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VampiressRN
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Joined: Nov 23, 2006
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From: Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
|  Posted: 2013-09-29 6:27 pm Permalink
I missed this on TC, but saw your pictures on FB...you are so talented...your place looks awesome!!! You are indeed the Tiki Craft Queen.
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Sophista-tiki
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Joined: Sep 13, 2005
Posts: 1893
From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2013-09-30 08:45 am Permalink
Ano, any one can order from spoonflower, any design, in any incarnation, as much or as little as you want.
Thanks Marlene for looking. I appreciate that you also left me a nice comment which poses a question for me,,,,. Its interresting to hear that what I do is seen as merely craft because I dont do crafts. I design stuff then I problem solve its construction and execute the process of making it. Other artists do it all the time without being called crafters. Making mugs is way more of a craft project than anything I do. If I were working in set design doing the exact same thing would that be considered crafting?
Having the ability to problem solve a variety of project ideas ( basically anything I think up) makes me way more of an artist than alot of posers who turn out over priced crappy paintings and have money comming out their butts. Plus dont we have a couple of queens around here already.
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VampiressRN
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From: Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2013-10-01 8:36 pm Permalink
You are so right Dawn, "craft" is not a good word for what you do. You are the consummate artist. No offense intended, I love all of your work. Obviously I need to upgrade my vocabulary.
My stuff is "crafts" no great talent in things I make unfortunately.
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WaikikianMoeKele
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From: West Leroy, Pennsylvania
| Posted: 2013-10-02 04:53 am Permalink
Dawn~
You are an amazing ARTIST!!!
I have a real problem with using the word "crafter". My ex would often comment on the creations that I would make, saying that I "made crafts", with an obvious air of denigration. It didn't matter it I received money for them or they were gifts so that we paid a fraction of the price for them, no matter how much the recipients valued them. They were "crafts" & therefore "worthless".
I feel your pain.
~kele
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 1335
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2013-10-02 09:30 am Permalink
Dawn, thank you. Thanks for continuing to post your work, absolutely love the style and feeling of it all!
Strangely enough, I had just cut out a room divider form I had once seen in Palm Springs and saw you had something similar on your wall:
Curious if that a piece you created or a vintage one?
Thanks again!
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Sophista-tiki
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Posts: 1893
From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2013-10-11 3:05 pm Permalink
Ano, I thought I had replied to your question earlier but I see its not there,,,, anywayz I made that myself about 10 yrs ago. Been painting for a week or so. had a major alergy attack so I doidnt make my deadline , boo but atleast I have a couple of new pieces.
almost finished
less than almost finished
not even close
matboard folder created for watercolor sketch.
also in todays news one of my designs is featured in lates favorites on Spoonflower http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/452365
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Sophista-tiki
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From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2013-10-14 12:27 pm Permalink
Started on this hand tufted rug yesterday. Its a New Gunea shield design and will be about 8 ft long.
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
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From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2013-10-15 09:08 am Permalink
Gorgeous pieces. Rugs, too? Can't wait to see it finished- love that your work encompasses a (large) number of different mediums, wow!
Thanks for posting. I'm figuring out which fabric to choose to be used as wall covering- perhaps the Abstractiva, Matuku, or your signature Kukui. Might have to choose a few to highlight different areas... as well as to make some bar seat cushions.
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Clarita
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Joined: Sep 26, 2006
Posts: 1301
From: BA Arg
| Posted: 2013-11-03 07:33 am Permalink
I love your work Dawn, all, all , all of it 
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Sophista-tiki
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Joined: Sep 13, 2005
Posts: 1893
From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2013-11-03 11:21 am Permalink
Working on this years christmas line called HAVAIKI HOLIDAY. hand painted and printed cards, gift tags. with matching gift wrap from Spoonlower. Havaiki Holidaqy Globe and Havaiki Holiday Marquesan Shield also available as fabric, decals and wallpaper.
all this yrs designs coordinate with my latest hand bag line
http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/2513079
http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/2531272
and as a bonus tidbit, today Kon Klassic in Grape Fizz is featured in Recent trends on Spoonflower. Kon Klassic was designed specifically for Tiki Kon this yr.
http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/sophista-tiki?sub_action=shop
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 7721
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-11-03 5:01 pm Permalink
U 1 busy lady
Lookin good
Jon
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WaikikianMoeKele
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Joined: Jun 25, 2008
Posts: 474
From: West Leroy, Pennsylvania
| Posted: 2013-11-03 7:55 pm Permalink
Dawn~
HAVAIKI HOLIDAY looks great!
Your talents forever amaze me.
~kele
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Sophista-tiki
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Joined: Sep 13, 2005
Posts: 1893
From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2013-11-08 9:22 pm Permalink
Im going to try a post , but Om pretty loaded so it the best I cando.
Havaiki Holiday is totally launched. 3 fabric designs so far and 3 card lines.
 \all macthes my new handbag line
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WaikikianMoeKele
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Joined: Jun 25, 2008
Posts: 474
From: West Leroy, Pennsylvania
| Posted: 2013-11-09 05:03 am Permalink
Those designs are BEAUTIFUL!
~kele
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Sophista-tiki
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Joined: Sep 13, 2005
Posts: 1893
From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2013-11-09 11:17 am Permalink
I just posted the links for Havaiki Holiday over in my marketplace thread.
Also Im giving away a Sophista-tiki Togs cocktail party handbag. https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sophista-tiki/359772630713578
follow the link, Like my page, and add your name to the list UNDER THE PICTURE OF THE BAG. I'll draw a winner when my page gets to 1500.
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