I'm on my way to my 9th Tiki Caliente.
One more float done for the journey to Palm Springs next week.
After burning I went back in with a Dremel to expose the bare wood in the deep portions.
A small brush and three different colors of blue.
Some individual shots.
A drummer dude.
These last two have been my best.
I bet they both sell.
I did a bit more finishing on this panel.
I only found out three weeks ago that I was going to Tiki Caliente as I was on a waiting list.
I did "Webster" about three years ago.
Made from purple heart wood, this one has been a hard sell. I had retired him from vending because of the heavy weight and lack of interest but I am bringing him to Caliente next week. I figure he is a good October tiki.
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.
They could communicate from island to island by pounding on them with sticks. This ash piece is hard enough that it actually sounds good and really resonates sound.
A long way to go, but I'll finish it this year.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Thanks to Jim Heath from the Reverend Horton Heat for the great solo effort at the Doug Fir last night. He is a Gretsch guitar playing singer and song writing extraordinaire, who also happens to be a nice, successful, and encouraging person rarely encountered in the very tough life that is the music industry. I also enjoyed his Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard country influenced cohort Dale Watson, very funny and personable indeed.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Once again my confidence has been rattled as I received my second rejection notice today and won't be a part of this years Art in the Pearl. I was trying to broaden my horizons and do shows that were not related to tiki, but that plan just went out the window. Time to re-evaluate, but I am looking forward to Tiki Caliente, just a month away.
Sunday, April 2, 2017
The March 31st deadline passed for the notification I was expecting for acceptance into the June in Vancouver, WA Ester Short recycling show, so I guess I must deal with the fact that I was not on the list. Like everyone, I do not deal with rejection well, and as I was venting my frustration with a friend he calmly said "Did it ever occur to you that you might not be as good as you think you
are?" which naturally I never even considered, so it's on to the non-tiki event that I REALLY want to do, the Portland Art in the Pearl. 130 vendors from over 1000 applicants is not good odds, but I am sure I will be there. I find out the middle of this month.
You would hope that friends would be more empathetic, but I did get a chuckle out of it.
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"Moises"
Walnut.
Basswood. Sold
"Headly"
Cedar
"Elevator Going Up"
Milled cedar.
"Rhythm Fish"
Milled Doug Fir.
"Cannibal Drums"
Cedar. Sold
"Head Hunter"
Milled cedar.
"Randy"
Cedar
"Sawyer"
paddle.
Milled cedar
"Curly"
Poplar
"Chief"
Milled cedar
Milled cedar.
Untitled.
Basswood.
Untitled
Milled cedar and timber bamboo. Sold.
"Sunny"
Cedar
Untitled.
Unknown wood but maybe ash.
"Bedpost"
Pine. Sold.
"Chicken of the Sea"
Plywood. Sold
"Eruption"
Plywood. Sold.
"Maminal"
Plywood. Sold.
"Sundial Lyle"
Cedar.
Necklace Holder
Bass wood. Sold
"Footstool"
Cedar. Sold
"Wingo"
Milled cedar.
An oar for my wife to hang her tiki necklaces from.
Untitled
Tight grain fir.
"Mingus and Miles"
Cedar, sold.
A eucalyptus piece for the Tiki Central Art Swap 2020.
"Potbelly"
Cedar. Sold.
A carving to match fabric from Dawn Frasier.
Keeping this one made of cedar.
Untitled.
Cedar. Sold.
The other side.
"Eye of the Tiki"
Milld cedar. Sold
"Voodoo Organist"
Basswood. Sold. Unfortunately this one was lost by the USPS and I had to refund the money. It was purchased by the Voodoo Organist himself so I am extremely disappointed. Maybe it will turn up some day. It showed up in perfect condition a month late but we were both extremely happy!
"Tiki Time"
Milled cedar. Sold.
"Skully"
Carved from a thrift store paddle. Sold.
Mahogany.
"Walden"
Milled cedar. Sold.
"Moe"
Alaskan yellow cedar.
"Kileauea"
Cedar. Sold.
Side cut-outs.
"Art"
Untitled as of yet.
Sold.
The other side.
"Bernie"
Sold.
"Rowen"
Sold.
"Fez"
Poplar.
"Pierce"
Cedar. Sold.
"Precarious Perch"
Alaskan yellow cedar.
"Lure"
Cedar, I got the idea from Spongebob Squarepants' living room.
Parrot.
Sold.
"King Ohmyohmyoh"
Bass wood.
"Orlando"
Sold.
"Kamejiro"
Alaskan yellow cedar. Sold.
"Yarnell", a Feather Light paddle.
Sold.
"Nightmare in Mahogany"
Sold.
"Porter"
Cedar Sold.
"Stan"
Cedar. Sold.
"Koo"
Sold
"Clayton"
A mug of my design and redone by Michael Sbicca, Jungle Modern Ceramics.
"NoBobs"
Yellow cedar. Sold.
"Navigator Unknown"
Sold.
"Webster"
Purple heart.
"Link"
"Long Pig"
I'll figure out a face soon, this week.
Buoy Boys.
Sold.
"Red"
Cedar. Sold
"Ku"
Poplar/Sold.
"Many Menehunes"
Cedar. Sold
"Nemo"
cedar, Sold.
"Sawyer"
Sold.
"Top Knot"
Sold.
"Chance"
"Upside Down" was a commissioned piece.
Sold.
"Foxtrot" is named for the antique store where he was purchased.
Sold.
"Captain Fritz"
"Gretsch"
Sold.
"Dewey"
Sold.
Bad Medicine"
"Mr. Devlin's Luau"
Sold.
"Lily"
Sold.
Tiki Central art swap piece "Seasons".
"Benny"
Sold.
"Joaquin"
Red Oak, sold.
"No Wake"
Sold.
"Jack"
"Restless Natives"
Mahogany. Sold.
"Skeptic"
Noble. Sold
Tiki Central art swap piece "Enchanted Tiki Room"
"Bardoon"
Sold.
"Darwin"
Cedar.
"Punchy's Brother"
Sold.
"Mark"
Sold.
"Medley"
Sold.
"Lloyd"
Sold.
The middle jelutong piece is the only shot I have of "Ward"
Sold.
"Herb and Al"
Sold.
"Koko"
Sold.
"Brunswick"
Tiki Central art swap "Hawaiian Shirts"
"Totem"
Sold.
"Cannibal's Cauldron"
Sold.
"Nina"
Sold.
"Pele Lani"
Sold.
"Orson"
Sold.
The top.
"Tsuga"
"Ben"
Sold.
Lighting by TikiSkip.
"Dyson"
Sold.
"Lonnie"
Sold.
Tiki Central Swap
"Orville"
Sold.
"Makemake"
Sold.
"Tika"
Sold.
"Nelson"
Sold.
"Maka Puke"
Sold.
"La Tsunami"
"Barry"
Sold.
This is a bass wood sign I did for a Columbus, Ohio based designer of cool tiki bar lighting.
"Lauderdale"
Sold.
"Eaton"
Sold.
"Bernie"
Sold.
"Ron"
Sold.
"Stu"
Sold.
"Surfin' Bird"
Sold.
"'Ohiki" (Hawaiian for sand crab)
Sold.
"Power"
Sold.
"Juan and Atu"
Sold.
"Beatrice and Giovanni"
Sold.
"Airic"
Sold.
"Bob"
One of my personal favs. Sold.
"Jared"
Rhymes with Scared. Sold.
"Toma"
And this is my favorite as I like his bad attitude. Sold.
"Tiki Kabob"
Sold.
"Tiki Kabob 2"
Sold.
"Flip"
Named Flip because he is wearing flip flops. Sold.
"Paddleman"
Sold.
"Lucy"
Sold.
"Growth Pole"
Sold.
"Kit"
This is a memorial tiki for a friend.
The Real Jimbo
Thanks a lot to Jimbo Wallace. He is the bass player for Reverend Horton Heat and they purchased this tiki and took him home to Texas.
"Sufferin' Bastard"
Four color screen print.
"Black Clouds"
8 color screen print.
"Two Tikis"
8 color screen print.
"Brett Lambo"
8 color screen print done for the Skootiki show here in Portland.
Jimbo, Claude, Juan and Atu, Lombardo, and Airic.
My favorite carving tools.
"Lombardo"
He does use Polident but don't make fun of him. Sold.
"Jimbo"
It took most of a year but he is done. He is named after the Reverend Horton Heat's bass player.
He is a made from cedar.
Legba and Mehevi guarding their new digs in the Phillippines.
"Claude"
Sold.
"El Boracho"
"Hans"
Named by my 9 year old nephew, Max, this was made in 2001 but I never photographed it till now.
Whitey's Frog
Sold.
Legba
Sold.
Legbas backside
Screen printed voodoo symbols on Legba
Mehevi
His name comes from a great book titled "Typee" by Herman Melville. Sold.
Group photo
Flip
Sold.
The back of Flip
Ali'i
Sold.
Dick (Deadeye)
mouth and top light up
Willard and Ben
Palm
Gus
Here's an odd little guy, named for gusto as in "go for the." Also bite off more than you can chew. Why have a little when you can have a lot?
"Dong Clock"
Felix
Sold.
Orin
Mahogany has a nice smell as you carve.
Too many details.
My style does not include the tedious, so will forgo on all previous efforts.
A neapolitan paint job.
This is the latest and last float till the new batch for San Diego next month.
I cut the top out of this one.
Set up on Saturday.
The other sides.
Destination: Tiki Oasis San Diego.