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Tiki-Kate posted on 09/18/2007

Geez. Just when you think you're getting to know someone, you find out all this amazing stuff. BFA from Long Beach? Knives? Imagineering?

My head is still reeling from all the stuff I found out about Buzzy at the last Chop...

Fabulous bio, Dave.

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Bowana posted on 09/19/2007

Oh, I thought you guys already knew my deep dark secret. Yes, it is possible to be a full time sculptor and actually make a decent living at it! I've been doing it steadily since 1992.

Zaya: Thanks for the compliments (about the sculpting, not my hair, which incidentally has never been red. The color in that photo is messed up. I blame Buzzy).

Cammo: No! No pictures of Buzzy with a 'do on my thread!

Benz: Are you willing to relocate to Fallbrook (the Avocado capital of the world), CA?

Kate: Yeah, I guess we've all got our little surprises.

Now, more Tikis and less about my hair, dammit!

BPB
Bay Park Buzzy posted on 09/19/2007

On 2007-09-18 20:26, Bowana wrote:
Now, more Tikis and less about my hair, dammit!

Dav,

How about if we talk about tikis with hair...

...and how those were an early inspiration for your work?

Buzzy Out!

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Babalu posted on 09/19/2007

Geeez,

I'd kill for that hair do of yours there Bowana...hell, I'd kill to have any one of those tiki dos too.

I never have bad hair days, just no hair days.

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Bowana posted on 09/19/2007

This was bound to happen next, so I figured I'd get it over with now by doing it myself.

I feel so GROG.

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GROG posted on 09/19/2007

:lol:

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T_birdman posted on 09/19/2007

Stylin' Dave! The redhead is not dead!

BPB
Bay Park Buzzy posted on 10/01/2007

Dav: I enjoyed the recent update to your website

Chicks will dig the new tough guy scowl thing you got going there.

I see your new marketing plan includes the "Tiki Guy" bad boy image makeover. I think you may have downgraded your professional status and reputation with this choice. Tiki "Master Carvers" are a dime a dozen these days, and you kind of went from "leader of the pack" status to just "another one of the herd" with your recent transformation. Bottom line: You're just not fat and drunk enough to pull off the Tiki Guy look, and you carve just a little too well to have to place emphasis on the tiki side of Dav. I think you should get a picture of yourself wearing a tuxedo for your next picture because in your new photo, you look like a tiki carving robot set on kill mode. You could be the James Bond looking carver instead-then your outward appearance would better align with your skills.
Why oh why did you have to go and wipe out all evidence of that old picture?

You'll always be TikiDav to me, and when I picture you in my mind, I will always see the old picture.
Buzzy Out!

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Clarita posted on 10/01/2007

I like this one better, with a like glam in it, smoking!! :D

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Bowana posted on 10/02/2007

Ah nuts! There's that jacked-up picture of me again. Well, at least Clarita likes it. (gracias amiga)

Okay then Buzzy, I see the logic in what you have to say, but don't you think the new picture has an aura of mystery to it? Just who is that behind those dark glasses? Is he going to kill me with that chisel he's brandishing? Why does it look I'm looking at him through the peek-hole in my front door? It's already very 007. (except sans tuxedo)

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Bowana posted on 10/07/2007

Here's the one I started at The Pacific Islander's Festival. Yep, coming along slowly as usual. It's 17 1/2" of cracked eucalyptus.

I'm using this pendant I made a while back as my reference and seeing if I can make the carving similar.

Ah, nuts! Would ya look at that? Stupid wood.

Nothing a little Elmer's won't take care of. That's it on the carving on you for today, lil' fella!



The Artist Formally Known As Tikidav

[ Edited by: Bowana 2007-10-06 20:44 ]

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benella posted on 10/07/2007

very good start, Bowana. Good luck with the cracks :wink:
Can't wait for more pix.

Ben

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surfintiki posted on 10/07/2007

Finely executed application of the Elmer's! Nice work so far.

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Babalu posted on 10/07/2007

That's one cool idea for a clamp there Sir B...this fella is coming along nicely. You should take a shot of that pendant next to a dime sometime so everyone can see how small that bad boy is.

I hear island jungle drums rumbling in the background when I look at you work!

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TheBigT posted on 10/07/2007

Bowana - sweet looking carve coming along! I was wondering what everyone else did when stuff broke like that. :) I need to get a clamp like that one!

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Clarita posted on 10/08/2007

yea stupid wood! why you do that to sir Bowana? uh!! what where you thinking?a stumble is not a fall mr B,is already looking very good!

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Clarita posted on 11/22/2007

So, Where is he?!! an update, something...Come on!!

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Benzart posted on 11/22/2007

Excellent piece Bowana, Too bad it's Eucalyptus that checks so badly and is so Hard but is So Beautiful/ Love the traditional details and you'll Never notice the Superglue!

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benella posted on 11/22/2007

Where you hiding ? With the tikicoppers ?

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Bowana posted on 11/23/2007

Thanks for stopping by Ben, Surfintiki, Babalu, BigT, Clarita, and Benz! Yeah, I've been having too much fun playing around on somebody else's thread at the expense of my own. I've made some (but not much) progress on Little Pumpkin.

I went a somewhat different direction on the headdress part than I did on the pendant, giving it a more vertebra look. It's been challenging busting those holes through without more breakage. I drilled through first, then carved them to shape.

Smile, Lil' Punkin'!

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hiltiki posted on 11/23/2007

Just beautiful.

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benella posted on 11/23/2007

Very good, Bowi :wink:

Ben.

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Clarita posted on 11/23/2007

Oh this is the famous Dave Bowi? :)

Tons of personality in this lil' guy!
Really nice! He doesn't look like the pendant any more, he has his own personality, love the vertebra headdress part, yeah!

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Bowana posted on 11/24/2007

Merci, gracias, and thanks, Benj, Clarita, and key thief Hiltiki!

Somebody please take PhotoShop away from me.



The Artist Formally Known As Tikidav

[ Edited by: bowana 2007-11-24 08:28 ]

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benella posted on 11/24/2007

I thought Bowi was a good abbreviation or contraction for Bowana ... sorry :lol:

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Basement Kahuna posted on 11/24/2007

You do good work, man!

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Clarita posted on 11/26/2007


:D !


Tiki Candle Maker

[ Edited by: Clarita 2007-11-26 07:57 ]

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Bowana posted on 11/26/2007

Benella: That's okay. You could have called me a lot worse than that!

BK: Thanks! I like your work too.

Clarita: Ah, nuts!

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Bowana posted on 01/29/2008

I found a bit of time here and there to do a some work on Lil' Pumpkin. Mostly on the eyelashes/braids.


This vertebra area has proved to be the most difficult part. Not only does it need to be somewhat symmetrical (X4), but it breaks easily while carving. I have had to retrieve a few pieces from off the floor and glue them back on. DOH!

Thanks for looking. :)

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pdrake posted on 01/29/2008

we should try resin casting that. heh.

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Capt'n Skully posted on 01/29/2008

Freaking Amazing..

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Benzart posted on 01/29/2008

Really Excellent job on this lono Bowana, Really Awesome!

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Babalu posted on 01/29/2008

Amazing Dave! It's been great fun watching this little feller come together. Your plethora of skill sets are mind numbing sir. Keep on chipping Captain!

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benella posted on 01/29/2008

REally good Bowana, this headress is absolutely amazing.
What kind of wood ?
Will you stain it ?

Benjamin.

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harro posted on 01/29/2008

amazing work in this thread!! just read through from top to bottom... loved every piece you've carved - all share the same perfection! great work, keep it up!!

cheers,
harro.

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KAHAKA posted on 01/29/2008

I don't even know what to say about that piece... it's frickin' nuts. 'Amazing' doesn't even do the trick.

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seeksurf posted on 01/30/2008

Sweet Beens that guy is tight. Nice work!

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Clarita posted on 01/30/2008

On 2008-01-28 22:15, Bowana wrote:
I found a bit of time here and there to do a some work on Lil' Pumpkin. Mostly on the eyelashes/braids.


This vertebra area has proved to be the most difficult part. Not only does it need to be somewhat symmetrical (X4), but it breaks easily while carving. I have had to retrieve a few pieces from off the floor and glue them back on. DOH!

Thanks for looking. :)

Wow! spectacular! and in eucalyptus!!!
(you are totally banned from my thread until you finish this amazing master pieces!! Do you hear me !! ) :D !
Can't wait for the next update!!

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Bowana posted on 02/01/2008

Thanks for visiting, guys (y chica)!

Perry: Yeah, the mold would be just slighty more complicated!
Capt'n Skully: Thanks, man.....and Arrrg!
Benz: Always a pleasure!
Babalu: Can you believe I started this guy way back at PIFA!
Benella: Merci, my friend! It's Eucalyptus wood. It looks similar to the chestnut you are carving, doesn't it? Yes, I'll stain it but I don't know with what yet.
Harro: Thanks for stopping by. Don't give up on the Quebracho! Hope you and Clarita can possibly persuade some new Tiki carvers in BA!
KAHAKA: Thanks, "frickin nuts" is good enough for me!
Seeksurf: Thanks for visiting!
Clarita: Gracias! Okay, he's almost done, then I can get back to hijacking your thread with more Tikicopper Mayhem..muhuhahahahahhahhhh! :)

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JohnnyP posted on 02/01/2008

Fantastic, there is a whole lot going on in a small space and you nailed it. Extraordinary talent.

BPB
Bay Park Buzzy posted on 02/02/2008

On 2008-01-31 21:29, Bowana wrote:
Babalu: Can you believe I started this guy way back at PIFA!...
Okay, he's almost done.

You've worked long and hard on this one Dav, and the results are nothing short of spectacular. Since you are just about done, I figured it's long about time I'd start mine:

I found a quicker way to do the layout this time. It's way more accurate than drafting it to scale by hand:

It's on basswood, so the carving should go pretty quick.

If you have time, could you post me a picture of the back from the center line, it would help me out a lot.

Off to work!
Buzzy Out!

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GMAN posted on 02/02/2008

:lol: - Buzzy you are nutz!

Beautiful work Dave! Thanks for sharing him with us. You've put a lot of love into him and it shows. I love it!

-G

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MooneyTiki posted on 02/02/2008

Aloha Bowana!!! That Lono is really nice my friend. congrats on a very kool carving,Aloha, Mooney

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GROG posted on 02/02/2008

Anybody who comes to the Tonga Hut art show on February23 can see his work in person.

SPAM! :)

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Babalu posted on 02/03/2008

Darn Sir B,

I am going to be on the road while your doing the Tonga show. I would have loved to drive up there with you. Everybody, go support Dave at the Tonga Hut on Feb 23rd!!

Buzzy, Nice design...your method seems much better than the grid pattern thing I was fooling with :)

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Bowana posted on 02/06/2008

Thanks, Johnny, GMAN and Mooney! Come and carve with us if you're ever out west!

GROG: Bowana appreciate SPAM. Mmmm.....SPAM.....

Sorry you can't make it to the Tonga Hut , Babalu. Would be cool to hang with ya!

On 2008-02-01 16:11, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:
If you have time, could you post me a picture of the back from the center line, it would help me out a lot.

No problem! I hope this helps. Let me know how your new rip-off, I mean layout method works. That's a good idea. I want to try that too. Saaaay, that's a nice bottle of Elmer's you got there. I have one of those. Hmmm.....is that one mine?

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Benzart posted on 02/08/2008

I Love seeing that Hooki knife sitting there ready to Pounce. Looks like you are doing Excellent stuff with it.

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