Post #220202 by Sabina on Sat, Mar 11, 2006 12:09 PM

Another Marylander checking in- ours also made it safe and sound- (excellent job packing, MAHALO!)

PJ, these may be some of my most treasured mugs ever- they mean a lot to us!

Deep meaning, obviously on an emotional level, for many many reasons. Yet even beyond the feelings we hold toward them, the design is simply gorgeous, too, in it's own right. Anyone who knows anything about Mardi Gras, N'awlins, and proper glassware design for the appropriate "h" word drink, would have to be mighty impressed by how the design so embodies all of it! As a fellow artist, I hope designing these brought some help to the hurt.

I tend not to try to let the hard and sad parts of the 'real world' enter the Lounge too much, but these are not only about the real world, they are about our real world Ohana, they are a very important project not only because they have been able to provide some concrete help, but also as they sit in our spaces as reminders to continue to help both our Ohana and those we've never met.

I think this project says a lot about the Tiki community and shows a certain 'coming of age' here. Not too get all sappy, but I'm very proud to be part of a community like this- when it's bad, we do what we can to help.

Purple Jade & Tiki Farmers, I know a lot of heart and soul, thought, serious design work, and REAL hard work getting these out so fast went into these! I mean think about it, in less than 6 months PJ's vision has become a ceramic reality! Unbelievable!

I know that all this can barely make a dent, and trust me, having other friends down there and from the coast, I know a little about how ongoing this is- how this is not over at all. But I have to say, here as we pass the six month milestone, your twin messages of "remember" and "rebuild" are really important, and in some small way, they help.

MAHALO!