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Fri, Nov 18, 2022 7:52 PM
Thank you hang10tiki. My next one is also a topless man! |
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danlovestikis
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Thu, Dec 8, 2022 8:07 PM
A friend had her favorite clock fall off the wall. I knew before I started that I couldn't match the real gold edge and told her so. But I gave it my best shot. I was able to match the blue paint.
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Fri, Dec 9, 2022 5:31 AM
Good job on that clock. It's fun to get something out of the blue (pun intended) to work on & to do such a good job to please someone. |
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danlovestikis
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Fri, Dec 9, 2022 6:10 PM
Hi Will carve. I've enjoyed your back and forth with hang10tiki for years. I'm so happy to have TC up and running again. It was fun repairing the clock. I wish there was a better gold out there. I tried several and settled on this one. Keep on having tiki fun. Wendy |
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Sat, Dec 10, 2022 5:15 AM
It's not a paint. Many times it's real gold. Rub and buff might work better too. [ Edited by tikiskip on 2022-12-10 05:18:03 ] |
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Sat, Dec 10, 2022 8:49 AM
Clock looks great..a classic was saved in the nick of time...gold just looks like a little Patina and love wear. |
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hang10tiki
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Tue, Dec 13, 2022 7:14 PM
Good job The clock is as good as blue :-) |
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danlovestikis
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Wed, Dec 14, 2022 4:26 PM
tikiskip gold foil was mixed in a solution that I tried first but it was bumpy. I'm not skilled enough to use those sheets. The best I could do was use the acrylic gold paint. Thank you for the information. Or Got Rum? You are very kind. hang10tiki ha ha that was clever. |
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danlovestikis
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Thu, Dec 15, 2022 8:57 AM
For some reason it's a thrill to see a tiki pop up in the show you are watching. This was a movie called Ruby in Paradise.
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Mon, Dec 26, 2022 1:52 PM
Christmas 2022. I picked out two Jams World shirts and for Dan I made him two puzzles with favorite photos. One of his most concentrated mug and bowl collection and the other a newpaper photo of the tiki jungle room. We wish you all Happy Holidays.
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Or Got Rum?
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Wed, Dec 28, 2022 9:24 AM
Great Puzzles...and shirts.. |
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Hamo
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Thu, Dec 29, 2022 12:53 AM
Hmm, my sister loves puzzles, but I've never thought of making her one. Maybe I could use the picture of her, my brother-in-law, and Mr. Tiki at their wedding reception.... You both are looking great. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! |
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danlovestikis
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Sun, Jan 1, 2023 6:47 PM
Or Got Rum? Thankyou. I've been a fan of Jams World Retro men's shirts for 20 years. It's all I wear. The puzzles are going to be fun. Hamo it was hard to decide what to use for the puzzles. He liked them so much I think I chose well. You should do it. |
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Jan 3, 2023 7:56 PM
Last summer David W. gave up his Tiki Oasis Arizona hotel rooms to us. To say thank you I bought some shoes and painted them for his new baby. They now fit!
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Jan 3, 2023 8:03 PM
The clock I repaired is back with it's owner.
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Jan 10, 2023 7:37 PM
What a surprise to go through old photos and find one with a PNG tiki. These kids are Dan's nephew and niece. This was located on Interstate 80 at the Nut Tree. It's no longer the same place but it was sure fun for decades of travelers.
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Tue, Jan 24, 2023 1:23 PM
I have finished the Black Velvet Wish of Ari Yuasa in Japan. These photos represent the items he requested be in his painting.
On the base of the statue, he wanted these words. Having the wish so well laid out makes it so much easier for me to fulfil a wish. |
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Jan 24, 2023 1:35 PM
I showed Ari the frames that would work best with his painting and he chose the one in the center. I printed the photos and cut some out to show him how it would look. He said he needed the Menehune to be as large as possible. I did my best to draw it rather than to trace the one I printed. I cut a cardboard to fit the frame and then I used a box cutter to cut it out and a paint pen to do the outline. Now it's set up to go.
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Jan 24, 2023 8:14 PM
My technique for Black Velvet paintings is to layer paint over the area and then I am able to do as much detail as needed and if I make a mistake, I am able to fix it. I did two layers, then I blocked in the different parts. Then I painted a layer on the sarong in yellow. This took days because of drying each layer overnight.
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Wed, Jan 25, 2023 9:59 AM
Coming along fine Wendy....lot's of prep in that one. |
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danlovestikis
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Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2:26 PM
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Or Got Rum? It takes a lot of layers the way I do it. I think using an air gun maybe faster. I just keep on going until I get it right. Thank you for noticing. |
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Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2:29 PM
This begins the skin layers. Each time I let it dry overnight. Here's another weeks work.
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hang10tiki
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Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2:30 PM
Great puzzles And kool lil shoes A Menehune painting, sweeeeeet |
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danlovestikis
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Fri, Jan 27, 2023 8:22 AM
It was time to add the words Ari requested to the base. It didn't go well and I'm back to square one. But I did start to do the shading and got it off to a good start.
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Sat, Jan 28, 2023 7:19 PM
More steps for Ari Yuasa's black velvet wish. This time I added highlights and more details.
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Sat, Jan 28, 2023 7:25 PM
More steps for Ari Yuasa's black velvet wish. Time for toenails and fingernails. I kept trying over and over again to get the words the right size and shape for the base of the statue. Every time I messed up, I had to paint over the words and let it dry before trying again. I got it on the fourth try! Then it was fun to add some designs on the sarong.
Time to figure out what goes next. Thank you for the visit. |
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Sun, Jan 29, 2023 8:27 PM
Well heck, this painting is actually done and in transit to Japan. Today on fb it was pointed out to me by fb readers that I left off an "of" and the "n" in Sunset on the base of the statue. I have talked to Ari in Japan and we have two options. One he could take it from the frame and send it to me at my expense and I could do the repair and send it back. Or he could bring it to my home and have a visit. Wouldn't that be fun? So this next post shows how I did the shell necklace. I printed and cut out just the right size of shell so I would get the shape just right. Then I painted the layers. I will also tweak it in the future. Here are the steps.
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Mon, Jan 30, 2023 8:06 AM
Looks great Wendy!!! |
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danlovestikis
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Mon, Jan 30, 2023 8:28 PM
Thank you MadDogMike Here are some more steps for Ari Yuasa's black velvet wish. I worked on the garnish for the Tiki Bob mug and did another layer on the words at the base of the statue. I still did not notice the "of" and an "n" were missing. Thank you to Swizzle and Colleen for pointing it out so I could talk with Ari about it.
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Tue, Jan 31, 2023 8:04 PM
These photos show the start of the hanging lights, the Tiki Bob Puffer fish and the addition of neon paint. I used an ultraviolet light to keep track of that paint.
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Wed, Feb 1, 2023 8:18 PM
More layers of paint on Ari Yuasa's black velvet wish. I even had a visit from our feral Scardy Cat.
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Thu, Feb 2, 2023 4:38 PM
Wow Stunning |
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Thu, Feb 2, 2023 6:23 PM
Wendy, I've been lurking and watching your progress on all your "wish" projects for the past couple of months and I must say that this one is your masterpiece. In my opinion, the misspelling on the base fits perfectly into that whole "Janglish" sensibility that I love so much about Japanese popular culture, so I hope the lucky recipient was cool with it. |
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Thu, Feb 2, 2023 7:49 PM
hang10tiki ah, thank you. MrBaliHai he was exceptionally nice. He does visit California every so often so I told him to remove it from the frame and bring it here and I would correct it. He may do that and have a fun visit also. I liked that my brother-in-law wrote: "At least it's not a tattoo". If Ari wants to mail it here, I will cover that cost and fix it and mail it back. But I liked what you wrote. He actually thought along those same lines. He'd love that you like it best of my paintings. There are more steps to come. Thank you. |
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Thu, Feb 2, 2023 8:08 PM
More steps for Ari Yuasa's black velvet wish. This time I'm working on the Puffer Bob. I had a baby puffer that I brought out to help me along. I did parts and then let them dry before proceeding. I sure didn't want to smudge any parts on velvet.
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Sat, Feb 4, 2023 2:47 PM
Ari Yuasa's black velvet wish continues with a patio because I can't leave this statue just floating!
So next I drew lines for perspective. Then I added color a dot at a time. I layered colors and then I signed my name and year.
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Sun, Feb 5, 2023 2:34 PM
I found a photo of a nice rock border to a garden and printed a helper photo. Then I went to work. I also did another layer on the words at the base of the statue and again missed the errors! So many opportunities to catch it and never did. I did do a bunch of layers on the rocks until they were done.
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Mon, Feb 6, 2023 7:30 PM
Next for Ari Yuasa's black velvet wish I started on the patio garden. He requested Monter plants and Bird of Paradise. I can't pull these out of my brain so I print photos to use. One I cut out as a template and used it to outline the leaves.
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Feb 7, 2023 7:47 PM
Four days of working on plants for the wish of Ari Yuasa in Japan.
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Fri, Feb 10, 2023 8:18 PM
Ari Yuasa's black velvet wish is finished. I added some stars.
I took fun photos.
Then it shipped across the ocean.
He sent me a photo of it hung with the two Tiki Bob's I made for him in the past.
He decided he's fine with the missing of and n. He said none of his friends are able to read it anyway! So all is well. [ Edited by danlovestikis on 2023-02-10 20:26:15 ] |
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Sat, Feb 11, 2023 8:06 PM
One of my favorite paintings so far |
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danlovestikis
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Mon, Feb 13, 2023 5:56 PM
hang10tiki it was really fun to paint too. Thank you. The painting is now in the hands of Ari Yuasa in Japan. He took it around to places near his home for photos. He said he got some major funny looks from people as the photos were taken. I love seeing these.
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Tue, Feb 14, 2023 11:28 PM
Wendy, I love this latest piece--especially the blacklight touches. Too bad spellcheck doesn't work on velvet.... |
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Thu, Feb 16, 2023 7:04 PM
Hamo, Ari is such a gentleman. He's been wonderful. I'm going to find a way to make it up to him. My spell checker was Dan. We are so much alike we both missed it. I'm so happy friends let me know about it on fb. He sent one more image.
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Sat, Feb 18, 2023 7:07 PM
Amazing Wow Great painting Great painter Great owner Great tour |
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023 10:03 AM
Looks like Emily in Paris has stolen my idea for their dress. My Tiki Bob had it first. What do you think?
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Tue, Feb 21, 2023 12:10 PM
Tiki Central Swaps have been a blast for many years. The best part of the swap is all the friends you make along the way. Zerotiki and I swapped and now we are swapping back. We met at Wilfred's in Napa, CA for lunch and a nice long visit. The food was outstanding. They liked their cocktails too.
MadDogMike made the ceramic version of the tiki in my painting and gave it to me as a gift.
Thank you Zerotiki for your friendship and all the fun. PS the paper he is holding in one photo is a secret message that you can find at the top of all the umbrellas that come with your drinks, they have to be translated later [ Edited by danlovestikis on 2023-02-21 12:15:00 ] |
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Fri, Mar 10, 2023 7:29 PM
Ari in Japan sent me a thank you gift for the painting of the Menehune.
It arrived the day this mug was shipped to him to say how sorry I was for the "of" and "n" being left off his painting. PNG Tiki Bob hand formed and carved.
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Just a bit of makeup before calling it a night.
This is the vintage version that was my model for my painting.
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