Post #566411 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Nov 24, 2010 7:15 PM

That looks like so much fun! I dig the Magma Moai! And the Lava Flow's cool too.

I was inspired to dig up my professional restaurant ware Moai mugs that, having never worked with the mold, I always had THOUGHT were also Duncans --until I realized the subtle differences, especially in the nostrils and lips! I am aware this thread is about home-made ceramics, so forgive me if I veer off a little into these Otagiri-made Moai mugs, but the similarities are so uncanny:

We all know these and many other "modernist" BLACK versions:

Then there was the wood-glaze Trader Dick's mug, and the wood-carved Oceanic Arts lighter:

...and then there were the ORIGINAL party god lights made by TIKI/tm Inc:

The main difference to the Duncan mold seems to be the nose is more rounded off and has rounder nostrils, and while the Otagiris frown a tad, the Duncans ALMOST crack a smile.

Now back to home ceramics.