Post #252678 by little lost tiki on Wed, Sep 6, 2006 2:02 PM

Aloha Tiki Central Ohana!
My name is Ken Ruzic and I've been mostly lurking around the Creating Tiki/Other Crafts
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=19904&forum=18&start=0
and have a website http://http:/www.kenruzic.com
Holden and I have been working on some killer mugs slated for release near the end of the year. Dave (Squid) was the man who was best suited for this brave undertaking,as you soon shall see!
Here is a pic he sent of the first one "Oli-Oli" the Happy One. How this guy can turn a piece of wax into a masterpiece I will never know! The carving exceeded my expectations! Enough! Here it is!

The oval medallions on each side of the handle will be tropical scenes in colors tonal to the mug.They will be drawn by moi and made into spot-colored water-slide decals that will be glazed over.
Here's a sketch of the first two scenes...

These mugs are gonna be pretty intense and chock full of details that will have your grog-addled brain busy for hours!!! Here's the original drawing that inspired Holden to undertake this project!

I'll be checking back here every once in a while and posting glaze tests,etc.
Also, being a shameless self-promoter, please come to the Closing Party for my "Talking Palms and Pineapple Kings" tiki-filled Art Exhibit
on Saturday September 9th 7-11 pm at the Caged Chameleon Gallery
at 1505 North main Street in Santa Ana. Call (714) 903-1923 or (714) 679-1165 for more information! Or just check my link up top in events! Mahaloz! I hope these pictures get you as excited as I am! And Mucho Mahaloz to Squid and Smogbreather (now MakedaMug) for making Dreams come True!

visit http://www.kenruzic.com and you will be happy...

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2007-08-15 22:37 ]