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MikeyTiki
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Sep 09, 2006
Posts: 122
From: Portland, OR
|  Posted: 2012-01-02 7:34 pm Permalink
I really like your carvings, and am sad that I didn't see that you had your work displayed at the Gresham Artwalk, I would have come just to see your stuff! (I especially like "Paddleman"!)
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Captain Jack
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Joined: May 01, 2010
Posts: 343
From: Menifee, California
| Posted: 2012-01-02 7:41 pm Permalink
WoW!! Must have missed this thread! You do some fantastic and unique carving! They look great ..... and the mushrooms growing out of that dude's eye is way cool!
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 533
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-01-03 4:36 pm Permalink
Hi NIxxon and thanks mucho. You hit it on the head, there is lots of life around my place. I have been here since 1995 and I still can't believe my good fortune. MikeyTiki come on out to the Artwalk this year in July or I will be at the Tiki-Kon event through Elroy Artspace around the same time. Glad you stumbled on this thread Cap'n, I appreciate the feedback.
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amate
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 715 | Posted: 2012-01-26 2:28 pm Permalink
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On 2012-01-02 18:46, cy wrote:
wanted to update and stay on page one with my TC pals
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Page one is where you belong. Your stuff is just too damn cool!!
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cy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 533
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-01-27 1:09 pm Permalink
Thank you amate and the same for you. Very nice detail on your new piece.
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Badd Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 28, 2008
Posts: 275 | Posted: 2012-01-27 3:29 pm Permalink
Awesome, selling a tiki carving of Jimbo to Jimbo, and meeting the band and everything.
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cy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 533
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-01-27 3:55 pm Permalink
I was like a giddy little school girl BT
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Grand Poobah
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Joined: Dec 09, 2008
Posts: 176
From: Reading, PA
| Posted: 2012-01-29 6:13 pm Permalink
That is some amazing stuff. You carve realy deep and have some very creative idea. I thought we had a lot of rain this summer as one of mine grew mushrooms too, although nothing like your guy. Your work is really nice
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1672
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-01-29 6:22 pm Permalink
very cool, original stuff man.
I'm diggin' those last few!
any yeah, Oregon is a really beautiful place...
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 533
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-01-30 12:29 am Permalink
Thanks Grand Poobah- Deep carves equal big shadows. Really happy you like. Pjc I got burned out on those last two and so have not worked on them in a while. I will make another push soon. Been working on small stuff lately, something I can complete in a few days rather than a few months.
Here are some "quick sketches" to start.
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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 375 | Posted: 2012-01-30 04:57 am Permalink
Nice,
Thought I was looking at a chess set.
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cy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 533
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-02-06 5:55 pm Permalink
With some inspiration and great advise from Aloha Station I started some small carvings.
After the first one was complete I was longing for a chainsaw, a heavy mallet, and some big- ass chisels but the second one went smoother.
Also got this basswood carving done and put a coat of Danish oil on a second.
This is a plank of basswood and will be the "Surfin' Bird
I cut through the side with a chainsaw and then used the bar as a stencil for the longboard.
Got a base roughed out for this crazy piece of plum.
One good thing about the recent stormy weather was this fallen branch of walnut. "Take a huge piece!" the homeowner told me, so I did.
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cy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 533
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-03-04 5:09 pm Permalink
Here is what is new.
"Tiki Tree"
This was going to be a necklace but it got too big. I added a few parts that I had hanging around and ended up with this. It is 10" tall by 5" wide. It needs to be dialed in a bit more, lashed at the cross beam and painted.
"The Culture of Tiki"
This is basswood that I added acrylic paint to, then painted with Danish oil. I wanted to make him look like he was holding a tiki mask in front of his face. I will darken areas so the eyes and teeth stand out and then be done.
"Surfin' Bird"
Basswood is so bitchin'. It's like working with a super hard soap. I have also been doing some glass pieces for Tiki Caliente 4, but decided to post them in the "Crafts" section. God I hate that name.
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2016
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-03-04 6:51 pm Permalink
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On 2012-03-04 17:09, cy wrote:
Basswood is so bitchin'. It's like working with a super hard soap.
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That's too funny - that's exactly what I tell most people when they ask me about what its like to carve Basswood. If you've never carved soap - give it a try. Great way to get into whittling (smells good too).
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TheBigT
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1183
From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2012-03-05 07:18 am Permalink
Great new pieces, cy. Your surfin bird drawing is pretty cool. I bet that would make a great painting.
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