Post #586890 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Apr 28, 2011 9:25 AM

I want to repeat my accolades to Holden at Tiki Farm at this point. He fought to get this complicated concept thru to a beautiful completion. He got it done on time and made all Tiki Ti-ers very happy.

The two color concept fell by the wayside in the process, and he had to switch factories because of insufficient quality. The marrying of the two, the Tiki and the bamboo mug, still proved challenging, and where they are fused it might appear less than perfect. Where the lips meet the mug, some tiny cracks might be seen - but they are not real cracks, the connection is solid!

I would interpret these parts as conceptual elements: The Tiki, coming into the Tiki Ti from the California sun, has dry lips - and as his lips touch the long-awaited nectar, he is slobbering all over himself! You know how it goes! :)

Coming next: The complete history and heritage that lead to the creation of the mug!