Tiki carver and painter, Marcus Thorn of Tiki Beat has been carving tikis for over 15 years and painting and drawing

since his early teens. Born in Papua New Guinea and then raised in Tropical Queensland in Australia Marcus hasalways been drawn to the Polynesian appeal of all things tiki. Heavily involved in the Hot Rod and Low Brow art scene in Australia Marcus is fast becoming one of the most highly respected

tiki carvers in the world and his carvings have featured in various Hot Rod Magazines and movies for NBC Studios New York and Warner Bros Movieworld Gold Coast, Australia and carving in Hawaii for hotels and developments and restoration of antique carvings/tikis