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harro
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From: Australia / Argentina
|  Posted: 2008-01-31 04:34 am Permalink
love the vibe of the room dawn - great work!! the wall treatment is ace.
and its extra special using recycled materials too. look forward to more pics!
harro.
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Sophista-tiki
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Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2008-01-31 07:04 am Permalink
Thanks all, the kind words are motivating me to get busy and finish up. Ive been struggling with my natural tendancy to hibernate in the winter. I still feel lazy and sleepy but now Im inspired! anybody wanna come over and help me run some ply through the table saw? Dawn
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MooneyTiki
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From: Jensen Beach,fla
| Posted: 2008-02-01 1:09 pm Permalink
Aloha Dawn!!!
Your room looks Great and your art is aweasome, you are a very talented Artist!,thanks for sharin, Aloha, Mooney
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Sophista-tiki
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From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2008-02-04 7:38 pm Permalink
ITS A BAR!!!! well almost I ran out of contact cement, and its late and Im kinda loopy from the glue fumes. But I got the thing built and attacted to the wall. the decorating part will happen tomorow. so heres the pics. Dawn
big mess before bar
3 hrs later Its a bar
another 3 hrs later half of that time was spent just staring at it while I was getting high from the glue.
Finely woven lahala mat stuck on the front and sides.
Tomorow I will trim it out in bamboo and add the decoration to the front
Im gona spend the rest of the evening making lamp shades
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little lost tiki
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From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2008-02-05 08:56 am Permalink
you Go GURL!
Wow! You're like a version of Tiki Home Improvement!
It just gets better and better!
Hooray for Dawn!
PM me the brand of glue you're using...
it may help inspire a few paintings! 
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GatorRob
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From: 3 hrs 33 mins to paradise
| Posted: 2008-02-06 05:31 am Permalink
Okay, I admit I'm no build-it-yourself guru, but what exactly is holding up that front corner of the bar? The room looks spectacular by the way. I LOVE the mural!
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Sophista-tiki
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From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2008-02-06 08:18 am Permalink
When I imagined the bar I wanted it to look like it was floating. not the traditional bar that would go all the way to the floor. Havng it suspended like that helps make the room look more open. and also gives more of a mid century feel. After all my house is a 1954 modern. So what I did was screw it into that big post, and added a couple of screws to the back wall. then I just needed that one hair pin leg to hold up the front corner . Its very stable. but I wouldnt dance on top of it. I got the top cut yesterday and it looks fantastic. I will post some more pics tonight dawn
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Sophista-tiki
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From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2008-03-27 4:40 pm Permalink
I just finished my piece for the TC art swap. I'm posting here for those who dont look in the carving section. Im also posting pics of a couple of simple decor pieces that Ive completed for The Bamboo Grove of Westwood
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little lost tiki
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From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2008-03-29 11:20 am Permalink
Dawn!
All three of those are WINNERS!
So stoked i might have a chance to get that first one in the swap...
beautiful colors/texture-great upclose detail with the hatching!
the second one is very sweet and makes me want to lay on a couch
and doze off while enjoying it....
That third one made my jaw drop...
a perfect blend of dawn,Modernism,design,balance,colors,subtle texture and dimension,
just very swanky cool! tiki...but not...but kinda..very cool!
would love to see you apply that modernist sensibility to a tiki totem piece....
Lovin this latest work...a lot!
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Sophista-tiki
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From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2008-03-29 12:24 pm Permalink
LLT,THANKS DUDE. The painting for the swap is watercolor , ink, and guache on hot press paper. All of the pieces for the Bamboo Grove are made from gator board that I scavenged for free and done with house paints. That big one is in the bedroom, so its good that it makes you feel like lounging and relaxing. As soon as I finish building the platform beds i will post a picture of the entire bedroom so you can get all of the tiki modern pieces in context . Its really coming along nicely. Slow but nice. I just made the tapered legs for the bed last night from a found piece of 4x4 cedar post. Dawn
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Hiphipahula
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From: The Valley! Female, leo,fav color pink.
| Posted: 2008-03-29 12:28 pm Permalink
I love them all too! The large one is so HiP! They all are I love the tiki modernism, more, more!
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Sophista-tiki
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From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2008-04-07 05:01 am Permalink
I was really pleased with my swap piece so I had to make a few more.
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MooneyTiki
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From: Jensen Beach,fla
| Posted: 2008-04-07 1:34 pm Permalink
Aloha Sophista-tiki!
Now that is a nice bunch of art! Keep em coming,Aloha, Mooney
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little lost tiki
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From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2008-04-07 8:55 pm Permalink
great new work!
Glad the maori theme inspired a BUNCH of great work!
every one's a Classic!
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teaKEY
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From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2008-04-08 06:22 am Permalink
Sophista, Your house is awesome. It's like you get to live inside one of your painting.
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