Post #520361 by TikiMango on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 1:06 PM

Coconuttzo, thanks for peeking. I'm still playing with the wood idea.

Kingstiedye, cool idea on the poker chip cover... if I only played poker. Is that like Go Fish? :wink:

Laojia, thank you. If only I had a percentage of Benzart's skill I would be most happy.

Little tiki update today. Sleep was elusive for me this last night, so I started this about 5am this morning. If I could always get that early of a start that would be great. I had sketched this little guy out for an idea for a palm tiki, but really wasn't interested in making that much noise in the wee hours of the morning. I took a design direction that most reminds me of the mid-century poly pop movement, which is to bastardize some cultural element and make it tongue-in-cheek at the same time.

I wanted to get tiki back to it's phallic/fertility roots.

I tried carving this as a full size tiki would look.

I stained the whole thing with ebony, and quickly rubbed off as much as I could. Being bone, there were some discolored areas, and that is what I was looking for.

I tried to keep things "primitive" looking, so went simple on the hands and feet.

Facial detail. He's a happy tiki, gladly doing his part to ensure a strong and fruitful village.

For scale.