I don't have enough carved wooden tikis in the Lagoon of Mystery. I have lots of other decor but upright tikis are eye-catching in a way other elements are not. Apart from the pecan wood Moai I attempted two years ago I have not invested myself too heavily into large carvings. Until now.
In this month's episode of A Moment of Tiki I power carve a Tiki Bob. I'm hedging my bets a little, as Tiki Bob is a simple design (yay!) but demands attention to details because the simplicity of design makes mistakes impossible to hide (boo!). But who is Tiki Bob? Glad you asked! Tiki Bob comes from the tiki bar of the same name opened by Bob Bryant in San Francisco in 1955. Bryant was a bartender at the San Francisco Trader Vic's before striking out on his own. Bryant hired Alec Yuill-Thornton to design Tiki Bob, which was incorporated into the structural column out front and also turned into distinctive tiki mugs. Tiki Bob was the first bespoke mascot for any tiki bar, anywhere. The concept proved a great success, with Bryant eventually opening a second location in San Francisco and one in Sacramento. Alas, Bryant's Tiki Bob locations did not survive the tiki implosion of the 70s. But a strange thing happened--Tiki Bob escaped into the public domain. Lured by Bob's friendly face, amateur mug makers and artists began taking the design and making it their own. With this episode, I join their ranks with my own take on Tiki Bob. I hope you enjoy!
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3 сен 2023