Well, it has happened! After 2 years of attending and thoroughly enjying the Tiki Oasis in San Diego, I have been able to obtain a merchandising area this year, with the assistanne of my good friend Ace, proprietor of a great design shop in Petaluma.
I have been fascinated with tiks for a long time. When I was young, I remember going to Trader Vics with my parents and being drawn to the tikis there. I have always been compelled to draw on most flat surfaces as well, so when I finally had the presence of mind to put the 2 compulsions together, well...it just stuck.
So, here I am, with my wife Cass, stuffing art prints into bags, and getting paintings framed, in anticipation of a great time at the oasis. I will attempt to keep a running account of the goings on, time (and rum) permitting.
Mahalo,
~Zero
UPDATE:
ReplyDeleteI have just discovered that Sven A. Kirsten, author of the 2 best Tiki History books ever written, will be at the Oasis! Awesome!