THE TIKIS AT KOKOMO'S
Jim Mazzotta was called upon to help design a new restaurant that featured a tiki theme at the Mall of America in Minneapolis. Famous Dave Anderson, owner of 80 plus award winning BBQ restaurants across the country, had the vision of recreating tiki lounges of the 40s with a modern twist. After many months of design work, sketches were brought to vivid, three dimensional life with the help of some very talented sculptors.
Sketch
Tiki
Numerous sketches were made for various party gods. 4 were finally chosen, one of which was the Food God. From tight pencil rendering, a full color painting was done.
Foam God At left, a sculptor stands by the finished 3D sculpture fashioned from a very large block of dense foam. Texturing was added to the surface using a type of cement to give the appearance of old wood. Using the painting above as a guide, the sculpture is then painted and ready for display, below. Famous Dave and Jim Mazzotta stand by their handiwork at the Mall of America.
Food God
Other Gods
Kathleen Mazzotta stands by other Party Gods. From left, Kathleen (sometimes known as the god of fun), the Drink God and the God of Talk.
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