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TIKI FREAKout Art show @ Closing Reception this Saturday 8/9 7p.m. til Midnight

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i like Ansel Adams.....

Kenny...Who you callin "Genius" ?

I had alot of fun at this one (despite LLT's portrayals)

Jason Wickedly, how is it that I haven't met you yet ? Will you introduce yourself already ? :)

1961 Surf...nice meetin ya'

Good Seeing everyone, it was nice to actualy be ale to talk to people and not have to worry about "the show".

T

This is a public notice to inform all that Rory has gotten his favorite glasses back ...Plus...I bought him a new pair with a new flair . All must write him so we can all see him debut the new bling . Now can you DIG that ?

Laputiki

Crowd shot

Big Tiki Dude keepin' it goin'

Me and some guy that swears he can trade art for free drinks

Frank

Jim, what can I say?! Even when you are not the man of the hour, you are in high demand, it's hard to get next to ya!

Thanks Kinny and Rory and the Light Gallery and everyone else for putting this on...before this I had only seen Rory in pictures, I didn't recognize him until he put his glasses on! So clean-cut without the Hunter S. helmet on! :lol:



myspace.com/anotherdayinthelbc

[ Edited by: Jason Wickedly 2008-07-21 19:17 ]

B

WHOA!...I'm still freakin! Met up with some damn fine peoples there! So much killa talent floating around in one little venue.

Amy and I had a wonderful time....Thank you all!

It sounds like the Wild Dude is going to post work...here's what my camera saw:

Kate getting all giddy over her first hickey from a mug.

Me kickin it with Danny...Danny and GoGo ROCK!

Eye candy...

Tiki red light district:

Those crazy girls and their mugs -

I made a little goodie for that Hip Lady for being so nice as I procrastinate away on her Paradise Bowl.

Peace!

[ Edited by: Babalu 2008-07-21 21:42 ]

First List of Art from show with Prices....

Robb Hamel's

First Moonrise $600 Black Velvet 28x40 (sorry about the photo)


Tiki Vignette #1 SOLD!!!!!

Tiki Ray's

SCREAM $400(with light up mouth)

Clysdale

Spring Cleaning Island $560 Scrylic 14x11 Framed

Miles Thompson

Dead Man's $600 Gouache

Three Sheets

Copper Tiki $225 one shot on Copper panel with Painted Frame

N!Satterfield


Zombee Don.........SOLD


Don Drinking.......SOLD


Hawiian Punk.......$395 spraypaint on Wood


Cannibal Freaks.......$550

Bamboo Ben


Cowriely Eyed Tapa Man $300.....Wood,Shells,Tapa


Burned out.......$300


Tiki Tiki.....$300 Wood

More to come tomarrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PM Wildsville Man if you are interested or ETseven of you are interested in any Art!!!!!!


Let that Freaky Tiki Flag Fly,

wildsville man

Rory Snyder (A.K.A. Wildsville-man)

[ Edited by: Wildsville man 2008-07-22 01:09 ]

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Much Thanks to everyone who came through for the TIKI FREAKoout! I was looking forward to this evening for awhile because I know what a fun bunch all of you are, And how much timeless style you guys bring to the spot.. For some reason I'm always left feeling a little saddened the day after a show is over.. Like something I've been working at for weeks has come to an end.. but worry not we'll get to do it all over one more time for the Tiki FREAkout closing reception in August!! In the meantime we're working on putting together a very special intimate event with the artists, where you can have the opportunity to see them do what they do best! (no, I can read your mind.. it's not gonna be THAT kind of intimate!)
:P
I'd like to sincerely thank each and everyone of the artists who contributed to the exhibit, and all of the time and energy you guys put into making our walls come alive. It's your efforts that have really helped bring life to the Light Gallery! And to all the loyal fans, it's your support that helps the Light Gallery put on these exhibits and showcase these often underappreciated talents for a wider audience. All the while allowing us to do what we love, bringing together all of you for a sensory stimulating experience! We are still busy at work around the gallery, building the Ark of our dreams. Stay Tuned! Ideally the synergy we create working together will allow us the freedom to quit our day jobs and create something new daily while we sail off into the eternal happy hour sunset.
:D
A big shout out to anyone who has offered advice,shared a laugh,provided inspiration, and lent a hand or an ear. To Big Tiki Dude for setting the vibe with his far reaching vinyl collection. To our bartender Nibbler for the hangovers and bad jokes. To our mayor Ruzic for his otherworldly skills and advice, while keeping me in check. To BToe for his help bringing more talent aboard, and getting the word out. To Wildsville Man for advice, helping me stay organized, and helping coordinate everything so my my head didn't explode. To each and everyone of you for your participation, and your patience..
I haven't uploaded my pics of the evening yet to our Flickr account, but here are some pics from
944 magazine's coverage to hold you over

http://www.944.com/nightsites/gallery/10799/


Cheers,
Your Fearless Captain of the ARK

http://www.thelightgalleries.com
http://www.myspace.com/thelightgallery

[ Edited by: ETseven 2008-07-22 01:40 ]

Thanks Again to Rick Henderson aka Babalu For droppin' off that crazy Babalu Baboon mug. I am really one lucky gal I am speechless, Thanks again Rick for your kindness & new found friendship not to mention meeting the lovely Amy & shownin' me your Cool Cougar. Please Check out the GRAND DADDY MUG to this guy at the Light Gallery it will scare the shit out of ya! Can we say shit? oh well..... anyone have pic's of Ricks Gallery mug? Here's mine... I Dig It! Great detail!

[ Edited by: Hiphipahula 2008-07-22 04:01 ]

Wow! I didn't see that particular baboon the other nite.


Where's the "vapor" hole? lol!
I'd have a better picture of the blowhole explaination but
Rita's got a groovy foot photography thing going right now.
Pretty sure thats Ken, Dave and Kate.

Great seeing your stuff up close, Babalu.
Glad we were able to bring our better halves too.
We can't stop talking about that bug eye'd rabbit.

Sorry for not recognizing you without the top hat.

__
more pics


Suspiciously the feet have all been removed... something's afoot.

Hoped Kenny might insert a giant floating GROGDOZ head in the air for me.

Some of the neatest stuff was in the crowd too: Dani's too cute for words bracelet, necklace & earing combo...
and Chris' honu sportcoat. Did you really tell me you put the company out of business making that coat?

[ Edited by: hodadhank 2008-07-22 11:50 ]

Thanks for letting me Spin Steve.
its a pleasure,
it was cool to spin some Exotica/Hawaiian,and other Polynesian LP's I had bought recently but never really break out.

Sorry I had to leave at 9.
hope the cdrs help get everybody thru the night.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Art and Prices section 2

Eric October " A man and His Tiki Monster Art"


March of the Tiki God's.....$550 Acrylic on Canvas 16x20


Tiki from the Black Lagoon....$850 Acrylic on Canvas 24x20


Rodan Tiki.....$850 Acrylic on Canvas 20x20


TikiZilla.....$850 Acrylic on Canvas 20x20

Joe Vitale....


Mask one.......SOLD
Mask Two.......SOLD

Jim McClead..........


Tourist Season..$300 Acrylic on Stretched Canvas


Worship Me....$600 Liquid acrylic on 400ib

Big Toe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

"The man and his Madness"


Peeper.....$100 Driftwood


Forgotten Island Tiki..$200 Driftwood


Kamapua'a.......$400


Vodoo King Study#1.....$150


Vodoo King Study #2......$150


Zombee Tiki $3,000 3.5 foot x 5 foot

Doug Horne.........


What Witco?......$600

The Root.....$600

ODD Rpdney.......


RED Lava Moai.....$180


Stone Moai...$65 Each

Tiki Freaky W/3 Sheets...$450 One shot on Resin (The back side is also painted)

Rick Henderson..........

Lapatiki #1.....$450


Lapatiki #2.......$750

If you have any questions or want to purchase any Art Pm Wildsville Man or contact the light gallery

HodadHank wrote....

Hoped Kenny might insert a giant floating GROGDOZ head in the air for me.

if any of you had those 3-D "They Live" glasses at the Reception
they would have seen this horrible tableau
playing out before their eyes!
Thank your Lucky Stars you can't see inter-dimensionally!

Looks like Hank took a shot in the mouth for the team! :lol:

T

Kenny,

You have too much free time on your hands, and too much pakalolo on the brain.

Step away from the computer.

On 2008-07-22 13:51, tikiyaki wrote:
Kenny,
You have too much free time on your hands, and too much pakalolo on the brain.
Step away from the computer.

I know! I know!
Get back to work on those Tikiyaki Orchestra tee designs....
Here's my first one...DONE!

special thanks to babalu and Hiphipahula for the mug photo....
:lol:

i sat (stretched) on that wall all night watching the lazer beam show.. thanks AGAIN Little Loose Tiki..

Man oh man, I wish I coulda' been there to hang with my fellow artists! The artwork is absolutely AWESOME!! I'm still overwhelmed to be part of such an an amazing show. Big time Mahalos to Wildsville and Steven for putting this together.


Here's alternate pics of my "Hawaiian Punk"... for the folks that didn't get to see the "wrap around" effect in person (or those too "freaked out" to catch it :o )

Page 3 of Originals and Prices

Sam Gambino............


The Hinge $350 Enamel on Board


The Public Enemy...$650 Enamel on Board


The Space Swinger.....$850 Enamel on Canvas (was on HOLD,But first to pay is first to OWN)

Ken Ruzic.....................


The Family Tree $300 Ink and Gouache on Wood


Hawaiian Warrior....$150 Paintpen on Wood "Love"


Night Journey.....2,000 Acrylic and Paintpen


Gaurdian of the Plumeria 3,000 Acrylic and Paintpen on Canvas


The Magical Tiki Tree $1,000 Acrylic and Paintpen on Canvas

Sophista Tiki...............


The Purple Worumbi....$210 Watercolor (framed)

Marcadelli Quesaw.......$410 Watercolor (framed)

Jungle Boogie.....$560 Watercolor (Framed)

heres some pics of the paintings without the glass, these are a little more color accurate.



heres a scan of the corner showing some detail.
This piece titled Jungle Boogie is matted with this beautiful gold leaf paper.

get a tripod and take some photography classes Rory!
You're making our art look terrible! :lol:

two words... polarized lens

B

actually Kinneth, my art IS askew and kinda blurry...with funky white flares here and there...Rory actually caught it fairly nicely.

oh, and thanks...i will be having nightmares about that hovering Grog-humunculus and creepy apparition of Tiki Trav.

Sorry for the photo's!!!! I am doing my best with the tools God gave me!!!!
If anyone e-mails me with interest in a piece, I will take photo's at whatever angle they want.
But otherwise F-Em


I get no respect!!!!!!

Page 4 of Original Art with Prices..........

Dave Calver


Last call at the Garnish Bar....$650 pencil/acrylic


Drunken Mammals.....$650.......Pencil/acrylic


Tryclops Tiki Beetle.....$400


Rata Swizzle......SOLD

Jimmy C


The Good Life...$4,900...Enamel on Canvas


Aloha Fink...$3,500.... Enamel on Cab

On 2008-07-23 20:53, Wildsville man wrote:

I get no respect!!!!!!

WooHoo! We respect you :wink:

T

Looks like youre missing a pic of a 6 foot tiki there Rory . I remember seeing one at the show . hahahahaha

HEY KIDS!
This coming Wednesday night
the Light gallery will be open from 7-ish til 11-12!
Big Toe and i will be doin what we do best LIVE!
yes! You heard it correctly...
the Toe and myself will be there painting
ruminating
and answering any and all of your dumb questions LIVE!
Any of the other artists in the show are invited to join us
as we slap down paint and make funny weird scrunched up faces!
so c'mon down and see some Art being made!

R

Ooo are you guys gonna be doing a demo?
explaining painting techniques?

Either way, that sounds rad!

WeeG will be stoked to know you two are doing this, and will most likely try and join you, even if ya protest.

I'm warnin ya now! :lol:

On 2008-07-26 17:24, little lost tiki wrote:
HEY KIDS!
This coming Wednesday night
the Light gallery will be open from 7-ish til 11-12!
Big Toe and i will be doin what we do best LIVE!
yes! You heard it correctly...
the Toe and myself will be there painting
ruminating
and answering any and all of your dumb questions LIVE!
Any of the other artists in the show are invited to join us
as we slap down paint and make funny weird scrunched up faces!
so c'mon down and see some Art being made!

Are you's gonna do that Paint your Bodies and Roll around on Canvas gig you were talking about???

Please someone get this on video!

I'll miss it due to werk.


Bamboo Ben Custom Tropical Decor!
I build stuff for you!
Google search me and see!

[ Edited by: RevBambooBen 2008-07-26 21:55 ]

Hey Ben is hi Jacking this thread by saying he can't be there, by having to be somewhere else.

Can I come and play some Exotica?

because we all know that nobody wants to hear surf.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2008-07-27 11:07 ]

R

On 2008-07-26 21:52, RevBambooBen wrote:
Are you's gonna do that Paint your Bodies and Roll around on Canvas gig you were talking about???

Please someone get this on video!

I'll miss it due to werk.


Bamboo Ben Custom Tropical Decor!
I build stuff for you!
Google search me and see!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
The mental image is too $%^&*( FUNNY!

Ben, if that happens, you better believe I will get it on video and post that mother on Youtube!

AMATEURS....

All I'm gonna say is that we have paint,canvas,and some puppies...

No demos,but you can ask questions and watch how easy it is!

Jeff-C'mon down and do some spinning!

We'll have at least 2 artists painting
Another cleaning our brushes (Clysdalle)
Steve-the owner
and maybe 4-5 other people with No Lives and nothing better to do...
:lol:
enough for a DJ to spin for...

I'm gonna try and go straight from work...
so somebody bring some trail mix or somethin!

R

PUPPIES!

Can I keep one?!

.....or are you guys gonna sell'em.......

.......

or eat them?!

AH!

What was I typing?

Oh yeah

Clysdalle better keep them brushes clean.
:lol:

I wanna F the Puppy then eat it.
mmmmm puppies.
whos bringin' the ranch dressing to dip it in?

ha ha ha.
Jeff(bigtikidude)

E

So after some issues with my camera, i finally uploaded my pics from the FREAKout.



Mr Phil Roberts digs Ruzics flow

Links Mug was the model for DLo's TIkistein :lol:



Phil Roberts and Toe busy customizing Glenn Martin's Doheny Tiki frame Corners
with an astonished LLT giving me stinkeye for my choice of price label fonts :wink:

Patio Shenanigans in progress :D

see the rest of the pics at
http://www.thelightgalleries.com/wp-content/plugins/falbum/wp/album.php

Now Mark Your calendars, This Wednesday 7/30 is on for round two! It's another chance to see the all the Artwork on display, kick back with a cold cocktail and see some live art in progress!

On 2008-07-27 16:26, ETseven wrote:
an astonished LLT giving me stinkeye for my choice of price label fonts :wink:

Ha! I dug the Soul Train font.

On 2008-07-27 16:26, ETseven wrote:
an astonished LLT giving me stinkeye for my choice of price label fonts :wink:
HodadHank wrote:
Ha! I dug the Soul Train font.

Form FOLLOWS Function,kids..
the Function was to present a readable brief explanation of the painting next to it.....
the font on those pricetags was UNREADABLE!
UNREADABLE=lower sales....
really bad choice....
Half way thru the show
most people were experiencing slurred speech and blurry vision
and focusing on a nametag/pricetag with a bad font
was highly undesirable...
I imagine most folks tried to read it/gave up/then just looked at the art...
I had at least 10 people who loved the "Guardians of the Plumeria"
but they didn't know the title
BECAUSE they couldn't read the tag....
Amateurs...

that's it...
you can have the soapbox back... :)

See y'all Wednesday!
I started a new one for the Tiki mag show
and will be working on it that night....
(i bet the Tiki magazine show will have readable pricetags.....)

Helvetica Harry!

That's Freddy Futura to you!
:lol:

E

That's Right Folks! Mayor Ruzic has spoken, we have answered! Come by this Wednesday and see our "New and Improved" pricing label fonts.
Now 100% Easier to read while in "Mai Tai Vision".

So now there's no excuse for you not to take home an original work of art from our modern day Tiki savants!
So bring your favorite Tiki mugs down with you, we will be serving Mai Tais at the bar! 7 pmish-midnightish
Don't panic, just FREEKout!

YAY!!!!!!
So c'mon down on Wednesday and see how ridiculously easy it is to paint a purdy picture!
and don't forget......
FREE PUPPIES!

B

Yes, the puppies are nice, but don't forget about the cute little bunnies that are there too.

Marty the Party and Myself will try to make it tomorrow,I should be driving into the O.C. in the morning.
Any time I can drink a cocktail with great art around me is a good time. Plus I can take some photo's I missed from the last time around..........


Come down and watch the official mascot of Tiki Caliente eat puppy's

offer a free puppy with every art purchase

E

We will do one better, and be offering a free litter of puppies or
bunnies with any art purchase!!! Some come on down and join the festivities..
Big Tiki Dude will be pulling out some more records for our listening pleasures

B

you people are out of control.

i will be bringing the BigToe art kit and working on another 'tiki w/tawdry dame' themed piece. Sideshow Kinny will be on-hand to explain the magical process and daub my sweaty brow with a fluffy puppy...

Thanks Toe!
Toe and i will be there sloshing pain t around
and rumor has it that a few SPECIAL GUESTS
are scheduled to show up!
Besides daubing BigToe's sweaty brow
i will also be working on my new Sci-Fi Tiki painting for the Tiki Mag show in September!
Never before seen in PUBLIC!
Plus, with jeff spinning some tunes and free Mai-Tais
you'd have to be RETARDED not to pop in!
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
don't miss this Historic Event!

Sorry Can't make it tonight,
got lots of stuff to do for the big sg101 event this Sat.

sorry, was looking forward to it.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

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