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Koitiki
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From: Austin
|  Posted: 2008-12-09 5:57 pm Permalink
Check this thread for pics. Beautiful work by Ben and the other incredible artists. I'm especially in love with the chairs!
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=30181&forum=1&308
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Bay Park Buzzy
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| Posted: 2008-12-09 11:05 pm Permalink
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On 2008-12-09 17:57, Koitiki wrote:
Check this thread for pics. Beautiful work by Ben and the other incredible artists. I'm especially in love with the chairs!
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Thanks Koitiki!
Here are some pictures of the chairs just before delivery to Frankie's:
They're getting some cushions for them soon.
Buzzy Out!
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Billy the Crud
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| Posted: 2008-12-09 11:32 pm Permalink
Those chairs are the shyte, Buzzy!
This is my contribution to Frankies, when it was but a wee log......
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Tiki Diablo
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From: socal
| Posted: 2008-12-10 12:43 am Permalink
Billy you know from this angle that looks like a......
Good to see all the carvings that went into the place. Now y'all are "made" carvers. Congrat's.
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Billy the Crud
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| Posted: 2008-12-10 01:32 am Permalink
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On 2008-12-10 00:43, Tiki Diablo wrote:
Billy you know from this angle that looks like a......
Good to see all the carvings that went into the place. Now y'all are "made" carvers. Congrat's.
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No shit, huh? I still consider myself a noob, but having a piece in an esablishment that's an "official" tiki joint sort of gives you a sense of validation. If the place lasts longer than most of the casinos do, when we're dead and gone, our kids will be showing our grandkids what grandpa did.
And Danny, you should have heard the jokes flying when I was carving that thing.....especially when I was shaping the tip of the squid.
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Tangaroa-Ru
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| Posted: 2008-12-10 5:15 pm Permalink
Buzzy! Those chairs are really great! I especially like the three-tone one. I didn't get to appreciate them fully at the party on 12/2, mainly because it was dark in there... AND everyone's butts were firmly planted in them! Nice to see them in their full glory. But I did enjoy meeting you. -- Kari from Tiki Magazine.
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leleliz
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| Posted: 2008-12-10 5:47 pm Permalink
Just wondering if all the artists involved with Frankie's documented all their work that went into the place.
Would be great if a book was put together about what Frankie's was prior to and how it ended up as such a fantastic tiki establishment.
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RevBambooBen
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From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2008-12-10 6:52 pm Permalink
I only took 1 pic the entire month I was there.
Here it is.
Titled; Monkey in a Mulberry Tree!
But.....
Moss took about 89,000 pics.
Mrs. Boo took a bunch...
......and the Monkey has a few too!
...Of Frankies being built.
I'm sure all the other artists involved also took pics of their art being created.
Hope you all enjoy it in real time, when you can.
BB
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Koitiki
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From: Austin
| Posted: 2008-12-10 8:52 pm Permalink
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On 2008-12-10 18:52, RevBambooBen wrote:
I'm sure all the other artists involved also took pics of their art being created.
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Ooh yes! I can't be the only one who won't be able to make it out there for a while and would love a closer look at the pieces. Anyone feel like posting progress and/or final shots of your work before installation?
Thanks for yours Buzzy.
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RevBambooBen
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| Posted: 2008-12-11 09:35 am Permalink
Here's the custom Doug Horne that Moss commissioned him to do...
... the Tapa in the background Suited it's purpose!
I'll try to get some of the old frankies pics before the transformation.
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little lost tiki
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| Posted: 2008-12-11 09:49 am Permalink
Swampfire!
Let's see a closeup of that one!
i can make out a monkey/the creature/bride of frankenstein/shrunken head guy from beetlejuice/jack the Ripper?/the guy from McHale's Navy/and is that BooBen
3rd from the left?
C'mon artists and Carvers!
Show the peoples your handiwork!
Here's the Shrunken head Frankies painting that LLT did...
Thanks again Moss and ben
for making Dreams come True!
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teaKEY
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| Posted: 2008-12-11 09:50 am Permalink
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On 2008-12-11 09:35, RevBambooBen wrote:
Here's the custom Doug Horne that Moss commissioned him to do...
... the Tapa in the background Suited it's purpose!
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From the small pic of Horne's work, it looks like Buzzy, Ruzic and C'Al at the table. BBen, can you PM me where the tapa came from for most of the wall and if you made it, could to say what material you created the pattern on?
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RevBambooBen
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From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2008-12-11 09:57 am Permalink
LLT,
you fergot the 2 studies added for round 2.
The Horne painting is Frankies post card also.
(will try to scan it for better quality)
edit
see if this werks....
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p.s.s. yes. Moss surprised me with that one!
very, very, flattered!
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little lost tiki
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| Posted: 2008-12-11 11:23 am Permalink
i also see "Thing" that hand from the Addams Family with a drink!
and like Ben sez....
here's those 2 studies that he talked aboot....
i dig how you got your hammer on the bar,Ben!
HAMMERED AGAIN!
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Billy the Crud
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| Posted: 2008-12-15 10:46 pm Permalink
Here's another shot of "Squid attack" in it's infancy....
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