Post #739162 by danlovestikis on Thu, Mar 12, 2015 10:12 AM

First off I'll respond to all my fun messages.

uncle trav with your eye to detail I really appreciate your words.

hang10tiki just like you!

Woodtiki thanks for noticing the bucket mug. It's hard not to fool around with clay. That was a quickie!

bamalamalu ahhh.

IDoVoodoo wow that was fun. You came up with a special design and I was happy to try doing it. I'm glad you like the 3D effect of your personal tattoos. When the time comes we'll discuss glazing choices. Finger crossed that it doesn't blow up in the kiln, that was a lot of added on clay. PS you are welcome.

Tyber Tiki I do the Wish Lists so that I'll be challenged and you and everyone else put me to work. I've had a blast bringing all of your ideas to life.

RVICTOR isn't it such fun. You too. I love your thread.

LoriLovesTiki a Tiki Torture mug without tikis! It was fun to try out doing an octopus.

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If anyone noticed I didn't post yesterday. Dan and I were on the road for 12 hours. We were both heading home and searching for tikis, what else.

We went to Tiki Marketplace in Long Beach and then we went to Las Vegas. During these trips we were able to see friends and to find tikis for Dan's collection.

Once again I'm, horrors, going to share the best of our trip photos. It will take a few days and then I'll have tiki clay projects to show again.

Thank you all for sticking around each day and making each of them fun for Dan and I. You are all appreciated for your comments and your views and on facebook for your likes. I live for them. Without you I might just hang up the clay.

Here goes...

Our first night away from home was in Valencia. We had dinner out and then went to shops were we could act silly and play.

The next day we went to the home of HB Tiki. He makes terrific frames and wood projects.

His tiki room is filled with quality items to view.

He and his wife Margie took us out to Woody's for a great lunch and then he gave Dan an over the top present.

The next day was Tiki Marketplace. This is our favorite event. So many friends and artists in this Don the Beachcombers during this day that it is a true hug feast.

Dan and I.

Max of Taboo Cove. Dan scored another mug from Max.

Bullet in his wild bright shirt is having fun, I just caught him at the wrong second. He's in tiki thought!

Tiki Roots Rocka had the most amazing art on display.

Jama and Joanne, dear friends who come to the Sacramento Crawl clear from Southern California.

I was so happy to meet TikiMan. He recently acquired two of my Zombie Torch mugs. It was fun to hear that he was happy with them.

Sven and I. The author of The Book of Tiki and Tiki Modern and many more.

Tiki Tony ducked at the wrong moment but I still got his lovely wife in the photo and in the background is Crazy Al with Bullet.

CHiPpy was there to help with HB Tiki's booth.

HB Tiki and his wife Margie. They have been at all the Marketplaces. Check out his frames, they make any art look good.

Crazy Al is hiding a handsome face under that "persona".

Because we were celebrating Dan's birthday we left the Marketplace long enough for me to take Dan to Duke's so

he could have a birthday piece of Hula Pie.

So many friends and such a bad memory for names. This is ? (I really do know him) and Scootiki whose carvings are in our home.

Soccer Tiki in the center.

Buzzy, who remembered to bring me another pinup for the Buzzy Bedroom in our home.

The master artist Dough Horne.

I can never have too many photos of Sven. He started so many of us along the tiki road with his book. Otto's small magazine Tiki News was the very first thing that grabbed Dan and then we found Sven's book. Life changing events for us.

The last moment at Marketplace was spent with Big Toe the famous artist!!!

Tomorrow we head to Las Vegas to see hang10tiki and to search for tikis in the wild.

Thank you all for the visits and messages. Now it's time to get Dan working on the laundry and to cast a mug. Cheers, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2015-03-12 11:02 ]