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Clarita's experiments
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Sam Gambino
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Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:24 AM
These are so cool Clarita! Quirky and unique stuff! Great work there.... |
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surfintiki
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Fri, Apr 10, 2009 9:20 AM
Man! Those guys are SUPERB! I really have to say, your creativity on your designs are GREAT! Where do you come up with these!! |
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Clarita
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Sat, Apr 11, 2009 12:43 PM
Thanks little lost tiki! :) Thanks seeksurf! I don't know what we would do with out Benzart as guide Thank you very much congatiki, next, two more bamboo guys that complete the band, congrats on your first double post, TC was lazy that day I couldn't see anything for some hours :) Thanks big daddy! Merci benella glad It looks good from there!! Merci laojia! I agree this one it's much more complex. My fingers and arms think so too, ouch! :) Thanks Benzart! Oh i've been messing up this one.... I broke one of his eyes, then glue it back together... it doesn't show. and I've found bubbles inside the bamboo on one of the legs, so the texture I was making suddenly had a big hole in it. So I filled it with wood chips and glue trying to imitate the texture... It ended up looking fine... and finally I had some accidents on the parts I wanted to leave untouched , so i had to peal parts i didn't wanted to... so I tought it was ruined a couple of times on the way, but now I think he is looking good :) Thanks Sam, Very glad you like! Thank surfintiki!! Where do I come up with this stuff? well, everything has to do with everything in my case, I mean my "Tikis" are very me, a mix of all the stuff I like (I grew up watching cartoons, then studied hand made animation, so I like simple strong colorful characters a lot. and i like music a lot too so those are my two biggest influences I think) and the way I am (weird, rebel, honest....) to me the tiki culture has music in it, if you get what I mean. and the other thing is that I don't like designing first and then carving or using anything as reference, I like to go with the flow of the material and surprising myself with the result... But in this case I'm drawing the general lines and then carving and changing it on the way, I already draw the other two guys but who knows how they are going to end up looking like :) |
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Babalu
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Wed, Apr 22, 2009 7:15 AM
Hey Clarita, I just saw this guy...that texture looks very nice...very nice indeed. Keep carving lady; you have a special gift. |
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Clarita
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Thu, Apr 23, 2009 11:39 AM
Thanks Babalu! :) A couple of days ago a big ficus tree was cut down on the corner of my house, so a manage to score 5 big brunches. Happy, happy. I've been looking around TC to find out, for how long and how, to cure them, but I'm still not sure, specially because the weather here it's very damp, cold on autumn and winter, and very hot on spring and summer. should I seal the cuts? should I debark them? or because here is damp I better not? any help would be appreciated. |
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Benzart
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Sat, Apr 25, 2009 11:15 AM
Clarita, Excellent way to recover from mistakes and weaknesses in the wood. Anytime you have to recover and work yourself out of those corners it Always makes that piece stand out above the others. I'm Proud of you for not giving up on him! |
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Benzart
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Tue, May 12, 2009 5:32 AM
Hey Lady, Back to work, no hiding in the Bamboo stand! |
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Clarita
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Tue, May 12, 2009 9:31 AM
:D! Thanks Benz for answering the question about the logs, and for being such a generous friend! so you've asked for it, you've got it, here is my prove I wasn't slacking |
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Tue, May 12, 2009 9:56 AM
Very clean lines. Nice job. |
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big daddy
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Tue, May 12, 2009 10:07 AM
sweet job clarita. i can't wait to see the band together. bd |
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Queen Kamehameha
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Tue, May 12, 2009 10:09 AM
very nice Clarita! unusual and cool! |
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little lost tiki
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Tue, May 12, 2009 1:30 PM
WHAT A ROCKIN BAND SO FAR! |
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Bowana
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Tue, May 12, 2009 8:12 PM
He's a tall one! Is he wearing a beret? Bowie |
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Tue, May 12, 2009 8:58 PM
Beautiful work Clarita. Maybe you've already done and/or shown this, but can you light these from behind and use them as a sconce? |
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Lake Surfer
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Tue, May 12, 2009 9:28 PM
Wonderful Clarita! Love the textures! I think you've found your specialty! |
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Tue, May 12, 2009 10:41 PM
Very RAD . |
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Benzart
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Wed, May 13, 2009 3:00 AM
Beautiful stuff Clarita, I Knew you were down there working, I just Knew it! Perfect, precise lines as usual,Very nice work. |
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Wed, May 13, 2009 9:57 PM
AWESOME! They are GREAT!!!!! |
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laojia
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Thu, May 14, 2009 11:54 PM
Very nice stuff Clarita! I like the fine cut of the palm tree. how is sound this drummers band? |
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jab tiki
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Thu, May 14, 2009 11:58 PM
Digging the Bamboo work!! Nice stuff!! [ Edited by: jab tiki 2009-05-14 23:59 ] |
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Fri, May 15, 2009 10:04 PM
Great work your on fire with this bamboo. |
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Clarita
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Sun, May 17, 2009 10:42 AM
thankyou very much!! GROG, big daddy, QK, little lost tiki, Lake Surfer, tyger jymmy, Howland, jab tiki and seeksurf. Bowana, MadDogMike, Benzo and laojia, this are drums, the beret bowana was asking about it's the leader top they have, I took it out to work more comfortable, I was planning to put them back on ones I'm done carving. but the truth is, that I've lost one of this leader pieces, so the idea of turning this bamboo carvings in to sconces or some sort of light, like a night stand could be interesting. specially because, as laojia is suspecting, they don't sound as they should, after cutting out parts of them all the way thru... but I also like that they aren't technological at all, opposite to the stuff I did before, i like the feeling they have as drums, so I'm not sure what i'm going to do with them once i'm done carving, we'll see... stay tuned :) thanks again, big smile here. [ Edited by: Clarita 2009-05-17 10:43 ] |
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Sun, May 17, 2009 10:59 AM
Clarita, Just found your thread, Its all beautiful. |
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surfintiki
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Wed, Jun 3, 2009 5:54 PM
WoW, spectacular! I can picture those ANYWHERE, Bars, restaurants, houses (mine!), surf shops,...you're on to something there! |
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Clarita
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 2:40 PM
Thank you MP I appreciate it too Here is the fourth guy |
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congatiki
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 2:49 PM
Very cool Clarita, great work. You have quite a nice little band of |
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 4:01 PM
Love these guys truly one of a kind. Great Work! |
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little lost tiki
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 4:02 PM
THREE CHEERS FOR THE BAND! |
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TikiMango
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 5:30 PM
I must be dense! Just now, after seeing the Band photo, I noticed that these little bamboo guys are actually Drummers Drumming Drum Drums. Nice! |
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 7:40 PM
Woah, Clarita, Awesome stuff. Love the signature, Love the headbands they are all wearing, Love the Shorty's Eyes, and the overall detail on the whole group is Sharp and Crisp! I KNEW you would be a Killer Wood Carver some day and it Looks as if I was Right! |
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Fugu
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 7:43 PM
Clarita, Your drummers turned out so well! They are very cute and you did a great job on them. |
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Bowana
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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 8:03 PM
Wow, those are pretty cool! |
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laojia
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Sat, Jun 20, 2009 12:32 AM
WOW! impressive band of drumer/brother. I like the work on the mouth of the last, and my favorite is this one with spiral/koru eyes. J. |
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Sat, Jun 20, 2009 12:49 AM
Clever idea and beautifully executed. I like these guys a lot! Still diggin my Hoku Ili too, I look at him all the time and marvel at the coolness. Need to light him up again soon I think.... |
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Sat, Jun 20, 2009 1:58 AM
Wooooo!! Clarita! I dig the drums! If you make any more, I know a certain Tikiyaki that would love to have them :) It's actually very hard to find those bamboo drums here (boo-bams). All the TC girls rule!!! Sorry I haven't visited for awhile. squid |
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Sat, Jun 20, 2009 2:47 AM
Clarita is carving now! |
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Clarita
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Mon, Jun 22, 2009 4:08 PM
Thanks congatiki, seeksurf, little lost tiki, TikiMango, Benzart, Fugu, Bowana, laojia, Paipo, squid and tok-tok! thanks for checking on me and taking the time to comment, I appreciate it very much. |
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squid
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Mon, Jun 22, 2009 4:25 PM
Easy solution. Bring them to Tiki Oasis. Every drummer there (me included) will quality check them! Just a another friendly Ohana service we provide here, free of charge. :) |
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GROG
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Tue, Jun 23, 2009 12:19 AM
AWESOME!!!!! GROG like. |
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Benzart
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Tue, Jun 23, 2009 3:04 AM
Quote But in this case I'm drawing the general lines and then carving and changing it on the way, I already draw the other two guys but who knows how they are going to end up looking like Just Listen to you sounding like the perfect artist. Tell us More. Now I see where some of your design skillz come from. |
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Grapa-RuHa
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Tue, Jun 23, 2009 9:17 AM
Very, very cool design. |
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The Lounge Tiki
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Tue, Jun 23, 2009 12:14 PM
WOW! Those are astounding! I might have to do my own version of them using the pvc pipes. Keep up the great work! -LT |
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Clarita
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Wed, Jun 24, 2009 8:59 AM
Thanks squid you and the other drumers at the oasis are such a nice ohana :). i'll do my best to make a new set for you, extra spice :) Thanks GROG, Glad GROG like! Aaaww! thanks Benzaroo, you like to make me cry (of joy) ones or twice a year don't you? :) you are awesome and the most talented and generous guy around! snif snif thanks again Thanks Grapa-RuHa! Thanks The Lounge Tiki. pvc hm? those must have a cool sound too, maybe different?. but are you planning on carving those, or paint them or what? now I'm intrigued |
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Sat, Jun 27, 2009 12:58 PM
Clarita, Beautiful work and what a great progress. Everything from the candle holders to the drums sure have your unique signature. You rock! |
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Clarita
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Sun, Jun 28, 2009 3:44 PM
Thanks nukke, yes i know what you mean it's hard to keep up with everybody, a lot to see on TC, glad my post made sense to you :) |
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Clarita
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Mon, Aug 31, 2009 3:46 PM
The last set of drums I've carved, were already made, my mother bought them in '81 at the north of Brazil. |
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Queen Kamehameha
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Mon, Aug 31, 2009 5:00 PM
wow! I love these! Amy |
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Bowana
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Mon, Aug 31, 2009 8:30 PM
They have a beautifully wild style to them! Bowie PS Send us some of your rain!!!
[ Edited by: Bowana 2009-09-01 12:08 ] |