Savage Renewal Homemade Tiki Mugs - Collecting Tiki

UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2466	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Fri, Dec 3, 2010 5:08 AM On 2010-11-24 19:15, bigbrotiki wrote: 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: Fantastic work on the moai mugs guys. one of my all time favorite mug styles. Sven, this old thread has some more info on the moai mugs. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=30013&forum=5

On 2010-11-24 19:15, bigbrotiki wrote:
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:

Fantastic work on the moai mugs guys. one of my all time favorite mug styles. Sven, this old thread has some more info on the moai mugs.
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=30013&forum=5

Post #567414 by uncle trav on Fri, Dec 3, 2010 5:08 AM