Post #270757 by teaKEY on Wed, Dec 6, 2006 9:17 AM

Ok, I wanted to add alittle more to other thoughts, so if you want to make your comment to the above posting put a (1) and this posting put a (2) or do nothing.

"I'm more of a thinker than a doer. Maybe some of my thoughts will indirectly lead to pull tiki mugs in a direction that would have never been pulled. And thats the pay off.-teaKEY"

When I started posting here at TC, I wanted to make a name for myself having a mass-produced tiki mug. I already made a hand built mug then. Can you believe, the zenith for me is C'Al, Bosko, TikitOny, Tiki Diablo, Gecko divided by 50(I mention them cause they are very much alike, will post my thoughts at a later time)( as well as Helztiki, and Rum Demon.) Did I forget anyone? I know Tikifarm and Munktiki but they are more like Companies.

Vantiki is very different and I can't believe that his mug isn't selling for higher.

All of the above names are all artist that have a following in many areas of tiki as well as have about ten or more different mass-produced mugs. I just want a tiny slice of Tiki History. I only want one mug to make it and if anyone wants to pick me up, I'm there but I don't know what has been holding me back so far. I got the mug idea, the number run picked out, the idea for APs and the talent to shape it all together but there is a block from keeping me from going at it.

I still am more of a thinker, but as of lately, have been a doer. Not with the mass-produced stuff but in some one offs( more on this later) but I can tell you that its a one of a kind times three) Only mug of its look, only mug of its shape, only mug of it process to be formed (and thats a big part of it) and only mug in history to perform what it does. I'm thinking it will be for sale to a lucky buyer if the buyer knows how special it is (meaning price).

It is the highest form of art piece tiki mug there is. Only Gecko would attempt a one off mug like this but he doesn't do one off mugs that I know off (bowls, yes) but even then, I don't think it would be anything like this. VAntiki is the only other artist I know that has made completely one off mugs unless you count some of the throw mugs with slight carving out there.((And actually the only to sell a completely done one off, if anyone knows of different I would like to know)) I'm so excited, cause it is a break through in mugs and it was certainly a breakthrough in my mugs and the best one that I ever could think to make, to date.

I plan to sell this to the highest bidder (you can start your bids now, I'll let you) or a pleasing bid and it wouldn't even be priced as high as lesser quality or quantity of work done mugs. But, I know that this mug will be displayed and hopefully be used from time to time in a private citizens home. I also want to have my mugs in anyone's homes.

So I made "the" mug (which I can talk about closer to being glazed or sooner) and hopefully going even to a higher level (I got the ideas); and next is a molded mug (one for collectors with the collections and hopefully the cheapest mug that I could ever make- A modern day Leilani of sorts. If this doesn't get comments, nothing will.