Post #633063 by danlovestikis on Fri, Apr 20, 2012 9:03 AM

Hi Everyone another Wow you all wrote to me day, I love it.

Yesterday I took time to go and re-read the thread on Tiki Bob San Francisco. It shows the Bob poll that still exists outside on the street all these years since the place closed. Bob started it all. This design opened up the idea of tiki as art with all the variations that have come since. He should be one of the first tikis in a collection. On the other hand it is a very simple face. I like changing it to a more detailed mug.

Atomic Tiki Punk thank you. I spend around 4 hours to do a straight carve and far more if I add to the mug. I just love doing them so I'll continue.

The Blue Kahuna I'm looking forward to seeing you with the South of the Boarder Bob at Cha Cha's in May.

Swizzle you were right a little black added to deepen the eyes and mouth look good and have been worth it.

harro your note was the best present ever. I spend an hour each morning adding notes and photos and to know that you really enjoy them touches my heart. I thank all my loyal fans for making this worthwhile.

McTiki I don't copy any mugs. I can do similar but they are all 1/1's. I am doing one with my Zombie palms in the future but it will be very different. Let me know what you like best about this mug.

Big Kahuna hey both my Kahuha guys wrote. I used to carve apples and let them shrivel into elderly people. That was fun but now my life is tikis tikis tikis with lots of Bobs.

Progress Report:

I painted from morning to night. I got 21 of the 30 Zombie Torch mugs done. They have to dry 24 hours and then bake for 45 minutes. and then cool in the oven. Of course this baking has started when the temperature here is in the 80's. My timing is off if only it were cold outside. I've already baked the first 4 this morning. Soon I'll be back downstairs painting and baking the rest.

The first five woman I painted yesterday. I then paint the Zombie but I didn't take a photo.

Pinup photo.

As I paint one I line it up in the kitchen to wait their turn in the oven.

My order of boxes have arrived. An inner good fit box and an outer box with room enough to protect the mug from bumps.

Dan is going to start taping the boxes together. The time is near! So I better go now and paint the rest. Thanks for the visit and notes, Wendy