Dan Witz - Kilroy for the 21st Century?
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
South Seas Cinema: The Last Navigator
Welcome to South Seas Cinema, a series of posts about films set in – or pertaining to – Polynesia and the South Pacific.
If you like Kon-Tiki then check out The Last Navigator, a 50-minute film directed by Andre Singer in 1989. Set in Micronesia, The Last Navigator documents a 500-plus mile open sea voyage from the Micronesian island of Satawal to Saipan in a traditional outrigger and without the aid of modern navigational equipment.
Among the crew is American navigator Stephen Thomas, who spent nine months learning the navigation traditions of the Satawal islanders. Thomas is taught by Piailug, to whom the film’s title refers. Piailug is considered the most experienced of the Satawal islanders, if not all of Micronesia. Discouraged by the younger islanders’ lack of interest in learning traditional navigation, Piailug reluctantly agrees to teach Thomas, lest his cultural knowledge be forgotten.
I caught the film at the British Museum as part of their Power and Taboo exhibition. From my brief search on the Internet, I've come to the conclusion that it's pretty hard to catch a viewing of this film and that it's not on DVD or at least not readily available to the public. However, I did notice that a paperback written by Stephen Thomas and sharing the same title as the film is for sale on Amazon.
Click here for more info about The Last Navigator.
South Seas Cinema is sponsored by
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The content of this post originally appeared on this blog November 27, 2006.
Among the crew is American navigator Stephen Thomas, who spent nine months learning the navigation traditions of the Satawal islanders. Thomas is taught by Piailug, to whom the film’s title refers. Piailug is considered the most experienced of the Satawal islanders, if not all of Micronesia. Discouraged by the younger islanders’ lack of interest in learning traditional navigation, Piailug reluctantly agrees to teach Thomas, lest his cultural knowledge be forgotten.
I caught the film at the British Museum as part of their Power and Taboo exhibition. From my brief search on the Internet, I've come to the conclusion that it's pretty hard to catch a viewing of this film and that it's not on DVD or at least not readily available to the public. However, I did notice that a paperback written by Stephen Thomas and sharing the same title as the film is for sale on Amazon.
Click here for more info about The Last Navigator.
South Seas Cinema is sponsored by
DESIGNinBLUE
architecture&design
mail@designinblue.com
+44 20 (0) 7947 359 456
+44 20 (0) 7950 674 636
The content of this post originally appeared on this blog November 27, 2006.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Tiki London Posters: Available Soon!
The Tiki London limited edition print were first available for purchase from Tiki Racer's stall at this year's London Luau. Soon these prints will be available for sale online. Click here for an index of London's 10 Most Tiki Landmarks and make sure to come back for more details about how to get your Tiki London limited edition print!.JPG)
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Monday, June 25, 2007
London Luau 2007 Photos
I finally found the time to go through some of my London Luau photos. What a fun weekend! The best thing about it, of course, was just getting to hang out with good friends. Make sure to check out the Summer 2007 issue of Tiki Magazine for more photos as well as my review of this year's London Luau.
MYSTERY at Frederieke Taylor Gallery (New York)
I know there's more than a few of you New Yorkers out there reading this blog. So, I thought I'd pass the word on about an upcoming Manhattan show which includes the work of Brooklyn photographer Jeremy Helton.
MYSTERY
July 10 - August 10
Opening: Thursday July 12, 2007
Frederieke Taylor Gallery
535 West 22nd Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
(image by Victoria Fu)
Frederieke Taylor Gallery presents Mystery, a group show of photography and video featuring twelve artists and curated by George Spencer. An uncanny feeling of dislocation of the familiar pervades the works selected for the show. Stark landscapes, glimpses into domestic daily routines, levitating buildings,voyeuristic views, all seem to offer clues to the "who, what, where, and when" of life today. Artists included in the exhibition are: Victoria Fu, Daniel Gordon, Jeremy Helton, Wayne Hodge, Katrin Korfmann, Sangbin Im, Bill Jacobson, Matthew Pillsbury, Ray Rapp, Matthew Schenning and Evan Schwartz.
Click here for more information.
For the show, Jeremy Helton will exhibit 20x24 Polariods of videos which were originally shot on Super 8 film. Jeremy Helton's work focuses on perception and memory, creating environments where an immediate and present experience is connected to an implied and sometimes fictionalized past as interlocking points of reference.
Click here to visit Jeremy's website.
MYSTERY
July 10 - August 10
Opening: Thursday July 12, 2007
Frederieke Taylor Gallery
535 West 22nd Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
(image by Victoria Fu)
Frederieke Taylor Gallery presents Mystery, a group show of photography and video featuring twelve artists and curated by George Spencer. An uncanny feeling of dislocation of the familiar pervades the works selected for the show. Stark landscapes, glimpses into domestic daily routines, levitating buildings,voyeuristic views, all seem to offer clues to the "who, what, where, and when" of life today. Artists included in the exhibition are: Victoria Fu, Daniel Gordon, Jeremy Helton, Wayne Hodge, Katrin Korfmann, Sangbin Im, Bill Jacobson, Matthew Pillsbury, Ray Rapp, Matthew Schenning and Evan Schwartz.
Click here for more information.
For the show, Jeremy Helton will exhibit 20x24 Polariods of videos which were originally shot on Super 8 film. Jeremy Helton's work focuses on perception and memory, creating environments where an immediate and present experience is connected to an implied and sometimes fictionalized past as interlocking points of reference.
Click here to visit Jeremy's website.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Tiki Chris - it's "Lijit"
Customized filter search engine, Lijit, recently dubbed me a "Tiki expert" and featured my profile in it's Blogger Spotlight. I'm not sure just how expert I am but the rest of the write-up, which says I'm Tiki fanatic that "loves himself some Tiki" is certainly true. Gosh, now I feel all validated and "Lijit - imized." Thanks.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
A Very Tiki June with Virani
I had the distinct privilege of experiencing this year's London Luau and Hukilau with my good friend (and roommate for much of June) Virani le Beachcomber. Now that the Tiki festivities are over, it seems Virani's a little more quick on the draw to share his photos from the events. So, until I can get around to posting my own pics and recollections, here are the links to Virani's:
Photos [from Hukilau]
Virani
Virani le Beachcomber
Monday, June 18, 2007
Photos [from Hukilau]
Virani
Virani le Beachcomber
Monday, June 18, 2007
Click here for more of Virani's photos from this year's Hukilau.
London Luau 007
Virani
Virani le Beachcomber
Monday, June 11, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
A Couple of Tiki Weeks in Review (Friday June 22, 2007)
Okay, sorry I skipped last week's update. After a great London Luau weekend, I jetted off to Florida to cover the Hukilau for Tiki Magazine. Such an adventure provided me with enough blog fodder for oodles of future posts (if only I can find enough time to write them).
In the meantime, check out my Artist Profile of Heather Watts that I posted before my trip. Heather's a super cool artist who was really kind to take the time to respond so thoughtfully to my interview questions.
In the meantime, check out my Artist Profile of Heather Watts that I posted before my trip. Heather's a super cool artist who was really kind to take the time to respond so thoughtfully to my interview questions.
Have a great weekend,
Tiki Chris
Below is information about four blogs that I administer: ontoLondon, ontoTravel, Rapa Nui News, and Tiki Chris. Each Friday, I hope to provide a weekly review of what I've posted. If a particular blog interests you, keep in mind that I’ve been blogging since well before this past week. You may want to take a look through the archives of any blog that interests you. Thanks.
ontoLondon
http://ontolondon.blogspot.com
Site feed URL: http://ontolondon.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
London Daily Photo: Glory
London Daily Photo: St Paul's Churchyard
London Daily Photo: From Paternoster Square
London Luau 007
London Daily Photo: Chinaman's Hat
Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Nando's
London Daily Photo: ... they're delicious
London Daily Photo: That They Might Have Life
Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Canela Café
London Daily Photo: Rounding the Corner
London Daily Photo: Still Life
London Daily Photo: go
London Daily Photo: Oxygen
London Daily Photo: St Bart's
Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Benugo
London Daily Photo: Simplex
Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Waterside Café ...
London Daily Photo: Barrier
London Daily Photo: Obstacle
ontoTravel
http://www.ontotravel.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://ontotravel.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Rotterdam: Untitled
Rotterdam: Tin Tin's Jazz Latin Cigar Bar
Rotterdam: Untitled
Rapa Nui News
http://www.rapanuinews.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://rapanuinews.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Polynesians beat Europeans to the Americas?
Rapa Nui and the New7Wonders
Rapa Nui now "Special Territory"
Record traveler visited Rapa Nui
Wyoming event features Rapa Nui photography
BlackBerry 8800 for Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui travel tips
Tiki Chris
http://www.tikichris.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://tikichris.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Too Much Fun in Review (Friday June 8, 2007)
Tiki Bar TV episode 26: Missionary
Kon-Tiki in reverse? Evidence suggests Polynesian...
London Luau 007
Artist Profile: Heather Watts
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Offline
The Tiki Chris blogs are on hiatus while I go have some non-blog fun. See you in a couple of weeks!
Need something to read? Check out ...
Need something to read? Check out ...
5 Good Reasons
a sampler of things
Arkiva Tropika
Barefoot Bloggin'
cookiewonton
El Blog Diablogico
Emiana
Eye of the Goof
Great British Pubs
Hanford LeMoore
hooked
Hotels by City - London
Humu Kon Tiki
Jablog
jeansnow.net
johnny dollar's vault
Junkyard Clubhouse
Kahuna Kawentzmann News
Little Chimp Society
Londonist
Miles' Thing
On the Road Travel
Plep
Positive Ape Index
Ribble Valley Pubs
Slice
South Pacific Travel Blog
Swanky's Blather
Tiki Magazine
Tiki Talk
Tikiblog
Virani le Beachcomber
Wooster Collective
World of Kane
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Artist Profile: Heather Watts
Artist Profile: Heather Watts
Human and animal nature square off against each other through the pageantry of anthropomorphic villains and anti-heroes, rendered with an eye to what they reveal about the realities of our own world.
Wow. That’s kinda cool … and how Heather Watts’ art is aptly described on her website. Indeed, the characters in her paintings with their often wistful stares suggest a world both whimsical and fatal, like a kitty cat suddenly going for your throat.
Heather is a self-taught artist from Vancouver. Since 2003, she’s been painting fulltime for a living. Her work has been on exhibition at plenty of the biggies, including the Shooting Gallery, M Modern, Roq la Rue, and DC Gallery. She’s also had paintings on view at the recent Tiki Art Show in Amsterdam and the 2007 London Luau.
For Heather, painting is similar to assembling a jigsaw puzzle:
I piece together images, words and colors, working on the faith that eventually the chaos in front of me will come to resemble the picture I have in my head …
However, rather than “create the puzzle pieces” herself, Heather experiences the world around her and “cuts” the memories of her experiences in a way similar to how a collagist might clip pictures from magazines to form a new image – or in Heather’s case, a new memory. Such a process allows Heather to express her “found ideas” with a voice that speaks through a single image.
What follows is my interview with Heather in which she talks Tiki - and non-Tiki - and shares with me about how she came to be a fulltime professional artist and about her life in Vancouver.
1. How long have you been painting?
I've been painting since I was a toddler really, but I didn't get started with acrylics, shading and that sort of thing until I was around nine or ten. My grandma was a potter and painter and she helped get me started with my first paints. Through school I did all kinds of art - drawing, animation, sculpture - and painting was just one of them. I even gave it up for awhile in university. I started painting full time in 2003. I had just received a small settlement from a car accident three years prior. Then in June 2003 I broke my ankle and couldn't walk around for six weeks. To use a Simpson-ism, it was a classic "crisitunity".
2. What inspired you to try and go at it professionally?
I never really wanted to be an artist when I was growing up because I thought I didn't like art. I loved making all kinds of art, but tedious art class slideshows and field trips to a silent stuffy Art Gallery didn't infuse me with any great passion for the business. I thought art was this dead pretentious thing, most of which I just didn't 'get'. I did consider being an animator, or a set designer, but those were never things I passionately wanted to be. After high school I took history, economics and religion courses and got a BA in Asian Area Studies from the University of British Columbia. Ironically, my academic pursuits have probably influenced my art better than art school ever could have.
When I first started dating my (now) fiancé I did a small painting for him as a gift. He was so blown away. I gave him another one a few months later and he pretty much never let up in telling me I needed to be a professional painter. He was so supportive and really helped me feel like I wasn't crazy to just jump in and go after it. My parents backed me all the way too, which was so important for me.
3. Tell me about your “The End is Near” Stuff.
When I got offered the opportunity last fall of putting together my first mini-solo-show, I was so excited at the thought of putting together my own concept. Usually, in group shows, artists are given a theme, so this was the first time things were really wide open for me creatively. At first I thought I would try and incorporate Tiki and branch into some other things, but as I started working with ideas, I found Tiki was the farthest thing from my mind. Tiki had allowed me to really have fun with my art, to build my talent and to entertain, but for awhile I had wanted to communicate, through my art, thoughts about the world at large. In the end I chose the broad theme "The End is Near" because of both its timelessness and timeliness.
I was nervous about plunging outside Tiki for this show. At first it felt like it would be a sudden break, but really the transition was pretty seamless. I think because my Tiki work is often based on a sense of nostalgia and my paintings for "The End is Near" came from the same place. I also found that a lot of the imagery branched from the same inspirations as some of my Tiki work (for example, "The Pale Horse Finds his Calling" has the same carnival-esque roots as "Insert Coin" and "False Idols"). But it was nice to not have to limit myself, to be able to open up the Pandora’s Box of artistic expression and just put it all out there.
I think the resulting pseudo-chronology of imagery successfully touched on the sense of timelessness/timeliness I felt about the subject. I found the Cold War and the 1960s particularly inspiring in this, not least of all for the strange parallels running through our culture today. The painting I did regarding the 'peace' in Iraq, entitled "Who Says You Can't Eat Democracy?" was the most emotional and personal for me, I think because it addresses a wound that is still very raw in the collective consciousness. For me, the show as a whole, but most particularly that painting, was a way of sharing and illuminating things I find unbelievably tragic, and trying to do so with insight, humour and a little bit of hope.
4. How's Vancouver?
I love it here! I was born and raised in Vancouver. Summers here are the best, although whenever we get ten days of sunshine I actually experience a strange sense that something is horribly amiss. I need the rain to keep me balanced. :-)
Our embryonic art scene is just cracking out of its egg, and our tiki scene is snowballing. The Lucky Red Gallery and JEM Gallery have been open for a while now and there are always a ton of talented local (and international!) artists ready to fill their walls. Vancouver's first big " Tiki event" will be at the Waldorf Hotel this July put on by Heritage Vancouver and local Tiki shop Funhauser Decor, focusing on Vancouver's Tiki history!
Click here to delve deeper into Heather Watts’ dark paradise (and make sure to tell her you’re their at Tiki Chris’ bidding).
Human and animal nature square off against each other through the pageantry of anthropomorphic villains and anti-heroes, rendered with an eye to what they reveal about the realities of our own world.
Wow. That’s kinda cool … and how Heather Watts’ art is aptly described on her website. Indeed, the characters in her paintings with their often wistful stares suggest a world both whimsical and fatal, like a kitty cat suddenly going for your throat.
Heather is a self-taught artist from Vancouver. Since 2003, she’s been painting fulltime for a living. Her work has been on exhibition at plenty of the biggies, including the Shooting Gallery, M Modern, Roq la Rue, and DC Gallery. She’s also had paintings on view at the recent Tiki Art Show in Amsterdam and the 2007 London Luau.
For Heather, painting is similar to assembling a jigsaw puzzle:
I piece together images, words and colors, working on the faith that eventually the chaos in front of me will come to resemble the picture I have in my head …
However, rather than “create the puzzle pieces” herself, Heather experiences the world around her and “cuts” the memories of her experiences in a way similar to how a collagist might clip pictures from magazines to form a new image – or in Heather’s case, a new memory. Such a process allows Heather to express her “found ideas” with a voice that speaks through a single image.
What follows is my interview with Heather in which she talks Tiki - and non-Tiki - and shares with me about how she came to be a fulltime professional artist and about her life in Vancouver.
1. How long have you been painting?
I've been painting since I was a toddler really, but I didn't get started with acrylics, shading and that sort of thing until I was around nine or ten. My grandma was a potter and painter and she helped get me started with my first paints. Through school I did all kinds of art - drawing, animation, sculpture - and painting was just one of them. I even gave it up for awhile in university. I started painting full time in 2003. I had just received a small settlement from a car accident three years prior. Then in June 2003 I broke my ankle and couldn't walk around for six weeks. To use a Simpson-ism, it was a classic "crisitunity".
2. What inspired you to try and go at it professionally?
I never really wanted to be an artist when I was growing up because I thought I didn't like art. I loved making all kinds of art, but tedious art class slideshows and field trips to a silent stuffy Art Gallery didn't infuse me with any great passion for the business. I thought art was this dead pretentious thing, most of which I just didn't 'get'. I did consider being an animator, or a set designer, but those were never things I passionately wanted to be. After high school I took history, economics and religion courses and got a BA in Asian Area Studies from the University of British Columbia. Ironically, my academic pursuits have probably influenced my art better than art school ever could have.
When I first started dating my (now) fiancé I did a small painting for him as a gift. He was so blown away. I gave him another one a few months later and he pretty much never let up in telling me I needed to be a professional painter. He was so supportive and really helped me feel like I wasn't crazy to just jump in and go after it. My parents backed me all the way too, which was so important for me.
3. Tell me about your “The End is Near” Stuff.
When I got offered the opportunity last fall of putting together my first mini-solo-show, I was so excited at the thought of putting together my own concept. Usually, in group shows, artists are given a theme, so this was the first time things were really wide open for me creatively. At first I thought I would try and incorporate Tiki and branch into some other things, but as I started working with ideas, I found Tiki was the farthest thing from my mind. Tiki had allowed me to really have fun with my art, to build my talent and to entertain, but for awhile I had wanted to communicate, through my art, thoughts about the world at large. In the end I chose the broad theme "The End is Near" because of both its timelessness and timeliness.
I was nervous about plunging outside Tiki for this show. At first it felt like it would be a sudden break, but really the transition was pretty seamless. I think because my Tiki work is often based on a sense of nostalgia and my paintings for "The End is Near" came from the same place. I also found that a lot of the imagery branched from the same inspirations as some of my Tiki work (for example, "The Pale Horse Finds his Calling" has the same carnival-esque roots as "Insert Coin" and "False Idols"). But it was nice to not have to limit myself, to be able to open up the Pandora’s Box of artistic expression and just put it all out there.
I think the resulting pseudo-chronology of imagery successfully touched on the sense of timelessness/timeliness I felt about the subject. I found the Cold War and the 1960s particularly inspiring in this, not least of all for the strange parallels running through our culture today. The painting I did regarding the 'peace' in Iraq, entitled "Who Says You Can't Eat Democracy?" was the most emotional and personal for me, I think because it addresses a wound that is still very raw in the collective consciousness. For me, the show as a whole, but most particularly that painting, was a way of sharing and illuminating things I find unbelievably tragic, and trying to do so with insight, humour and a little bit of hope.
4. How's Vancouver?
I love it here! I was born and raised in Vancouver. Summers here are the best, although whenever we get ten days of sunshine I actually experience a strange sense that something is horribly amiss. I need the rain to keep me balanced. :-)
Our embryonic art scene is just cracking out of its egg, and our tiki scene is snowballing. The Lucky Red Gallery and JEM Gallery have been open for a while now and there are always a ton of talented local (and international!) artists ready to fill their walls. Vancouver's first big " Tiki event" will be at the Waldorf Hotel this July put on by Heritage Vancouver and local Tiki shop Funhauser Decor, focusing on Vancouver's Tiki history!
Click here to delve deeper into Heather Watts’ dark paradise (and make sure to tell her you’re their at Tiki Chris’ bidding).
Monday, June 11, 2007
London Luau 007
London Luau 007
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 11, 2007
The main event of the weekend was an actual Hawaiian-style luau on Saturday night at Trader Vic’s, replete three bands, two DJs, one suckling pig per table and plenty of gleeful imbibers clad in loud floral-print aloha wear.
Click here for complete review.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Kon-Tiki in reverse? Evidence suggests Polynesians voyaged to Americas before Europeans
Chicken-bone clue points to early voyages to Chile
By Jan TenBruggencate - Advertiser Science Writer
Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Archaeologists are rewriting the history of the Pacific with new evidence that Polynesian voyagers visited South America at least once, and perhaps repeatedly, long before the first Europeans arrived on the scene.
Click here for complete article.
By Jan TenBruggencate - Advertiser Science Writer
Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Archaeologists are rewriting the history of the Pacific with new evidence that Polynesian voyagers visited South America at least once, and perhaps repeatedly, long before the first Europeans arrived on the scene.
Click here for complete article.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Friday, June 08, 2007
Too Much Fun in Review (Friday June 8, 2007)
Plenty of content for y'all this week. If I might point out two posts in particular, check out my collaboration with Tiki Racer for a limited edition Tiki London print and make sure to read about my clandestine adventures with a couple of East London graffiti artists. I'm having too much fun!
Have a great weekend,
Tiki Chris
Below is information about four blogs that I administer: ontoLondon, ontoTravel, Rapa Nui News, and Tiki Chris. Each Friday, I hope to provide a weekly review of what I've posted. If a particular blog interests you, keep in mind that I’ve been blogging since well before this past week. You may want to take a look through the archives of any blog that interests you. Thanks.
ontoLondon
http://ontolondon.blogspot.com
Site feed URL: http://ontolondon.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Hirst and his dazzling head for art
London Daily Photo: Carousel
London Daily Photo: Weekend
London Daily Photo: Keep Calm and Carry On
Aloooha London!
London Daily Photo: Something to Gawk at on Monmo...
Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Santoré
Apart Gallery's Final Show in London
London Daily Photo: Refuse Stores
London 2012 Logo: Let the Cock-Ups Begin!
London Daily Photo: Untitled
Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" West Cornwall P...
2012 logo continues to get a beating
Photos from the Apart Gallery's Summer Show Openin...
London Daily Photo: Tate Modern Members Room
ontoTravel
http://www.ontotravel.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://ontotravel.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Rotterdam: Untitled
Rotterdam: Tin Tin's Jazz Latin Cigar Bar
Rotterdam: Untitled
Rapa Nui News
http://www.rapanuinews.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://rapanuinews.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
New children's book about Rapanui boy
Mid-air delivery followed by emergency landing on ...
Visit to Rapa Nui is "stepping into a new dimensio...
"Monolithic" Pop Culture References #55
Posada de Mike Rapu
Rapa Nui trips arranged through Ski.com
Visit to Rapa Nui prompts ecology questions
19th Century Moai Kavakava figure at recent auctio...
Rapa Nui photo event in New York
Rapa Nui and Earth's future
Rapa Nui cruises
Did Polynesians discover Americas before Europeans...
More about Polynesian discovery of Americas before...
New7Wonders and Rapa Nui
"Monolithic" Pop Culture References #56
Tiki Chris
http://www.tikichris.blogspot.com/
Site feed URL: http://tikichris.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This week's posts:
Hello June (Friday June 1, 2007)
Meet Up with Cyclops and Sweet Toof (Juxtapoz)
Tiki London: Gerry's Wine and Spirits
Tiki London: Intoxica Records
Tiki London: London Aquarium
Tiki London: Mahiki
Tiki London: South London Pacific
Tiki London: Trader Vic's
Tiki London: Trailer Happiness
Tiki London: Gone to Press!
Tiki London: Index of London's Tiki Landmarks
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Tiki London: Index of London's Tiki Landmarks
Black Pearl
British Museum
Cuming Museum
Gerry's Wine and Spirits
Intoxica
London Aquarium
Mahiki
South London Pacific
Trader Vic's
Trailer Happiness
The posters have gone to press and will be ready for purchase at the London Luau's Market Place on Saturday 9 June (10am-6pm) and Sunday 10 June (11am-6pm) at the Old Truman Brewery (Studio 95) on Brick Lane. Following the London Luau, remaining prints will be available to the wider public.
Click here for some background info about the Tiki London project and make sure to come back for more details about the Tiki London limited edition print!
The Tiki London limited edition print will first go on sale at the 2007 London Luau.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Tiki London: Gone to Press!
For our upcoming Tiki London limited edition print, Tiki Racer and I came up with a list of London's 10 Most Tiki Landmarks. The posters have gone to press and will be ready for purchase at this weekend's London Luau!
Here are some pics from Tiki Racer's trip to the printers:
Check back soon for details about how to get your Tiki London limited edition print!
The Tiki London limited edition print will first go on sale at the 2007 London Luau.
Tiki London: Trailer Happiness
For our upcoming Tiki London limited edition print, Tiki Racer and I came up with a list of London's 10 Most Tiki Landmarks. Last but not least on our list (in alphabetical order) is Trailer Happiness.
A stroll down Notting Hill's Portobello Road (the same street as another Tiki London landmark, Intoxica Records) brings the thristy to the 'retro-sexual haven of cosmopolitan kitsch and faded trailer park glamour' cocktail bar known as Trailer Happiness. Trailer H boasts one of the best Tiki drinks menus anywhere. You can even choose your Mai Tai to be Trader Vic's style or Don the Beachcomber style. One note of caution: BEWARE THE ZOMBIE!
Check back soon for for more details about the Tiki London limited edition print ... and how to get your copy!
The Tiki London limited edition print will first go on sale at the 2007 London Luau.
The Tiki London limited edition print will first go on sale at the 2007 London Luau.
Tiki London: Trader Vic's
For our upcoming Tiki London limited edition print, Tiki Racer and I came up with a list of London's 10 Most Tiki Landmarks. Next on our list (in alphabetical order) is Trader Vic's.
With the sad and recent demise of the Beverly Hills Trader Vic's, London's Trader Vic's is now the oldest. The restaurant dates from 1963 (with much of the same great décor) and has been consistently slinging out magnificent Mai Tais and other dreamy cocktails ever since. One of the great shrines of Polynesian Pop, Trader Vic's is located on Park Lane in the basement of the Hilton and well worth a visit.
Check back soon for the next in our list of London's 10 Most Tiki Landmarks and for more details about the Tiki London limited edition print.
The Tiki London limited edition print will first go on sale at the 2007 London Luau.
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