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LeRoy Schmaltz Featured Artiest Feb 2013 |
TikiVato
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Joined: Mar 03, 2009
Posts: 266
From: Whittier, CA
|  Posted: 2013-02-20 11:18 am Permalink
My brother and I discussed the ingredients to a cucumber based rum cocktail drink for Leroy's Happy hour. Last night he came up with the right balance. On Saturday, PolyPop and Tiki Diablo will let us know if he did. Hope to have more TC'ers show up. See you at the art show.
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 379
From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2013-02-20 4:31 pm Permalink
Thanks for putting me on the spot. If the "Tiki Nui Cup" is a dud, you can take the credit.
Getting back on track- I am anxious to see Leroy's latest. Had a great time at Leroy's Whittier show last fall.
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nui 'umi 'umi
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From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2013-02-21 9:33 pm Permalink
Is Leroy raffling any of his pieces this show?
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TikiVato
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Joined: Mar 03, 2009
Posts: 266
From: Whittier, CA
| Posted: 2013-02-22 1:36 pm Permalink
Awesome show. Leroy has lots of items on display and some for sale. HB Tiki (Roger) was first to buy one of Leroy's original works. Great buy Roger.
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nui 'umi 'umi
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From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2013-02-22 3:16 pm Permalink
leroy's art is awesome. Here's an art card and pix of two of my favorites from today's show. Many more to follow but right now i gotta nap.
cheers
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7197
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2013-02-23 1:14 pm Permalink
Snuck over to this show this a.m. . Crazy!!! LeRoy has it packed to the gills with awesome abstract art/sculpture!! If you haven't gone already, go!!! Here are my 3 favorite pics out of many!!
Zoom in to the center of the pic
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MakeDaMug
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Joined: Mar 28, 2002
Posts: 1171
From: behind a cluttered desk
| Posted: 2013-02-23 3:28 pm Permalink
A remarkable man... great friend, legend!
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WooHooWahine
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Joined: Mar 04, 2005
Posts: 2901
From: Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca
| Posted: 2013-02-23 4:13 pm Permalink
iBuenos Suerte to LeRoy from Puerto Vallarta!! We wish we could be there for this show 
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10560
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2013-02-23 8:58 pm Permalink
Be there or be square! The breadth of Leroy's work at this show is amazing. Only on for one more day, tomorrow, Sunday, from 11:00 - 5:00. Revel in the artistic horn-of-plenty of the last active Tiki carver of the Golden age of Tiki!
There are not only his classic Marquesans, but Oceanic art of every origin and size...
...from crazy...
...to cool...
...and all under the roof of a great modernist church...
...with a Leroy-carved canoe in front of the altar:
(for tomorrow's 10:00 o'clock sermon)
The front foyer of the church shows some amazing pieces of Leroy's non-Tiki art..
Stuff that would look good in any modernist living room:
There are many more pieces to see here, PLUS, in the building next to the church...
...there is a whole nother gallery with Leroy's paintings and wall carvings!:
I even found a photo of the Moai which Leroy carved in my front yard in situ in 1993
I must say I was totally bowled over by the amount and quality of your work, Leroy!
Thank you for the eye candy overload!
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Tiki Carver King
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Joined: Apr 11, 2008
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From: LeRoy Schmaltz
| Posted: 2013-02-23 9:50 pm Permalink
Mahalo, everyone for your complementary comments. I've had fun talking with everyone that has come by the show. (Rev. Bamboo Ben must of slipped on in and out with an invisible cloak) You will most likely find me in the hall -featured artist room. There is one more day- serves at the church 10:00 am -with my art as an illustration -anyone welcome. Doors for show open at 11:30 - 5:00 hope to see you there.
We had a good time at TikiVato's cocktail party Sat night thanks for the invite and tie-in to my show. My wife, daughter and I had a nice time and enjoyed the conversation with all. Pupus, drinks and music and don't forget the key-lime cake (We won't! - Who has the recipe?) I had the pleasure of talking with Chris Nichols (LA. Magazine) at the show and invited him to the party as well.
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bigbrotiki
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From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2013-02-24 09:22 am Permalink
I just wanted to bring this to the top one more time this Sunday morning, while people still have a chance to go and see the show. And buy something, it's gonna go up in price! If there ever was an exhibition that could be called a complete overview/retrospective (style-wise) of a Tiki artist's/sculptor's work, this is it! Leroy will exhibit in the future, but he really poured his heart and sweat into this one.
I greatly regret that my schedule did not permit me to take part in the afternoon's cocktail reception, it would have been great to see everybody.
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bigbrotiki
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From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2013-02-24 10:25 am Permalink
So who's going today? Please post more pictures...
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TikiVato
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Joined: Mar 03, 2009
Posts: 266
From: Whittier, CA
| Posted: 2013-02-24 10:51 am Permalink
Indeed Sven, Leroy is a great Artist, a greater Man. It's a beautiful day to go the Festival of Arts and see Leroy's amazing work and purchase a part of history.
It was an honor to host a reception for Leroy and his family. Here's a few pictures of the happy hour:
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tikilongbeach
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Joined: Aug 05, 2011
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From: LBC via DFW
| Posted: 2013-02-24 11:30 am Permalink
I'll be going later this afternoon.
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Or Got Rum?
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009
Posts: 289
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2013-02-24 12:00 pm Permalink
WoW, I truly wish I could see the show in person...thanks for the pics. Leroy, your art is "over the top" mind blowing impressive! OGR
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