WOW.
Mahaloz all!
Thank you, Tikiwahine,I always smile when I see your name on a post! And that fez picture of you is just burned into my brain! And, being the mug wish-granter for today, I will grant you your wish of seeing it in color-via the color mockup!
The colors have probably shifted,but the spirit remains....
Nitropic,
thanks for the excitement! And thank you Squid for the insane sculpt! The man has the skillz and I get to rub elbows at the Tikis and Terrors2 show in a week and a half! Best Tiki Mugs ever? Doubt it! I'm just a freak from Illinois transplanted out here during the early 80's...There are so many great mugs by great artists that a museum should be erected to house them all! Like Gecko/JohnnieVelour/Benzart/Crazy Al/etc. etc.oops! I forgot Chongo's TC Hut mug! As in my fine art,my only wish is to be able to do this til I'm a drooling old codger, and maybe get a little footnote in some Contemporary Art History Book! All us artists are blocks-building upon each other,forever evolving and improving man's greatest asset-culture and art! I'm glad you like it tho! Mahaloz!
Thanks Paipo!
Right now, I just want a finished one in my hands-to run my fingers over the little faces-all glazed and smooth! Sheesh! I sound like I got a mug fetish! Thank Holden for having the foresight to bring specific designs to life! The guy has an eye! And Squid went overboard on this! He told me his optometrist loves me!
Thanks Jentiki,
wow! what a response! I was really excited when i got the pix from Dave,but felt i should wait and ask Holden if this was top secret or if I should hold back until we got the others,etc. basically he said "Don't worry.Just post it." So I did and....wow, I'm really glad so many people have such great taste! I'm proud to have a little something in all your homes!
Tikiwinebear,
Myke is easier to type, so I'll stick with that! Thanks for the stoke, sir! Each one will have a different carved handle-wait'll you see the guy with the spear! Also, we're doing different scenes/subject matter in the medallions on each one,the middle one "KAKAKA" has a waterfall and volcano scene flanking the handle! Oh, by the way-this first one "Oli-Oli" will be 9" tall and 3" (i think) inside circumference.They will get progressively shorter and fatter for the other two.
tedtiki,
mahaloz sir! very serious coffee can produce very serious drawings and sculpts!
TikiLee,
I'll be posting the progress of this one and the others as we get 'em! This is a TikiFarm production so all y'all gotta talk to Smogbreather because he's the marketing/business tiki genius guy! He's got the coolest contraption in the back for packing foam and is the master shipper! Would love to see these in your shop in Vegas! Maybe some restaurant will name a drink "Oli-Oli"-who knows?
All I know is that I'm pleased that you're all pleased! enough pleasantries-I gotta get some sleep!
G'night Ohana and Thank you!
