Hula Girls and Tiki Gods: July 2012

Sunday, July 22, 2012

" Strong and Happy Ku" ( The Hawaiian Tiki God of Strength )

PRINTS OF MY LATEST TIKI, " STRONG AND HAPPY KU" ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT MY BONAZA PRINT SHOP, HELP SUPPORT THE ARTS AND GET A PICTURE FOR YOUR WALL, WHOO, WHOO.
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Strong-and-Happy-Ku-The-Hawaiian-Tiki-God-of-Strength-/85918365

OR GET ONE DIRECT FROM ME AT THE NORTHWEST "TIKI KON" ON AUGUST 4th.
I'LL BE THERE WITH A BOOTH PACKED WITH ORIGINAL ART AND PRINTS!
http://www.tikikon.com/
MAHALO

Monday, July 16, 2012

"Lovely Hula Maiden"

HEADS UP TUCKER'S TIKIS FANS, I"LL BE AT "TIKI KON"
THIS YEAR WITH A BOOTH PACKED WITH MY ART PRINTS
AND ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR SALE, I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
HERE'S THE LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION,

http://www.tikikon.com/

The back story...

Twenty years of living and creating art in Hawaii has driven me to reflect on the "Polynesian Pop Culture" also known as, "Tiki Culture". It first came to America in the 1930s, and it is a unique offshoot that is inspired in part by Tiki carvings and mythology of the Polynesian and South Pacific islands, though the connection is loose and stylistic. The Tiki rode a wave of popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s marked by the entrance of Hawaii as the 50th state in 1959 and the introduction of Tiki hut bars and restaurants around the continental United States. Then the mid 1990s saw the beginning of a revival of the Tiki culture, and it's still going strong.