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Aloha Texas Tiki !!

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sweet. doesnt get any deeper than that!
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Very cool!! I enjoyed reading thru this thread. I really like your carving style,
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Welcome back my friend! Welcome back!
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Nice touch with the paint. Even Tiki art evolves I guess. Cy, Laz and a few others are brightening up our world.
What ever happened to McTiki? I really liked his painted panels...

Looks like you guys may be heading for some tropical weather. Batten down!!!
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I try to avoid painting when I can. Not a huge fan. This customer wanted green so I hit it with some green stain and distressed it a bit to give it some more character. I wound up having to make the color more uniform ultimately per customer request. All in all it was a fun piece even though I almost killed myself making it.
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These guys left for their new homes today...


Little more work to do on this 5footer:
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OMG! They are too much fun. I love the guy on the right in the top pic. He's too sweet. I wish he was coming to my home :)
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Good picture,
looks like he's 30 ft tall.
They should make telephone poles look like that.
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amate posted on Fri, Jun 26, 2015 5:34 AM

I particularly like that 5-footer. That’s a standout to me.
I like Will's idea...wouldn't THAT be cool?
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New stuff:
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awesome work jay! i love that marq mask. very sweet.
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Thanks T.

Here's some more:
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amate posted on Tue, Jul 7, 2015 4:29 AM

The one with green backdrop is creepy. I like it!!! :)
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Thanks Amate. I love that green guy too. I've been on carving overdrive lately. A few fails, a few successes. I feel like I'm learning a lot though. Here is some more:

http://www.facebook.com/AlohaTexasTikiCo
instagram: alohatexastikico
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http://www.clouseaux.com

[ Edited by: AlohaTexasTikiCo 2015-07-08 21:53 ]
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Here's my first shot at some trad Ku designs. (lots of room to improve):

New Moai design. I took a Moai I hated and reworked it:

Haven't done pendants in years. Not easy.
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Love it! Is the color a filter on the photo or how it really looks? If the latter, how'd ya do it?

Keep up the great work!
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Thanks DH. No filter. I hit this guy with a tiny bit of blue stain. I really like the way it turned out.
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Marq mask. 18"
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cy posted on Wed, Sep 9, 2015 8:16 AM

Nice detailing Jay!
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i like it!
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Thanks Cy. It was fun meeting you at Oasis. Thanks for the shirt! It's getting good use...
Hey Big T. Let's go for some rum soon!
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Me like
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[ Edited by: nicework 2015-09-14 20:48 ]
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Nice carvings.
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Very nice use of color!
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Hey Laz, I think some of your pics got lost on the information highway... :o
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Thx tuga, hitiki, hang10!!
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i wondered when this was going to show up here. very cool.
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The Marquesan is cool but i really like the moai.
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I agree that Marq & Moai are very cool. Yard is swank now!!!
FTLOT

Looking good!
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those are awesome - love the headhunting marq
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amate posted on Sat, Nov 28, 2015 4:15 PM

Is the shrunken head carved in wood or made of some other material? Nice carves.
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Thanks T. Good seeing you tonight!

Amate- the shrunken head was fired clay. Painted and added horse hair. Thanks for the nice words. I got to bask in your many lei low pieces tonight. Always fun to see your work.
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On 2015-11-26 20:06, swizzle wrote:
The Marquesan is cool but i really like the moai.

Mahalos swizzle and vampiress!! I stained the Moai. Will post pics soon.
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On 2015-11-29 17:58, AlohaTexasTikiCo wrote:
Thanks T. Good seeing you tonight!

Amate- the shrunken head was fired clay. Painted and added horse hair. Thanks for the nice words. I got to bask in your many lei low pieces tonight. Always fun to see your work.

Had a blast, Jay. Yep, always great to soak in the vibes of our texas master, amate!
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cy posted on Tue, Dec 1, 2015 10:00 AM

Nice Jay!
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Thanks cy!

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