HINERANGI VAIMOSO THE last time Dick Frizzell produced a screenprint where Mickey Mouse progressively transformed into the face of a tiki, back in 1997, punters went crazy, paying thousands to have their own. Only 50 lithograph prints were made at The Muka in Auckland, so to satisfy those who missed out, posterswere made with the design and sold for $25 a pop. Mickey becoming Tiki has now become an iconic image which has been used on T-shirts and album covers, and Frizzell still receives a cheque every now and then from the Christchurch Art Gallery, where posters are still being sold. Organisers for the cocktail party, a fundraiser for the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter, turned to Frizzell to add some of his divine inspiration to the charity auction, which is to be held at the Hawke's Bay Opera House on April 4. He chose to produce a new limited-edition print of the Mickey Mouse design especially for the cause and renamed it ``It's About Time'. ``It's been 10 years since I did this animated sequence the first time around, so it's about time I did it again,' Frizzell said. ``It's a significant print, has a good backstory and could probably get a good price, so that's why I thought this print would be good for them.' Frizzell is one of the Bay's most prominent artists, with a signature that's now worth a bit, making him a sought-after name when it comes to charity auctions. As well as the Lowe Corporation fundraiser, Frizzell is donating a print to the Freemason's Walk for Child Cancer 2008, which will take place on Te Apiti and Clifton Station. Frizzell's Good News painting will be auctioned off alongside work from other artists, Kate McKenzie and US artist Peter Williams, at a farming show at Clifton Station.
