Post by tiki artist looking for reps/outlets

I found this on the Houston Craigslist site, although it clearly isn't a Houston location. Thought it might be of interest to this group.

"Check out my work at http://tikiartshawaii.com/
I make Primitive Polynesian Tiki....
I am looking for a Rep & galleries throughout the world...
also luxury resorts with Hawaiiana ..Polynesia…themes....
for outright purchase & commissions.....
please contact me at [email protected]
in Warmth & Spirit,
Fast Eddie"

Here's the link, which includes photos of some of the guy's work: http://houston.craigslist.org/art/605056336.html

Janet, at first i was gonna say "geez, dont help spammers on CL" but i went to the site, and its FAST EDDIE (Edwin Germaine) ~ he used to live in Seattle, carved tikis and was at a jurried show in Bellevue the year before we got here, but stopped doing art shows, opened a coffee shop, got screwed in that deal, moved to hawaii and i lost track of him.

but i recognized his carving, because of his unusual backsides of the carvings which are very georgia okeefe-y. his new painted stuff is absolutely not my thing..but..whatever...

Selector Lopaka and Puamana had Eddie carve a tree in their yard LINK with lots of pix

here is my piece (wow, that picture was taken a long time ago, my room looks very different now)

thanks for posting that, im gonna drop him a line..

Looks like he is living the dream. He has some stiff competition if he's trying to sell tiki carvings in and from Hawaii. His mask designs looks similar to the logo for a local tiki bar that recently opened here in Sarasota. Maybe I will try and connect them as the logo could use a little help.

O.K. .... so it's a stretch, there both tall / thin, whatever. The logo is actually kinda scary. Is that a carrot headress? A bowling shirt, extended pinky finger is a nice touch, not really, and it looks more like a fleshless Tiki Skull, not that I have an opinion. The owners are really nice though, they own the Crabby Bill's next door and the Sniki Tiki is an offshoot.

[ Edited by: Bohemiann 2008-04-27 06:36 ]