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I'm on my way to my 9th Tiki Caliente.
After burning I went back in with a Dremel to expose the bare wood in the deep portions.
Some individual shots.
These last two have been my best.
I did a bit more finishing on this panel.
I did "Webster" about three years ago.
Things are changing and getting more fall like on Frog Island.
Also worked this large and heavy slit gong looking ash log.
The back is kind of serpent looking.
It is a take on an ancient drum from the Micronesian area.
A long way to go, but I'll finish it this year.
Friday, November 22, 2013
The Rotture is an upstairs, cavernous dive on the east side that I like to attend for music. It has a huge bar inside as well as an outdoor patio featuring a glimpse of the industrial section in which the building is located and a view of the Willamette river and downtown Portland. Nobunny, the headliner was fantastic, consisting of four rather evil, non vegetarian, rabbit-looking musicians. Great audience participation added to the nightmarish, carnival-like high energy atmosphere. Starting the show was a combo with a drummer and a go-go dressed, blond wig wearing female bass player. Neither could play nor sing particularly well, but they possessed something special that made this show very amusing and entertaining. Their name is Needles(her) and Pizza(him). The song about those old pink ring contraceptive thingies titled "Frank Might Feel It" was funny indeed. The middle band The Bugs were also good with the drummer and guitarist switching instruments and vocals every few songs.
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"Moises"
"Headly"
"Elevator Going Up"
"Rhythm Fish"
"Cannibal Drums"
"Head Hunter"
"Randy"
"Sawyer"
"Curly"
"Chief"
Untitled.
Untitled
"Sunny"
Untitled.
"Bedpost"
"Chicken of the Sea"
"Eruption"
"Maminal"
"Sundial Lyle"
Necklace Holder
"Footstool"
"Wingo"
An oar for my wife to hang her tiki necklaces from.
Untitled
"Mingus and Miles"
A eucalyptus piece for the Tiki Central Art Swap 2020.
"Potbelly"
A carving to match fabric from Dawn Frasier.
Untitled.
The other side.
"Eye of the Tiki"
"Voodoo Organist"
"Tiki Time"
"Skully"
"Walden"
"Moe"
"Kileauea"
Side cut-outs.
"Art"
Untitled as of yet.
The other side.
"Bernie"
"Rowen"
"Fez"
"Pierce"
"Precarious Perch"
"Lure"
Parrot.
"King Ohmyohmyoh"
"Orlando"
"Kamejiro"
"Yarnell", a Feather Light paddle.
"Nightmare in Mahogany"
"Porter"
"Stan"
"Koo"
"Clayton"
"NoBobs"
"Navigator Unknown"
"Webster"
"Link"
"Long Pig"
I'll figure out a face soon, this week.
Buoy Boys.
"Red"
"Ku"
"Many Menehunes"
"Nemo"
"Sawyer"
"Top Knot"
"Chance"
"Upside Down" was a commissioned piece.
"Foxtrot" is named for the antique store where he was purchased.
"Captain Fritz"
"Gretsch"
"Dewey"
Bad Medicine"
"Mr. Devlin's Luau"
"Lily"
Tiki Central art swap piece "Seasons".
"Benny"
"Joaquin"
"No Wake"
"Jack"
"Restless Natives"
"Skeptic"
Tiki Central art swap piece "Enchanted Tiki Room"
"Bardoon"
"Darwin"
"Punchy's Brother"
"Mark"
"Medley"
"Lloyd"
The middle jelutong piece is the only shot I have of "Ward"
"Herb and Al"
"Koko"
"Brunswick"
Tiki Central art swap "Hawaiian Shirts"
"Totem"
"Cannibal's Cauldron"
"Nina"
"Pele Lani"
"Orson"
The top.
"Tsuga"
"Ben"
Lighting by TikiSkip.
"Dyson"
"Lonnie"
Tiki Central Swap
"Orville"
"Makemake"
"Tika"
"Nelson"
"Maka Puke"
"La Tsunami"
"Barry"
"Lauderdale"
"Eaton"
"Bernie"
"Ron"
"Stu"
"Surfin' Bird"
"'Ohiki" (Hawaiian for sand crab)
"Power"
"Juan and Atu"
"Beatrice and Giovanni"
"Airic"
"Bob"
"Jared"
"Toma"
"Tiki Kabob"
"Tiki Kabob 2"
"Flip"
"Paddleman"
"Lucy"
"Growth Pole"
"Kit"
The Real Jimbo
"Sufferin' Bastard"
"Black Clouds"
"Two Tikis"
"Brett Lambo"
Jimbo, Claude, Juan and Atu, Lombardo, and Airic.
My favorite carving tools.
"Lombardo"
"Jimbo"
"Claude"
"El Boracho"
"Hans"
Whitey's Frog
Legba
Mehevi
Group photo
Flip
Ali'i
Dick (Deadeye)
Willard and Ben
Gus
"Dong Clock"
Felix
Orin
Frog Island Tikis
About Me
- Frog Island Tikis
- I started carving tikis in 2000 after a trip to Maui. I love and appreciate Polynesian culture, but rather than follow traditional ways, I put my own rather twisted view on the matter. I build each tiki with a protective edge to watch over the owner's well being. Most of them are of redwood or cedar, but my brother-in-law Jimbo brings me excellent palm from California. I start with a chainsaw and then really get into them with chisels, files, and knives. I have read that the ONLY way to breath life into an idol is through use of hand tools, but if primitive man had access to a chainsaw I know he would have used it. Tikis are for fun. Mahalo- CY
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