Post #515511 by little lost tiki on Sat, Mar 6, 2010 12:22 PM

beadtiki
Woodburning is great FUN! A dear friend sent me a Colwood Wood Burner with a few different tips
iou can adjust the heat level and get it so hot it melts the wood like butter! So basically,it burns the wood as fast as you normally sketch or draw!
Just don't do it for too long...smellin all that burning wood for over 2-3 hours can give you a headache! and it's pretty simple....
just sketch the design on wood lightly then go over those lines with the woodburner...TADA!
I'll do a step-by-step of some woodburning in my Other Crafts thread!

Clarita
Gracias mi Hermana de Arte! Did i say that right? :)
It's soooo fantastic to have so many art brothers and sisters to create and learn and share with!
YAYs!

Thank you both for leaving some thoughts and all you others who just like to visit! :)

Well today will be a display of ALL or most of my "mug" stuff....
Myself... I'm more a 2-D guy...as you can see from the objects that i attempted to sculpt...
"LLT #1 Mug"
private collection

"Babalu/LLT Mug collaboration"

it took a while,but i discovered that embellishing existing objects/mugs was my strength
whereas sculpting them myselves ends up looking like a Monkey with claw hands created it...
for example...Here's a Huge Platter that Babalu sculpted in it's entirety...
He left the middle open for a lil sumthin sumthin....
See what i mean? Collabs are the BEST!

"Babalu/LLT Platter Collaboration"

"Maori Povich"
Squid Luau Piggy with Kinny carved embellishment
private collection

Here's a collaboration ONTO a collaboration!
Paipo's Moai Tangata Manumug sculpted by Gecko
and hand-embellishedon the bisque by yours truly..

here's the studies for it...

and here it is...

Here's an embellished bisque TikiFarm mug sculpted by Squiddles for a DNA gallery show...
"Tiki of Inspiration"
private collection

Here's another embellished bisque TikiFarm decanter sculpted by Squiddles based on a Flounder design for a DNA gallery show...
"the Exploration Party"
private collection

and here's the studies for it...

Herer's four Tikifarm mugs from a batch that Holden donated for my "Talking palms and Pineapple kings" show
We put a special waterslide decal on it to commemorate that exhibition..
These are four that i embellished ...
"Guardian"
private collection

"Keeper of the Flame""
private collection

"Mystic""
private collection

"Watcher"
private collection

Here's the studies and final result of Oli-Oli, Kakaka,and Pupule Tiki Farm mugs sculpted by Squid and designed by yours truly...

Original Study

"Oli-Oli"
initial sketch for Squids to work from

"KaKaKa"
initial sketch for Squids to work from

"Pupule"
initial sketch for Squids to work from

and a drawing based on the three original faces
"Oli-Oli,Kakaka,and Pupule"
ink,sharpie,and colored pencil on paper

i have 9x12 signed prints of this if you're interested...

Here's a Black Glazed test version of the Kakaka mug that Holden gave me to embellish for a friend....

here's an embellished bisque of Squid's "Uncle Shrunkle"
renamed... "Moko the Clown"
a poor clown stumbles onto a headhunter's village with expected results....

without his "yarn" wig

Also painted up a SHAG Enchanted Tiki Room bisque mug for a good friend

Here's the study for it... Tried to keep the original integrity/purpose of the mug but still give it some new life...

THIS JUST IN!
Found these shots where they weren't supposed to be!
"the Greeting"
Paintpen and puffpaint on glazed mug
private collection

"Peewee Kiwi"
private collection
hand-embellished Kewpie from who else? Squids!
that boy finds the coolest stuff..

and lastly,but not leastly
as there's more i have to track down...

Here's just some concept sketches for future mugs...

Thanks for visiting!
More Excitement Later!
:)

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2010-03-25 18:26 ]