice BANG! of color |
AA
Aaron's Akua
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Feb 12, 2007 8:42 PM
Very cool, Ken. I love how you mix the witco style into completely new works, yet still retain the vintage flavor. |
TJ
tyger jymmy
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Feb 12, 2007 8:53 PM
Very Kool Love the Canvas and Wood Medium . Way K@@l . |
TL
Tiki Lee's
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 12:05 AM
Wow.... I really mean WOW... Ken, this is truly the most beautiful piece you've ever made. It's aesthetically excellent in every way. Wow.... |
T
Tamapoutini
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 1:33 AM
Very nice piece. The background almost looks like a 3-4 colour 'block' print. Tama :) |
F
frostiki
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 6:42 AM
I love the background on your latest piece. Nice overlay of the colors from the flowers. |
B
Benzart
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 11:11 AM
Really nice piece Ken, I love the smoothe feel this one has. The flowers really make the piece Pop, totally changes the feel of the tiki. Very Well done! |
F
FreddieBallsomic
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 3:13 PM
Yo! Big Ken...I'm Luvin' this new piece... the colors, the mixed media...Its on point! We'll be talkin tonight, sorry i missed the call. Maholla Back, Brotha! fBalls |
C
congatiki
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 3:33 PM
Great Keigs...your "New Witco" stuff is always so cool...like everyone else said....looks |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Feb 13, 2007 4:47 PM
wow! thanks for all the compliments. This is a piece me and a friend put together. I have loved the old Witco painted backgrounds with wood carvings. I think a block print would be a lot easier than the way we did it and probably turn out a little better. Hope to have more designs soon. Thanks again |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Mar 12, 2007 9:35 PM
here is a new one it is supposed to be Lono. I tried to do a cool headdress but ended up cutting it out. To much detail for the chainsaw. So this is the best I could do with a chainsaw and angle grinder. It is my first real try at a lono and was a fun but kind of hard to carve. He is 5 ft tall and made of cedar. I actually took pictures of the process for once. I started out with a round log and made it somewhat square. The first pic is the squared up log. just getting started pretty much roughed out finished I would have added more pictures of the progress but with dial up it takes way to long
|
TD
Tiki Diablo
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Mar 12, 2007 9:53 PM
Kick arse Keigs! How ya been? |
BK
Basement Kahuna
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Mar 12, 2007 10:11 PM
Ditto on the kick ass factor. Always top knotch. |
G
GROG
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Mar 12, 2007 10:24 PM
HOLY CRAP!!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!! GROG like!! |
K
kirby
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Mar 13, 2007 12:58 AM
a work of art!!!! |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Mar 13, 2007 10:23 AM
thanks Tiki Diablo, all is well getting better with the weather. Soon it will be time to carve in flip flops again. |
B
Benzart
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Mar 13, 2007 10:44 AM
Hey Keigs, This is a Super Lono, just Excellent work. And with only 6 pictures it seems like it only took you 20 minutes, when in reality I Know it took at Least 30 or so?!! Definitely a Keeper to be proud of! |
P
Polynesiac
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Mar 13, 2007 12:57 PM
|
A
AlohaStation
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Mar 13, 2007 5:15 PM
Fantastic!!! |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Wed, Mar 14, 2007 12:09 PM
Thanks Benz, The first picture took me about 30 minutes to square the log the rest on and off for 4 days. With lots of gazing at the tiki wondering what and how to do the next step. I really needed you to be here when I attempted the headdress:) |
T
TravelingJones
Posted
posted
on
Thu, Mar 15, 2007 9:56 PM
WoW Keigs dat Lono'z a jaw-dropper! :o Killah tight carves on that one...SsweeetT! Flip-flOp-fLipPp... :D |
B
Benzart
Posted
posted
on
Sat, Mar 17, 2007 8:48 PM
ken, come on down Any time and Bring your log and I'll be glad to help you out IF I can. Looks to me though, that you Really have it down pretty good. But Hey, COME ON DOWN!!! |
C
congatiki
Posted
posted
on
Sun, Mar 18, 2007 6:49 AM
Keigs you are certainly THE master of the WITCO style, as it should be! Your work just |
JT
Jungle Trader
Posted
posted
on
Sun, Mar 18, 2007 9:03 AM
Right on, Ken IS thee only legit carver to bring Witco to the next generation by right of bloodline/in-law/outlaw. Damn good stuff. |
QK
Queen Kamehameha
Posted
posted
on
Sun, Mar 18, 2007 1:05 PM
Hi Ken, great piece, as always! Amy |
R
RevBambooBen
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Mar 19, 2007 8:47 PM
Arrrrsome!!! |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Wed, Mar 28, 2007 8:26 PM
thanks Benz I am going to move down there if the weather does not shape up soon!!! Thanks to all for the inspiring comments. Here is a few new pieces both are based on Witco designs. The second picture is going to be a mail box holder if the person likes the tiki it is over 4 ft tall. [ Edited by: keigs20 2007-03-28 20:29 ] |
S
Sneakytiki
Posted
posted
on
Thu, Mar 29, 2007 2:58 AM
That mail-box tiki?/whatever is really different and nicely done, that mailman is gonna get a shock, I dig the leopard skin w/carvings too. |
A
AlohaStation
Posted
posted
on
Fri, Mar 30, 2007 8:49 AM
I really like the Mailbox holder. Is that your design? Fantastic. |
D
dogbytes
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Apr 2, 2007 12:24 PM
Keigs and Heather came to Hula Hula for happy hour and brought along some fantastic carvings! i am the proud owner of the masks+spears. Mrs Riviera and Monkeyskull got these cool pieces |
F
FreddieBallsomic
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Apr 2, 2007 5:34 PM
Yo, Ken.. I really think you should hang up your regular job and just do the carving....(wall plaques, lamps, furniture, etc.) Keep killin' it, Brotha. fBalls |
B
Benzart
Posted
posted
on
Mon, Apr 2, 2007 6:06 PM
Wow What a Team! Ken your Mailbox Tiki i Really unique, I Really Love it, Very Different. |
K
keigs20
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Apr 3, 2007 8:24 AM
thanks Sneakytiki, alohastation the mailbox tiki is a Witco design. It is based on a fountain Witco made. Dogbytes we had a blast at the Hula Hula thanks for posting pictures and the invite. Yo Freddie cant quit my job due to outrageous medical insurance costs. Benz all I need is about 5 acres a Huge shop and house with lots of cedar trees for under $40,000 :) |
S
sneakyjack
Posted
posted
on
Tue, Apr 3, 2007 9:15 AM
Keigs rockin.. The mask (4 in a row) looks like the entrance piece (Witco) to Hala Kahiki in CHi town - very cool stuff as usual! |
T
tikigap
Posted
posted
on
Sat, May 5, 2007 10:04 PM
Nice work Keigs! I missed it - what kind of wood is it? (I'm just cathing up!) [ Edited by: tikigap 2007-05-05 22:04 ] |