Exotica Moderne 29

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Hailing from the central coast of California, we look at the inspired art of Colleen Gnos, who combines familiar and personal experiences into richly colored works of art. Read about her artistic journey inside while her beautiful art graces this issue’s cover.

Publisher Ken Holewczynski pens his experience at Maui’s Tikehau, an upscale and modern Tiki bar featuring décor and accents as clean and bold as their food and cocktail offerings.

Skip Heller delves into modern territory as well, with a look and listen to Gerald Schoenherr’s Dubxotica project, while Shawn Gadberry submits another in his series “Tiki Famous” – this time showcasing the works of Gillian Corraza.

Nicholas Brink of Las Vegas’s Golden Tiki gives us an inside look at the making of the shrunken heads of Tiki Ti’s Buhen family, and Vincent R. Vinci continues the Arizona theme with a look at the TikiAZ group.

Tiki Lindy explores an often overlooked influence on island cuisine — the centuries-long journey of Indian and Punjabi flavors carried across oceans.

Justin R. Cristaldi goes space-age with a look at otherworldly cocktails, and Tiki With Ray hangs out back on Earth with the Shriners at PDXotica.

Finally, in time for the Christmas holiday, we once again visit the home Tiki bar of Tom Keller, with his collection of holiday-themed mugs.

Plus the usual music reviews and original drink recipes!