Many people will be giving unique gifts like sox and underwear again this year for Christmas. Perhaps if they make time to watch the Shopping Channel, they may even branch out and give one of those haircutting systems that attaches to a vacuum cleaner. But someone like you, who has progressed a little further along Darwin's path to enlightened evolution, will no doubt be giving unique Christmas gifts from Ariki Art's online art gallery this year.

Unique Christmas gift ideas can be hard to come up with when many of our friends, family, workmates and colleagues seem to have it all. It just seems to get harder and harder every year to come up with fresh and new ideas.

That's why original art makes such a unique and unusual gift to add to your holiday gift list. Nothing is more unique and "one-off" than a piece of original art and it's sure to please the lucky person who is going to receive the gift too.

Not quite sure exactly what your lucky recipient would like?  Then give an art gift certificate from ArikiArt Online Gallery that can be used towards any artwork for sale at Ariki Art's online gallery.

Don't forget your Christmas Decorating Ideas

For those who prefer Christmas gifts that are more practical and functional, consider something from AJ Collin's line up of pottery and ceramic art. AJ has original ceramic vases, bowls, plates, woodland plates, serving platters, and ceramic boxes. His ceramic pieces provide both form and function. Ceramic art by AJ Collins makes a unique and pleasing gift for a discerning and hard to please friend, family member, or work associate.

For a Xmas gift that is both completely unique and original, how about a personalized portrait drawn or painted from a photograph? The subject of the drawing or painting could be the person you are going to give the gift to, or it could be someone they love or admire, or their favorite pet. All you need to do is provide us with some good quality pictures and choose which of our artists you would like to place the commission with, and in what media you would like the portrait. Both McKenzie Birnie and Jeane Coutts take commissions for portraits from photos. Check out these samples of pastel portraits from photos and oil portraits from photos done by McKenzie Birnie and family and pet portraits in oil from pictures by Jeane Coutts, both incredibly talented artists as you will see. Beat the rush and place your order early as Christmas is coming fast and our artists require sufficient time to complete your portrait commission.

If you are looking for original art, but your budget is limited, consider a reproduction of one of our artists' originals.  Jeane Granada Coutts and Juan Coronado both offer limited edition giclee prints on canvas or paper at a fraction of the cost of the original. (What is a giclee print?)

For those of you with a more generous budget who are shopping for the serious art collector, we offer a broad range of original art to draw from in our online art gallery. Not only do we have paintings, but we also have award-winning gourd art by McKenzie Birnie. For the abstract art aficionado Andrea Beech our abstract artist from New Zealand has some compelling pieces.  Annie Marquis from California has a unique style in her oil paintings that usually feature dogs in front of famous portraits, all enclosed in often complex wallpaper-like patterns. Young artist, Juan Coronado has a diverse collection of both oil and acrylic paintings that have proved to be incredibly popular with collectors.

If you are looking for a gift for someone who has a spiritual bent, you might consider a beaded amulet bag with prayer card by New Zealand Maori artist, Ku Bailey, using Maori taniko finger weaving. And for those who enjoy native arts and crafts, you might also consider Ku's Maori totems.

Then of course we also have magnificent color and black and white fine art photography in limited editions by California photographer Michael McLane. And we also have limited edition and etchings by the late San Francisco artist Raymond Neher.

Let Xmas gifts that are truly unique from Ariki Art say something about you this holiday season that will impress and please your family and friends. Browse our online art galleries and we are sure you will find gifts for the hard-to-please or more discerning of your family, friends, workmates and colleagues. For a start, these are totally unique pieces of original art. You will be giving a gift that you know no one else is going to give them, and a gift that will endure. Show up everyone else this year with a unique gift that says that you love the recipient or respect their sophisticated tastes.  Show them how much care and attention you gave to this year's gift. Give a truly original and unique gift this year.  The biggest problem might be actually giving it away once you see it for yourself.

Art gift ideas for the holidays under $250 from ArikiArt