Jumbo Tiki - Seven Foot Palm Log

Giant tiki artifact on the Texas Coast. Available at the Padre Island Art Gallery. I sell smaller tikis at my Etsy shop. etsy.com/shop/texastikis Sophisticated oceanic art carved on a Texas Island. Polynesian influences include: Hawaiian, Marquesas, Maori, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti.

Mesquite Tiki - Marqaori

Texas Tiki Carvings. Mesquite Marqaori

Tiki Books

Tiki Books

Mark Ferdinand has created an unusual chronology of his tiki carving works. As an added touch he has filled in the blanks to the pesky questions of the origins of humanity.

Texas Tiki Carver

"Every Tiki has a Spirit" is an immature account of the works of a tiki carver, and a serious account of the origins of the earth and mankind. The author indulges in his quest for creating bad-ass oceanic art that one can sip a cocktail by. This he alternates with a concise mythological blueprint of how this all came to be, and what we were given to navigate our way through it. A book for tikiphiles, mythology buffs, and wood carvers.

Tiki Books - Black and white version

“True, you are of the sky and eternal, but I am of the earth. Man and woman are to be part of the earth, they should be created by that which is familiar and at home with the earth. You know only the way of the sky.”

Mark started carving tikis in order to have a large tiki to decorate his garden. Ten years later, he still has no permanent tiki in his garden as he has created and sold over a hundred of them without being able to keep one for himself. 

"Tohumoko is the god of artists. Tohumoko overtakes certain men which present carvings of wood, stone and bone. Designs on the skin of man and woman come from those with the spirit of Tohumoko."

 

 

Tiki Books

 

Mark is the author of the adventure novel “Fortune on the Spectrum”, the herpetology stories of “You’re Gonna’ Get Bit!”, the autism stories of “The Autistic Prankster” and the hunting book "Wild Boar: A Case for the Most Beautiful Game Animal". 

Books by Mark Ferdinand

 

Autism and Fatherhood*Fortune on the Spectrum – An Adventure Novel

You’re Gonna’ Get Bit! – Harrowing Tales of Herpetology 

The Autistic Prankster – Enjoying the Fun Side of Autism

Every Tiki has a Spirit

Wild Boar: A Case for the Most Beautiful Game Animal

Mark's books are available in Paperback, Kindle, Android and Apple devices.

Available through other retailers as well!

Female Tiki Carvings Unearthed

Female Tikis Unearthed

When, oh when, will the time come where we see more female tiki? The world of tiki carvings is still a male-dominated entity. For too long diversity and inclusion in wooden Polynesian figures have eluded us.

Well gals, things are finally changing! I submit these three gorgeous and chesty examples found off the Texas Gulf Coast. A tribute to the weaker sex.

Hope looks aren't important

As a first attempt this tiki represents just that. Her bosom is amateurish, that face of hers is not model material at all. Still, she has a few things going for her. She has a lovely grass skirt, ti leaf kupe`e adorning the ankles over her smooth, well-proportioned feet. The flat head has its appeal as well.

Dignified tiki queen

In this example we have a proud, fine wahine. Obviously of noble birth, she carries herself in superb posture, knowing that she has birthed many strong children to the king, as evident by a smooth and healthy tummy. Her face is sleek, handsome, yet feminine. She looks into the distance with confidence while wearing a dignified, long, grass skirt. Great set on this one.

Beautiful, and finally ready for her man.

As with most ladies, she looks all the better when taking the time to dress up. Here she truly shines in her accoutrements of neck lei and lily flower above the ear.

A celebration of butt crack as well

Maori maiden

In this final example we move from queen to goddess! A proud Maori maiden warrior. She is temporarily adorned with neck lei and lily flower, but permanently identified by her dainty chin moko. One disrespects her at one's own peril.

















It is my hope that these tiki women represent the first of many to be discovered in an ever-changing new world. Progress can only be achieved through awareness and by moving boldly into the future. Take note, our daughters and granddaughters are watching!


All of the above tiki ladies were fashioned of traditional logs of

Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm)

Available now- 

Paperback copies of Mark's tiki book "Every Tiki has a Spirit"

-Full color and black and white versions- 

Tiki Books

Books by Mark Ferdinand