Lake Tiki - 8/23/2013 - Red Cedar

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2015-03-22 12:21 ]

Great stuff as usual Lake,really dig the marqueasn boat.
Man!! I've got to get to the Oasis oneday and check all this
stuff out, the vendors hall must be fantastic with all these
goodies on display.Cheers Watango

It sure is going to be hard to pick what I am going to buy from you at Tiki Oasis.

Watango, thanks for stopping by and thanks for your kind compliments!

The boats are a bunch of work, but the reward is seeing them finished up.

My first time at Oasis this year... and I'm really looking forward to it!

There is always lots of talented artists at all the events, and Oasis is no exception to that.

Tiki Kupcake, I can say that I will have a very diverse selection of creations with me at Oasis, and 50% of it will make it's premier appearance that weekend!

I'm looking forward to meeting you and all of the other attendees at this year's event!

Yes! the Mega Marq RIGHT ON! He is a big fella and looks fantastic.
Good seeing your early work. Man the boat fellas are a great looking
piece of work and would stand out anywhere (quality all the way).

3 days of surf on Memorial day weekend man it felt GOOD!

Seeks!

Good to hear you scored some swell last weekend!

I could use some waves right about now... a fish out of water.

Thanks for all the congrats on the new work, I'm keeping busy.

Mega Marq turned out alright in the end, and I think he'll enjoy my backyard.

My first tiki, yep, that's something that many of us like to keep on the downlow. :wink:

The first picture above in Spamtastic's post is one of my tikis from long ago, the rest are his tiki carvings.

"Only thing left to carve is the spears that the tikis will hold. "

Spears or paddles? In any case great job!!!!!

Happy to see mega marq finished at his place, and I don't talk about PNG gope: sometimes i'm tired to see full of nice pieces !! :lol:

J.

laojia, thank you very much for the compliment!

These Marqs will be holding spears as they voyage to new islands to conquer!

They are currently on the drying table and tonight I'll get them all painted up and lashed together.

This boat should be wrapped up later tonight and if we can get a spot of sun the next couple of days I can get a picture of it finished.

Mega Marq is also happy to be in his new home.

I know, quite the barrage of new work. Things have been busy around here though!

Very cool, Dave, and very classy.

Yay Lake, Mega-M looks great! As all your stuff does!

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2015-03-22 12:21 ]

Nice stuff Lake, looks like you are gonna have a Killer oasis trip. Those guys out there are lucky to have your great offerings up for grabs. Now get in there and get back TO WORK! :)

Sick Lake! That boat full of Natives would look great anywhere.

Benz, thanks for stopping by and for the words of encouragement!

You're doing some inspirational work yourself these days.

Nose to the grindstone here... and its only June 2nd.

Lot's to make between here and August... hope I can make it across the Continental Divide with all I'm bringing! :wink:

Mahalos, Seeks!

I do wish I was squandering carving time out in the water catching some waves though.

Catch a few for me next time!

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2015-03-22 12:15 ]

mega marq turned out mega awesome! and that canoe is beyond words. Beautiful execution!!!

Love the PNG stuff, dave! how big is that piece?

Love the Marq boat and looking foward to seeing your new Hawaiian tikis come together.

Jim, thanks for stopping by!

As always, I appreciate your feedback and compliments!

I went back through and grabbed a couple different pics and cleaned 'em up a bit...

The PNG work continues to be a fun challenge for me... painting is a relaxing end to all the carving.

Just striving for some fun, different things.

The Gope pictured is 24 3/4" H x 7 3/4" W

I've got a few more in the works for Oasis, and maybe a couple more surprises along the likes of your Pagui.

leleliz, thanks also for stopping by... complements appreciated!

I've had the Hawaiian pair in mind for a couple months, and drawn out for almost as long.

Kind of gives you an idea of how big the stack of "to do's" is and how many different irons I've got in the fire.

But it gave me time to think about the ins and outs of the cuts... and things are progressing along just fine on the first one. :D

Dave you're hitting everything out of the park. Your warrior canoe is
definitely sea-worthy:-)
Nice painting and carving on the gope board.
Now do what Ben sez and get back to work.

Conga, thanks for stopping by, my Northern Brother, and thanks for the kind words of support!

Back to work it is... and here is the fruits of that labor!

Another carving that I've been looking forward to getting around to... and now I've put the wraps on it this evening.

I've envisioned these guys in pairs, one on each side of a bar, a wall or a room.

I've got one done, and after another new piece, I'll get his twin carved.

The Idol of Wailua.

27" H x 7" W

Great stuff! You get so much depth out of such a thin plank of wood, simply killer.

TikiMango, many thanks!

One of my goals is to get as much 3-D out of 2-D.

Hang them on a wall in a tiki bar and they're ready to jump to life. :)

The angry, pissed-off Idol of Wailua.

"Get off my lawn you stupid kids!"

never saw flat tikis before! thats a great idea

Tiwaka - scroll thru this entire thread and you will that Lake makes the most out of planks (and logs)!!

Most excellent!!

Another great one Lake. I'm ALWAYS hearing Hawaii call me!!

Great stuff Lake every time i see these guys I want to
carve one up bad.

Grog, you got it! :)

Tiwaka the Parrot, thanks much!

A.S., much thanks as always! Appreciate the compliment!

surfin, THANKS!

I too hear Hawaii call, it has been too long. I hope to get back again soon.

Exploring PNG a little more today...

Another Gope Board, this one with a little something extra and a new color scheme.

24 3/4" H x 7 3/4" W

Better watch it Lakesurfer, if you keep exploring the PNG stuff you might
wind up with a bone in your nose and a penis gourd. The ancient ones are
calling you :)

The PNG is addicting... but I think a penis gourd is taking things a bit too far. :lol:

Good stuff Conga, and thanks for the props!

COLD Saturday on tap... 50 degrees! Brrrrrr!

The calendar says June, but the weather says April.

Time to hunker down in the studio and make some more stuff!

Kool shot of you and the finished boat but more importantly
how do I get me one of those caps.Cheers Watango

Sorry Lakes,I skip,d a few pages.kool new tiki panel and the Gope board
looks fantastic!

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Love the Gope boards! Very creative take on PNG stuff lake! you're kickin' out the carvs lately!!!!

go lake, go!!!!!

Watango, thanks so much for the compliments!

My lovely wife had the hat made as a birthday gift.

I have plans to have some made for Oasis now that the pattern is on file, I'll let you know potential cost after I get a batch done up.

Polynesiac, thanks for swinging on by! I appreciate all the kind words!

I kind of saved PNG for something to explore at a later date, and now that I'm getting into it more it is pretty fascinating.

Watch for more to come!

Welcome to the PNG world, it is fun to watch the Lake Surfer style meld into and form these carvings.

P.S. After a while you get used to wearing the gourd.

JP

Cool! I don't know much about this style I will have to learn more.
Anyways this design would look so cool on any surfboard.

Johnny, thanks for stopping by!

I don't mid the gourd, as long as the weather stays warm. :wink:

Seeks, the designs do lend themselves well to surfboard graphics... I think you're onto something again!

I've done some research in books on PNG and looked at a lot of pictures.

The most valuable info I've found at my local museum. They've got a great collection.

Still carving through this summer's vending merch, but over the last couple of days I have been working in some decor for the backyard.

It's starting to give the basement tiki bar a run for it's money, and as soon as the weather decides to warm and the tropicals take off, I'll have an island paradise.

For the last couple of years I've wanted to do a mileage post with South Pacific islands and the distance from my yard.

With the buoys I found, we created a nautical area, and the post had the perfect home.

10' tall with the largest sign about 34" wide.

And to cover areas of the fence and spice things up, I started carving some larger flat pieces to hang on posts.

2' H x 9" W

Gotta get back to something fun I'm working on....

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2010-12-22 19:57 ]

On 2009-06-08 18:58, Lake Surfer wrote:

Gotta get back to something fun I'm working on....

I am hoping that "something" is another Tiki Temple fella!

Gope boards and yard art look great.

Mahalos, liz!

Ah yes, Tiki Temples.

That's the "something" after the "something."

Actually, they are hard to concentrate on lately with sunny "warmer" weather outside.

Much easier to hunker down in the dead of winter when there are no skateboards, beaches and backyard cookouts to distract one from their work.

But fear not, I have re-thought some things, and that has lead to a new idea that involves the original concept!

Details to come!

A few months back I was doing some sketches for new Marquesan work and one of the drawings jogged my memory.

Trader Vic's in the International Marketplace had these great Marquesan tikis hanging outside.

I remember being drawn to these tikis in a post that Gecko made many years ago before the Vic's was demolished.

I forgot about them until Max from Taboo Island posted a picture. That got me motivated again, and I set out to do a piece inspired by those tikis.

This pair each comes in at 24" H x 6.5" W.

I have plans to make a few larger ones also.

Hi Lake,

very beautyful pieces
great work

greets
Akuae

Aloha Akuae!

Many thanks for stopping by to say hello, and I really appreciate the compliment!

One more time Lake masterpiece!
It's incredible! You carves faster than I have time to read your thread... :o

Great work man!

J.

Jérôme, good to hear from you, and thank you very much for your kind compliments!

Just kind of on overdrive here as things seem to be flowing well.

Keep up the great work, so wonderful to see tiki so alive in France!

Great stuff, as usual.