Costco Pupu Platter

Costco pupu platter $10.00

pretty good deal I thought

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3 New multimedia pieces

"The brother and sister who made the universe."
Paint pens on a piece of big bamboo, and lotsa Tiki bling, raffia, and rope



"The Monkey God's Vision"
Paint pens on sintra, decorated with a rope border, driftwood hanger, macrame, raffia, shells and coral.


I made this one with sea glass, driftwood, opihi shell, macrame, beads and a piece of coconut with a lil Timbuwara figure painted on it, some job's tears and a dried Hala fruit.

If interested in owning one of these creations visit my Etsy shop

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Katamari Damacy bento!

Katamari Damacy bento!, originally uploaded by AnnaTheRed.

it looks almost to beautiful to eat!

First ever Worldwide Online Tiki Art Show and PARTY!

Monday, December 15th
9pm to Midnight
U.S.A. Pacific Time
Pop on over and join the festivities, spock some killer art and purchase some one of a kind art! Read more here

New Chongolio.com stickers

The new Chongolio.com stickers are here!

Happy Anniversary Painted Coconut

Here is a coconut I painted for my friends Elicia & Frank's 20th Anniversary. They were here on Kauai to celebrate so I was able to give this to them in person during their visit. 20 years Ho brah, dat plenty long time!

Clamvertible

I finished up this little hukilau bound buggah over the weekend. "Clamvertible" was created with Sumi ink and brush pens, a colored pencil for the highlights over ink washes on watercolor paper. It is available for purchase at my Etsy page

Gone Fishin'

Lately I have been on this fishin' and crabbin' kick and feeling the urge to learn how to fish. So I have been boning up by watchin videos and readin up on the web. Well it turns out my 'ol friend Tony, who I went to High School with, is on island for a visit. He is one of the few friends I know who enjoys fishin and has been doing it for quite a while.
We hooked up after I got done with work then took a trip over to the store where we bought a rod and reel, a knife, a bucket, some hooks and bait. After we equipped ourselves we set out to the end of the jetty where we cast our line. We did alright, although we didn't catch anything really worth keeping. But it was still fun to actually get out there and do some fishin and get fish smell on your hands.m Here is what we caught:

A small kine eel with a ferocious set of chompers.


A little male Samoan crab


And a beautiful sunset!

Tonight we are going to Hanapepe Bridge with a crab ring and gonna try to pull in some big kine crabs for a weekend crab feast!

Ukulele Jelly Jam the Painting

And here we have a painting of the "Ukulele Jelly Jam." This is another acrylic background and paint pen combo. I painted this one on a 12" x 16" stretched canvas. If you really like, it is for sale on my Etsy page.

Minion Muster at Pana Towers

Ink wash on watercolor paper then fastidiously finessed with the Tombo brush pens and a watercolor pencil. (Mahalo for the tip on water color pencil highlights Little Lost Tiki) The Mushmen captains await their orders.


Jelly fish on there way to the masquerade created with Tombo pens in my sketch book, No more no less.

Chongolian decals are back

I cut a bunch of my Tiki and Sea life decal designs and put them up on http://chongolio.etsy.com Take a look!

More scans from my sketch pad

I been bringing my sketch book everywhere lately. I have got into the mode of doing colored ink washes on the blank pages with no idea of what the final image is going to be. I let it sit for a few day then just start sketching the first thing that comes to mind. Sometimes I surprise my self with what come out of my twisted noodle: Hence this one that I am calling "you're robot is loose again."


This one was a rough sketch that I had done for a logo that I ended up doing the wash and ink as an after thought:

"Cowboy Coffee"

Some art scans out of my sketch pad

"Eyenapple" tombo brush pen


"Papua New Guinea Shield" tombo brush pen


"Timbuwara figure study" tombo brush pen


"Deep Sea Calling" Tombo brush pens over an ink wash.

So a few of these sketches are making their way to becoming paintings so keep an eye or two out. Also, I went and started an account on Etsy.com where I have a few of my paintings and t-shirts for sale. Etsy is like the ebay of the handmade crafters world and a great way to support artists. Please give my shop a peek if you are so inclined and add me as a favorite. Or if you are an artist and create an account tell them Chongolio sent you. Mahalo Nui Loa for all the support and comments

Ukulele Jelly Jam

Tombo brush pens in my sketch book

How I got the name Chongolio

12 challenge: What was your nickname in school (or now)? on 12seconds.tv

Forbidden Island Parking lot Sale 2008

Well I woke up with a sore throat and a little crispy around the ol gilligans, but it was worth every dusted brain cell. Mahalo to Martiki, Mike, Mano, Rebecca and all the staff of F.I. for again putting together what has become one of my favorite events. Small enough to keep it real and big enough to handle a nice sized mob. Thank you, Thank you, thank you to everyone who picked up a little piece of Chongolian art and dropped compliments as well. The best part is knowing my art is going to be owned by some of the coolest people a dude can meet and call friends. More Mahalos to Danny from Tiki Hana as well as Jim and Bruce from the Leisurenauts for gifting me the shirts.

Extra super coolness was too be able to share a booth with Lake Surfer, do some tradin' and getting a cool new necklace and awesome carved Honu. Also very nice to be within ice cube throwing distance of Jungle Trader and Unga Bunga. It was an privilege too meet Kuku and Tobunga in person and see Tobunga's art up close, awesome creations brah!

Happy Birthday to Polynesiac and Mai "it's drivin' me nuts" Tai. I really can't put into words how good it was to see and catch up with so many old friends again and meetin' a few new ones too. It's gonna really make leavin' next week a bit sad.

You can see all my pics on my Flickr page

The End of Dirtbag Summer

Salt Pond Beach on the west side of Kauai

This Chongolian update comes to you from California. Yes I am back on the mainland for a couple weeks for my cousin Leah's wedding in Northern California and an art show at Forbidden Island in Alameda tomorrow. It has been another interesting few months over on the Garden Isle for me, with more housing changes, adventures with old friends and plenty of new experiences. I am still working at the silkscreen shop but now only part time for the most part and taking on more side projects as an illustrator and graphic designer. All the while still creating my own t-shirt designs, paintings and drawings. I printed the first batch of my "Moa Kane Coffee" t-shirts the day I left for California and have a box stuffed with t-shirts and artwork that I will be selling this Sunday. If interested you can read more at The Forbidden Island website.

In the middle of July I decided to move out of the house in Kapahi and have been living out of my office at the silkscreen shop over most the summer. It got to the point where I was going to have to find two new roommates in a house that I was already less than thrilled about staying in any longer. So I packed up all my stuff and set out to find a studio where I didn't have to deal with roommates any longer. It didn't take long to find a sweet ohana studio that I will be moving into once I return back to Kauai in a few weeks. My new place is located in an area called Omao, which is on the south side of Kauai near Poipu. I will have my own studio on a very private piece of property and I will be renting from a very cool and nice lady who lives in the main house. The studio has a kitchenette, but I will also have access too the full kitchen in the main house. I am really stoked, the property is tropical, quiet, private and in a really neat part of the island. Also, I already know several of my new neighbors from surfing at Kalapaki.

This summer was really memorable and I was treated to several visits from some of my best friends from different eras of my life; all the way from high school to college to the tiki scene. Each visit was a blast and I was able to share and enjoy the company of good friends while experiencing a few things on Kauai that I had not yet seen or done. I spent fourth of July and surfed with my ol buddy Rudy Drat who came out wih his wife Tika and their charmin' little girl Audrey. Our friend Lulu and her daughter Julia who live on Kauai, but had yet to connect with since I moved here, also joined us in the festivities. I also got to hang out with my buddy Dana a.k.a Feedback Black who became one of my best friends when I lived in Santa Barbara in the late eighties. We road tripped around the island, surfed the longest left break in the Hawaiian island chain called Pakalas, paddled Hanalei river on stand up paddle boards, took a cruise around the Hanalei bay in his friend's boat and I was introduced to a bunch of great folks who Dana knew from his home town of Newport Beach. It was really cool to surf with my bro's who I haven't seen in many years. Another friend of mine Crazy Al was out here too. Al is an insane artist I know form the tiki scene who was out here working on a tiki carving commission at an amazing house in Kiluea on the north shore. When he wasn't busy working on the tiki we were able to do some snorkeling at Tunnels beach, catch a killer jazz band in Princeville and knock back a few drinks and listen to more live music at the Tahiti Nui in Hanalei. Here is a link to a video on Youtube that I had put together of him carvin' away. I also had a wonderful dinner at Duke's in Lihue with The Mai Kai Gents's Iuka Grogg, The Mysterious Mrs. Mauna Loa and there beautiful baby daughter Talula. Later that night I was able to meet up with Mano from The Conga Lounge and have a beer by the poolside and meet his wife Carolyn and their boys.

Other awesome news... Thanks to the unbelievable generosity of my Grandma Nina, who I owe much of my creativity and inspiration too, I was able to purchase a new Macbook Pro Lap top and get back up to speed with my internet shenanigans. A lot of really cool stuff has emerged in the short time that I have been technologically challenged so I been wasting time (or keeping busy if you will) with checking out all the cool new social networking and just plain old fun web sites. Some of my recent favorites include:

Tumbler

Deviantart

Twitter

12seconds

flickaday

blip.fm

So if you have a penchant for maniacal monkeyism check me out on the intertubes.

I have also been giving a lot of thought to starting up my Coconut Wired episodes in a new format that utilizes some of the new technology that has emerged. If anybody is interested in sponsoring, contributing content or ideas let me know.

Well... it's gonna be a whole new trip for me once I return to the islands, I will be in a new home, aggressively pursuing my art and graphic design projects, surfing new breaks and continuing the exploration of my island home, so stay tuned for more pictures and updates as I get situated and dialed in on the south side.

I won todays 12 seconds.com challenge!

12 challenge: Who is the sexiest famous person? on 12seconds.tv

My first post on 12seconds.tv and I won the 12 second challenge. The question was "Who is the sexiest famous person?" Shootz I should of shaved. If you are reading this, Call me Joy! I bet you are still hot!!

New Art for The Forbidden Island Parking Lot Sale

Well... been doing my best to get my eggs in one basket for The Forbidden Island Parking Lot Sale coming up next Sat 9/13/08. Here are a few of the latest artistic items I will have for you to look at and purchase.


"Tribal Hammerhead" was made with colored markers, and a white gel pen for the highlights with an india ink background on watercolor paper. It measure in at 8" x 6"


"Puffie's Tune" started as a study for a painting, that I am going to try and have done before next weekend, that came out a pretty neat. It was done with Tombo brush pens in my sketch pad. I now wish I had done it on thicker paper. This buddy comes in at 8.25" x 12" I will try to post the rest of my finished projects as they become such...finished that is. Looking forward to minglin' with some of you in a few short days!

Crazy Al carves on Kauai

It was a blast hangin' with Crazy Al and watchin' him do his thing both carvin' and on the dance floor. A real treat for sure too have a snorkel buddy at Tunnels beach and drinkin' partner at the Tahiti Nui in Hanalei. This is a video that we put together of him carvin' the days and nights away in Kilauea. Go to Al's Site to see more pics and read more about his trip too the Garden Isle.

PP Mobile Business Cards

I designed this business card in exchange for a tune up on my Safari for a friend of mine in Lihue who is a mobile mechanic. It was a fun design to do since I was working in the "grunge" style that has become so popular and omnipresent these days. I haven't done a lot of "grunge" designs (well at least not intentionally) but thought it would work pretty well for a mechanics card. Note the greasy finger prints in background.

Leila the dog next door

Leila (lay-la) is the dog from the cabinet shop next door to our shop. This pooch can smell chinese food a mile away and always comes by to see us right around lunch time.

Rudy Drats Message

Rudy Drat was here!

Green Glass Vibration

Here is another one I had finished a while back but just now getting around to getting pics of and posting. Probably should of used a less busy background to shoot the pics but you can probably get the gist. No tiki this time just 100% surfin' stokage. "Green Glass Vibrations" Acrylic background sealed with krylon then hit with paint pens. The driftwood and hemp twine hanger are decorated with some wooden bead, Job's tears that I had gathered by my old house, some pieces of coral and raffia. All combined to help augment the isle vibration being sent out to the veiwer. Can you dig that? I knew that you could.

The Leisurenauts Lampman

I was recently commissioned by Tiki Centrals own TAI WON ON & Dr. Von Zombie to do a character design for their "leisurenauts" t-shirt they will proudly be sporting at Tiki Oasis this year. This is what I came up with, a swinging hipster who is not above spilling his drink or getting silly with the lampshade. Any resemblance to Vincent Price was unintentional.

T-shirt designs- Moa Kane Coffee

Back design


Pocket and sleeve designs

As some of you may or may not know, I been working as a graphic designer in a screenprinting shop. Most of the time I am massaging other peoples graphics and getting them prepared for printing onto t-shirts. But I finally got around to recreating one of my designs that was lost when my old laptop bought the coffee plantation. Those of you who have been out to Kauai undoubtedly has experienced are thriving wild chicken population. This shirt pays tribute to the Rooster or "Moa Kane" in the hawaiian dialect. I was trying to get an old distressed label kinda feel. I am pretty happy with this version of "Moa Kane Coffee." The styles will vary as I play around with ink, placement and shirt colors. But I think the first run is going to be navy blue ink on a tan shirt. There are two ways to get yourself one of these fine Chongolian designed T's. You can buy one from me for $20.00 + shipping (paypal link coming soon) or come to visit me on Kauai and I will give you one (while supplies last.)

The Hungry Tiki

Here is another doodle I did that I had forgotten about that was stashed between pages in a sketch book. This "Hungry Tiki" was done on watercolor paper using, ink as a background with gouache and markers over the top once the ink has dried. It was kind of an experiment using new and different mediums

The Singing Leaf

"The Singing Leaf" I did one on a piece of sintra with acrylic paints and paint pens. I bordered it with rope and made a hanger out of driftwood and macrame. I also decorated it with a piece of sea glass, beads and coral. Hanging from the bottom are wood beads and the dried fruit from a Pandanus (Hala) tree which the native Hawaiians used as paint brushes for their tapa. This piece was purchased by a lady who moved into the house I just moved out of. When she came over to check the house out she saw this art and wanted to buy it for her son's birthday. Pretty cool me thinks.

The Bone Eater

This is a new piece I created on 10" tall wooden spoon I found at the Goodwill in Lihue. I am calling it "The Bone Eater" I used acrylic paints and paint pens after painting the spoon with gesso.

Moai Skater by Rudy Drat

I had one of my best friends from the high school daze stop on island for a visit with his family at the beginning of July. My ol buddy Rudy has been painting tikis, surf scenes and assorted vintage style coolness since I first met him punk rockin' in the early 80's. Anyways, He gifted me this Moai skateboard deck that he had painted and covered with a clear sand and polyurethane "grip" sealer. The thing is awesome! He has done several others and is continually producing more. If anybody is interested in checking them out they should drop him a note at rudydrat@aol.com

Summer Time Chongolian Update

Well last month on May 15 the one anniversary of my move to an island in the South Pacific quietly came and went without much fanfare or hoopla. I did reflect quite a bit on the last year and where the adventure has led and I am still very thankful for getting this chance to experience life on Kauai. There has been plenty of ups and downs as days move forward. I have had lots of graphic design work come my way and have been putting in long hours working at the silkscreen shop. But I am grateful to have work doing something I enjoy (most of the time) and also allows me to meet some interesting people from time to time. I have also been working on getting my art and t-shirt designs together which I hope to start selling in shops and fairs around the island.

There have been times of loneliness and sadness like when I received the news that my friend Geno had passed away and I did not get the chance to say goodbye and I will never see him or play our ukuleles together again. There was also a very scary incident with a friend of mine who I surf with at Kalapaki beach. He was knocked unconscious in the water and nearly drowned right in front of a group of us who surf together frequently. Fortunately we were all there to help in some way or another to save his life. He will be alright but it will be sometime before he is well enough to return to the water because of the amount of water he took into his lungs. He is a great guy and one of the first people I had met when I got here. All his friends and family are very thankful that he is still with us, but nobody really knows exactly what had happen because no one saw it happen and he has no memory of it either.

Some of the holidays can also make me feel very far away from the people I love and can be a little rough too, but I know this is where I choose to be because I really appreciate the beauty and lifestyle that the folks who live here get to enjoy every day. I still try to start my day early on my surfboard or the stand up paddle board before I go into the shop which will always is a fantastic way to begin a workday. Also, I recently bought a new army green 3 speed beach cruiser and have been riding the bike paths and getting into the nooks and crannies of Kapa'a on the weekends and after work. I have been telling myself to try to eating at a new restaurant on each payday but have yet to do it. I actually have been cooking a lot more for myself and have been reading and trying new asian recipes from cookbooks I have been checking out with my new library card.

My housing situation is still on shaky ground because of unsteady roommates. I now have a kid from Missouri living with us until he completes an internship in September. A nice kid but soaking wet behind the ears and I don't think has spent much time away from home. My other roommate,a 23 year old girl who I originally moved in with at the start of the year, continues to keeps going back and forth about moving back to the mainland for one reason or another. At this point I am tired of dealing with the constant search for stable people to live with and the unstability. So I will continue my search for another place to call home where I don't have to deal with two other people, an always present landlord and all their associated poop.

So thats about it for now, For the most part all is good and I am very happy. I am just trying to stay positive when the going get a bit difficult and feel grattitude for all the awesome things that life has given to me. I hope everybody is enjoying and loving their lives as much as I am mine.

One year of Island livin'

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my move to the island of Kauai. It's been an adventure and I have had a few ups and downs but never any regrets about my relocation. I do miss my family and friends but have been feeling more and more at home with each passing day in paradise. I happily await for new adventures, friends and experiences as year number two begins.

Strum in peace Brother Geno

Photo by Debi Parola.
Very sad news was delivered to me yesterday about the passing of my friend Geno Galle. He was great guy who was always willing to share a wave, a laugh and a song. I already miss the time we spent playing our ukuleles, summer sessions at Cappy and the freedom jams he hosted at his shop. My thoughts and prayers are going out to all his family and friends. We all love ya Geno!

The Kalapaki Paddler

Here is some recent artwork I created that gives a good idea about what my mind has been on lately... the stand up paddle boards floating around Kalapaki. Hence the name "The Kalapaki Paddler." This one measures in around 6" x 6" and was done with acrylic paint and paint pens along with the rope boarder. If anyone is interested in purchasing this one zap me an e-mail.