Viva Las Vegas 10 Tiki Mug!!

Hey, since some people have been asking, here's the big fat design for the new "Viva Las Vegas" Tiki Mug. It will be available at the event in April. (vivalasvegas.net) It's again being manufactured at "The Farm"!
This is just the sculpt. Should have pictures of the glazed ones soon. Holden may have one.

Best Viva mug ever. The last year mugs were awesome, but this one is the best. I LOVE IT !!

Great design, Joe! Cool and kitschy - just right for vegas...

awesome - loads of attitude.

Nice job.

I didn't know the Big Boy played guitar.

it's woofmutt's hair!

and a great mug!

kindly like a

And stitch does do the Elvis hair hair too and I think that there is a fatter character that is on the show.

Joe. love the design, thats going to be a great Viva mug. You do killer work, but we need more more more.

[ Edited by: teaKEY 2007-01-08 12:12 ]

[ Edited by: teaKEY 2007-01-08 12:13 ]

I saw some of these at the Mugoomba get together and they are great.

looks great :)

Greatest Viva Mug yet Joe! a must have! in all colors. Where will we be able to purchase them if we can't make it to Vegas?

[ Edited by: Hiphipahula 2007-01-09 11:14 ]

Adda Boy Joe! I like all of the mugs you do, but this one is tops.

What a cool mug! It really makes me wonder why you have not done more mugs to date.

Hey Now!!...........

Cool, glad you guys are diggin the new design. Thanks for the good words.

Hey Wolli, I don't have a good photo to send, but you'll see me I'll be the guy in the rolled up Levis and black converse.

Sam G! What's up Paesan?

Swanky, you nailed it on the hair

Danny D. you should get your butt out there this year.

Kahu- I don't know??

As far as getting one if you don't attend the show, I would check the VLV site at the time of the show. They used to be available at the show only, but now they've opened an online store. Last year they sold all the leftover stuff there.

Thanks again all you guys.

On 2007-01-09 06:44, Joe V. wrote:
Hey Now!!...........

Cool, glad you guys are diggin the new design. Thanks for the good words.

Hey Wolli, I don't have a good photo to send, but you'll see me I'll be the guy in the rolled up Levis and black converse.

I'm sooooo glad, that you'll be the only one there with rolled up Levis and black converse !!!! :D :D

Saw all the colorways (as Boris and HiphipaHula also did)at the MUGOOMBA bash and they are Slammin! Fatboy Elvis has a nice soft round feelin to him! Reminds me ever so slightly of a coconut monkey too! And the colors are great,all bubbly and happy! Great work!

Here are the 4 color ways; 125 per color. Not sure what Tom's selling these for.

They're big - 40 oz. capacity.

The yellow from the golden earring mug, the green from Tiki Magazine, brown, and the grn/ylw from the jungle head hunter.

Nice, the darker green really shows the detail, but that yellow is more of a limited color.

Even more impressed seeing them in color.

And JV, hopefully I am not alone when I say this, please do more mugs. With seeing what artists like Tiki Tony and Tiki Diablo are doing with art and mugs, I really think there is a place for you to join the table and offer up some servings of some tasty stuff!

Kahu-"I really think there is a place for you to join the table and offer up some servings of some tasty stuff!"

Joe is already seated at the almighty table. The mug has a 10 on the back which is appropriate cause I believe that Joe has done about 10 mugs / shots. These mug HERE are some of the best mugs out there. One of the most original Moai designs anywhere and its a full body mug. And Hothead!

On 2007-01-10 04:41, teaKEY wrote:

Kahu-"I really think there is a place for you to join the table and offer up some servings of some tasty stuff!"

The mug has a 10 on the back which is appropriate cause I believe that Joe has done about 10 mugs / shots.

Nope, not even close. The 10 is on the back because this is the 10th annual Viva Las Vegas weekender event. BTW, Joe, awesome mug.

[ Edited by: Turbogod 2007-01-10 07:09 ]

The mug has a 10 on the back which is appropriate cause I believe that Joe has done about 10 mugs / shots.

Turbogod- Nope, not even close. The 10 is on the back because this is the 10th annual Viva Las Vegas weekender event. BTW, Joe, awesome mug.

I know what the 10 is for, I was just sayinig it is was appropriate because the mug with the 10 is something like the 10th mug he made. I wasn't sure if the poster above with 6 posts knew that.

10 hut!

On 2007-01-09 16:25, teaKEY wrote:
The yellow from the golden earring mug, the green from Tiki Magazine, brown, and the grn/ylw from the jungle head hunter.

Nice, the darker green really shows the detail, but that yellow is more of a limited color.

actually i believe 125 of each color have been made, so yellow is not more limited than any other.

Man am I miss understood latly. That color yellow for TikiFArm is a harder to get color, cause its on less tikiFArm mug over all.

I know that these mugs are all the same number. Man, I just having a bad day today. Just want the day to end.

On 2007-01-10 09:27, teaKEY wrote:
Man am I miss understood latly. That color yellow for TikiFArm is a harder to get color, cause its on less tikiFArm mug over all.

I know that these mugs are all the same number. Man, I just having a bad day today. Just want the day to end.

Don't let 'em get to you teaKEY. I knew what you meant in both cases. :)

cool, what I said was understood. But thats not why I'm having a bad day. Ok, back to Joe's success.

On 2007-01-10 09:27, teaKEY wrote:
Man am I miss understood latly. That color yellow for TikiFArm is a harder to get color, cause its on less tikiFArm mug over all.

I know that these mugs are all the same number. Man, I just having a bad day today. Just want the day to end.

As Miss Understood do you get a Sash & Tiara? Are they harder to get in Yellow? Was there a Swimsuit Competition? Do you serve a full year, or do you have to split the year with Miss Communication & Miss Information? :P

I think Holden mostly uses that Yellow for mugs where there will be multiple colored runs (i.e., a run of 125 in Blue, 125 in Green, etc.) or unlimited runs in multiple colors (i.e., The Tiki Mug Fabulous 4-Pack), most others are in shades of Brown or custom color glazes.

Very cool, mug indeed. I may have to get one for my mother-in-law (after I get my own, of course). She just went to see an Elvis impersonator show in Choctaw, MS at the Golden Moon Casino.

Actually The Tiki Mug Fabulous 4-Pack has a yellow mug, but I don't thiink its that same yellow. This yellow is more mellow and More matte finish looking, althougg, I have never seen it in person.

On 2007-01-10 12:58, teaKEY wrote:
Actually The Tiki Mug Fabulous 4-Pack has a yellow mug, but I don't thiink its that same yellow. This yellow is more mellow and More matte finish looking, althougg, I have never seen it in person.

I think that's just a difference in lighting, and that they worked the glaze into the crevasses & creases of the VLV mug to highlight the details.

http://www.tikifarm.com/CalienteTropics/New%20Folder/large_combo.jpg

:up: I guess that this is the same yellow. But of all the Kulapepiao Tiki Mug (earring) the yellow was the hardest to get
The picture that I try didn't work so I went with this one now.
and then I forgot about the Moons tiki which the yellow was the hardest to get.

It looks like this yellow from here could be the yellow from the four pack

[ Edited by: teaKEY 2007-01-10 13:47 ]

did someone fart? just checking...blah

Why don't you ask Makedamug if it's the same yellow?

I think he would know.

I'm gonna try to get the green one.

Call me mellow yellow! Okay here's the scoop...
Kula
Moon Mug
VLV 10
LTD Island Warrior for a LB gig a few years ago
...all the same yellow. The glaze color is called "Golden Aspen" and I dig it because it pools a butterscotch hue.
Moai from 4-Pack
TV Yellow mug
Yellow Dinky
Those are all a more basic, "friendly" retail yellow.
There ya have it!
Holden

God Dang Joe yer a badass mother. I will be at Viva this year wit my gal Lourdes it will be a great time fo shiznit. yer us favarite mug designer hands down . jak sin

Im gonna try to hit this as well.....Yo Jaksin, U gotta make sure your beautiful lady isnt pushin raffle tickets at this thing... She made a few of my homies hitch-hike home from Hukilau this year....:b Only playin. Shes beautiful, just as you are my brotha! fB

Dang bruddah Ballz no rafflin' going on at this show just a good time and some fancy schmancy tiki art you wont be beleivin' the work from JoE and his beautiful and mad talented Wahine Donella is simply Da kine!! I cant wait for Viva brah

Rockin' good mug Joe!

The glazes on this year mug are a lot better than the one on last years mugs.

On 2007-01-10 13:11, pdrake wrote:

Too much coffee, Bob?

On 2007-01-10 18:44, MakeDaMug wrote:
Call me mellow yellow! Okay here's the scoop...
Kula
Moon Mug
VLV 10
LTD Island Warrior for a LB gig a few years ago
...all the same yellow. The glaze color is called "Golden Aspen" and I dig it because it pools a butterscotch hue.
Moai from 4-Pack
TV Yellow mug
Yellow Dinky
Those are all a more basic, "friendly" retail yellow.
There ya have it!
Holden

Thanks Holden. I always thought those "pooled" glazes were more of a mechanical process, that you wiped part of the glaze off of the high parts of the mug while leaving it to pool in the crevasses. I like learning new things. :)

Such a cool mug. I can't wait for Viva, and I can't wait to get the new mug. Anybody else from TC going?

Great mugs, but I can't believe you didn't include a white jumpsuit version!

I can't stop laughing.....and yet.....I would buy it if it was available :)

I am booked at Viva with the wahine and I will be in line for this mug fer sure!

On 2007-01-09 08:57, little lost tiki wrote:
Saw all the colorways (as Boris and HiphipaHula also did)at the MUGOOMBA bash and they are Slammin! Fatboy Elvis has a nice soft round feelin to him! Reminds me ever so slightly of a coconut monkey too! And the colors are great,all bubbly and happy! Great work!

I was lucky enough to see these fantastic mugs with all the above peoplesesesssesss and can't wait for VLV to roll around so I can get mines. I wonder if the Gold Coast will allow you to re-fill those instead of a boot...hmmmmm.

Hip - Kim and I have your contact info and can get all 4 for you at the event. Of course if you flake and don't pay us, we breaka you legs. You can also keep checking vivalasvegas.net for availability.