Post #401319 by tikitony on Thu, Aug 14, 2008 1:54 PM

Just finishing up the last of the details on stuff for Tiki Oasis, and thought I'd post some photos of my work!

I decided to make mostly handmade mugs this year, as the production work associated with slip casting from my molds was very difficult. When I create a little monkey, skull, or blowfish knowing its drinkable, I can only imagine the journeys my little mugs go on at night amongst your mug collections.

I will have about 5 of each Lekookoos, a few Papua's, one or two ShrUnkys and a Fatutu. After this Oasis, I'm moving the limited edition slip cast mugs to a friends workshop who will make them for us. Also, two of my Lekookoo molds broke, so there will only be about 40 of the projected 50 for each color.

Lekookoo Antique Brown

Lekookoo Moss Green

I made 4 Volcano Island (Scorpian) Bowls this year. I really had a fun time making them, knowing there's a bit of ceremony around drinking from them. I made the volcano's deep, so it could be filled with inexpensive rubbing alcohol which will burn for about an hour. Straws will attach with twine to the skulls or toucans on the edge.


Handmade skull with Monkey Head behind

And here's some bisque monkey heads covered in glaze just before heading to the kiln this afternoon, which will be hot and ready Friday morning as I pack the veg-mobile for its journey south to San Diego.

Here's King Kukulele's new CD VendOmatic before it was finished. Eventually it will have a dancing King Kukulele marionette carved from driftwood.