Tiki Man in the Crescent Moon - Other Crafts

TM tiki moon Member Los Angeles Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 51	TM tiki moon Posted posted on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 9:11 PM Hi fellow tiki enthusiasts. Above is a detail from a larger project I'm working on. I have a few questions. I've seen tiki faces in round, full moons once in a while, but I've never seen a classic crescent 'Man in the Moon' interpreted through the lens of tiki. Do you know of any previous examples? I'm surprised I couldn't turn any up, and I'm curious. I tried a more polynesian tiki head first, but I ended up preferring the simplicity of the 'Easter Island' look. Do those count as tiki? (I see them lumped in with tiki all the time, and I'll probably do the same.) Do you know of any tiki-motif stars? I patterned my stars after a design I saw etched in a bracelet. Maybe I'll go with little spirals, or something. Is there a classic 'quick read' tiki star design? This is a work in progress [ Edited by: tiki moon 2017-01-06 13:25 ]
T TiKiMaN77 Member Downey, CA Joined: Nov 30, 2004 Posts: 179	T TiKiMaN77 Posted posted on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 9:47 PM Dude, this is awesome. I've never seen anything like this. Now paint it Yellow, or Better yet...turn it into a Lamp and hang it from the ceiling.
SF Slacks Ferret Tiki Socialite Calgary Joined: Oct 02, 2003 Posts: 1396	SF Slacks Ferret Posted posted on Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:49 AM Nice work. As I've always understood...Easter Island is not technically in Polynesia...but you're absolutely correct in stating that the Moai are always lumped in with Tiki anyway...I'd say you're safe to keep this motif. As far as the tiki-stars, you may want to search ebay and google under "Tapa cloth" (from Tonga, Fiji and Samoa) for examples of star-like shapes in a polynesian theme. Have fun! Looks great so far.
TM tiki moon Member Los Angeles Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 51	TM tiki moon Posted posted on Sat, Mar 14, 2009 10:52 AM thanks, everyone
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 5:14 PM Great idea. It would make a helluva lamp, but is great as is. Rockin'.

TM

tiki moon Posted posted on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 9:11 PM

Hi fellow tiki enthusiasts.

Above is a detail from a larger project I'm working on. I have a few questions.

I've seen tiki faces in round, full moons once in a while, but I've never seen a classic crescent 'Man in the Moon' interpreted through the lens of tiki. Do you know of any previous examples? I'm surprised I couldn't turn any up, and I'm curious.
I tried a more polynesian tiki head first, but I ended up preferring the simplicity of the 'Easter Island' look. Do those count as tiki? (I see them lumped in with tiki all the time, and I'll probably do the same.)
Do you know of any tiki-motif stars? I patterned my stars after a design I saw etched in a bracelet. Maybe I'll go with little spirals, or something. Is there a classic 'quick read' tiki star design?
This is a work in progress

[ Edited by: tiki moon 2017-01-06 13:25 ]

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TiKiMaN77 Posted posted on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 9:47 PM

Dude, this is awesome. I've never seen anything like this. Now paint it Yellow, or Better yet...turn it into a Lamp and hang it from the ceiling.

SF

Slacks Ferret Posted posted on Sat, Mar 14, 2009 8:49 AM

Nice work.

As I've always understood...Easter Island is not technically in Polynesia...but you're absolutely correct in stating that the Moai are always lumped in with Tiki anyway...I'd say you're safe to keep this motif.

As far as the tiki-stars, you may want to search ebay and google under "Tapa cloth" (from Tonga, Fiji and Samoa) for examples of star-like shapes in a polynesian theme.

Have fun! Looks great so far.

TM

tiki moon Posted posted on Sat, Mar 14, 2009 10:52 AM

thanks, everyone

RH

Robb Hamel Posted posted on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 5:14 PM

Great idea. It would make a helluva lamp, but is great as is. Rockin'.