Post #596904 by MadDogMike on Sun, Jul 10, 2011 3:28 PM

What great artists and great art! GROG, thanks for your hard work to organizing a fun event like this and for including us out-of-towners too.

Melvin the Drunken Moai

Every place has one; that guy who has a few drinks too many and dances around with a lampshade on his head. On the sloping shores of Rapa Nui, that guy is Melvin the drunken Moai and he wants to party like it’s 1399!

Melvin is 7 inches tall and 3 inches in diameter, overall height with his lampshade is 9 inches. Hand sculpted from low fire clay and glazed with food safe glazes, the exterior in rustic orange and the interior in bright neon orange. His removable hat is a candelabra lampshade made of plastic and fabric, a straw will let you imbibe with his lampshade in place. Fairly thick sides give Melvin a good heft. With his lopsided, half-mast gaze, inebriated grin and a 45 degree twist to the left, Melvin looks like he could go down at any minute, but don’t worry - your rum is safe with him.

Link for eBay sale to follow - I've still got one tiny pinhole inside. I need to fire him again but I've been called unexpectedly out of town and I'm not sure when I will be back :(