Last month during the kids' winter break, we ran away to Maui and stayed at the delightful Ka'anapali Beach Hotel. As you may know after reading my blog for a while, I am all about tikis (we have several in our backyard); I've been looking for the chance to add to our collection.
For a little background about tikis in Hawaiian history, visit Mythic Hawaii and Ancient Huna.
The tiki gods must have been smiling on us; on our last day, we met master third generation tiki carver, Funaki Tupou. We were so glad to meet him and see his incredible work.
He uses wood from the Monkey Pod Tree and his tiki carvings incorporate ancient Hawaiian symbols. The tiki above with the extended tongue is a warrior. He found a nice home with a family from the MidWest.
We were enchanted by the pair below. Our son liked the warrior; our daughter, who loves turtles, liked the smiling one. She had just swam with a Green sea turtle in the ocean the previous day. The turtle symbolizes long life and good luck.
Can't wait for them to arrive! Just so happens he visits Sacramento periodically and we will likely order more. We really love his work and are pleased to be purchasing his art directly from him.
6 comments:
Those are absolutely gorgeous. Congrats on the find!
--Melanie
I love those tikis. We need to talk.
Amazing! Lucky, lucky you. I'm insanely envious. Have you been to Tiki Oasis in San Diego? I went for the first time last summer, and am already making plans for this one!
Thanks all! That's funny, Tikimama, someone else just asked me that this morning on the Mid-Century Sacramento page. I've sadly never been. Too busy with the kids. I would love to go sometime when the kids are older.
Hey Gretchen, Tiki Oasis is actually sorta kid-friendly. I don't remember how old yours are (mine are 4 and 7), but we saw a bunch o' kids last year. The funniest part was when they were all right in front of the stage at the burlesque show. The MC kept making jokes, but evidently the parents all thought it was fine! I wouldn't take my kids for selfish reasons (what does that say about me as a mom, oh no!), but some people do. I guess if you plan on drinking the whole weekend, it wouldn't be such a grand idea, though....
Good to know - my kids (6 & 8) love tikis. This year I'm venturing back home to PS Mod Week (solo for 4 days) and I'm feeling pretty guilty about that. It will be the longest time away from them ever.
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