Post #503146 by Bowana on Fri, Jan 8, 2010 10:55 PM

Aloha and thanks for visiting!

LLT- Yep, conquering two shores (in the good Las Vegas Way of course!)
Gotta broaden my horizons!

Lake Surfer- The hardest part about it was getting that "nudge" just right.
I wanted it to look about to jump off the base! Thanks for stopping by!

GROG- Oh my God! I killed GROG!!! The War Pig, you ask? I'm afraid I can't say anything about that
right now. Stay tuned though...

amate- A shot glass you say? That's some serious drinking! Thanks for visiting!

Jonesy- Lil' Tuff Guy is dry now...firing soon!

Benz- Thanks, my friend! Screw the mold process!

Babalu- Hmm. yeah, eye tails, that's a good term for them. What's next? See :down:
I'll be over to ruin soon!

hiltiki- Thanks, girl! Can't wait to see what you come up with at TikiG's Chop!

4WD- I didn't want the PNG one to look exactly like the picture in the book, so
that was the method I came up with. I have the terrible habit of unconsciously
duplicating things verbatim.

Hank- 'hanks!!

AlohaStation- Thanks, and the feeling is mutual!

BIG tiki scott- Thanks! Can ya tell Kona Style is my fav?!

kountzyro- Thanks from waaaay on the other coast!

congatiki- I thought I killed GROG too, but he posted a second comment so I guess
I wasn't so lucky!!

leleliz- You are right, I do need to make and post more hand built mugs! Glad you are
enjoying them!

surfintiki- Thanks bro, and you were right about GROG!!

AKUAE- Merci mon ami!

laojia- Merci mon ami to you too!

Clarita- Uh oh! Did you have some trouble with explosions in the kiln?
Gracias por tu visita! feliz año nuevo!

teaKEY- Yeah, Gecko and I must have been looking at the same picture.
Great minds do think alike you know! hahaha!

Aweulekuula- Thanks for stopping in! BTW, nice TC name!

Bai- NOOO!! I killed Bai! Oh please come back to life!
Can you hear me?? Say something!!

Rainhawk- That wood was eucalyptus which is very hard. I found that if I hit the
chisel hard enough so that the wood chips off with just one whack
that it reduced the amount of those annoying lines a bit. Still haven't
quite perfected it. Thanks for the input. I'll give it a try on my next carving!

Buzzy/GROG- It's been 11 days? Sheesh, feels like it's only been about 8 seconds! :)

So as Lil' Tuff Guy dries out, I started another mug.

It's based on the Hawaiian images that are sort of like woven basketry covered with feathers.

Only mine's not covered with feathers!

I made a few wood carvings and a pendant with this same design,
so now a mug!

Babalu was surprised at the size of these guys and suggested that
I post a picture that shows a familiar object for scale. I think everyone
knows this guy, huh?

Thanks for stopping by and happy 2010! Aloha, Mr. Hand! :)

Bowie