Bongo Island

Here's yet another illustration for the Trick 'r Tiki show. The inspiration for this is the early American space program, including the cold war, Cape Canaveral and the tiki/polynesian chic that was popular in that area of the country at the time. The bongos are a nod to physicist Richard Feynman, one of the most brilliant and entertaining figures of the 20th century. If you ever get a chance to hear his lecture "Los Alamos From Below," do so. It's a funny and fascinating insight into the Manhattan Project.