all the birds sing words and the flowers croon

...in the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room!

I'm so sad I missed the 45th anniversary event this past Sunday, but I am hoping I can track down some of the commemorative art by Amanda Visell (now a close second to Seonna Hong as my favorite pop/lowbrow artist). The Mary Blair influence in her work is so apparent. I love it! I was pretty sad when I realized on our last D-land trip that most all of the signature Mary Blair pieces (It's A Small World, Tommorowland murals) were either closed for "renovation"--I'm scared to see what this means for IASW)--or just completely gone. I know they've been this way for awhile, but I still have fond childhood memories of summertime trips to the park, riding IASW to cool down and admiring the murals *sigh* Sign of the times I suppose...

On a more positive note, check out a couple of my favorite Amanda Visell pieces for the Tiki Room anniversary.