tiki mugs - a guide to collecting

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LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 8:34 AM There's so much great work out there I'm sure a sequel isn't too far-fetched,Bullit! There should be whole books JUST about boith of your collections... It's great that so many artists and collectors are given their props and an attempted examination about today's mug culture. EYE-CANDY! Ordered mine on Amazon a while back! :)
T TravelingJones Grand Member (8 years) Eastern Shores of Western Civilization Joined: Mar 11, 2006 Posts: 927	T TravelingJones Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 8:40 AM :o WOW! :o A lot of kind comets(comments)being hurled my way for photography. :wink: I truly want to thank Gecko for hooking me up with Mr. Strongman. After numerous conversations with Jay, he explained that an enormous amount of time and thought was put into the content of this book. Holden Westland was quick to recognize, that although Tiki Farm supplies the world with tiki mugs... there are several artisans putting out quality Mugs d'art* independently. The unique designs and diverse glazes produced by these Tiki Revival artists are truly incredible to behold...now compiled into a visual tome! What a wonderful book to celebrate tiki mugs, artists and collectors!! :D I've not seen the book myself but I've been reassured by the masses, this is some exceptional eye candy! :D BUY!BUY!BUY! :D
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 9:46 AM So now that they have arrived, how soon will Amazon be able to ship? I believe they are still saying the end of March.
K kingstiedye Tiki Socialite sackatomato Joined: Oct 05, 2005 Posts: 1399	K kingstiedye Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 1:56 PM On 2009-02-20 21:25, RevBambooBen wrote: Don't be getting all Postal now..... lol!!! no sweat benboo. i'm retiring, so no more postal! i just wish jay had contacted me. jonesEy gave me his email, but i figured if he didn't seek me out, he didn't need me. On 2009-02-20 23:08, bigbrotiki wrote: Yup, Jonesey really has them wowed with that free-floating glass table/halo concept! no doubt, sven! jonesEy is a pro and takes beautiful pics! On 2009-02-21 08:16, teaKEY wrote: Your mugs Bullit, were an introduction to collection bliss and the Gecko and tOny mugs you have are unmatched. mahalo jordan. i'm pretty sure my munktiki collection is unmatched too! :) On 2009-02-21 08:34, little lost tiki wrote: There's so much great work out there I'm sure a sequel isn't too far-fetched,Bullit! There should be whole books JUST about both of your collections... yeah kinny, i just need jonesEy to come out west and take pics for me! :) On 2009-02-21 08:40, TravelingJones wrote: there are several artisans putting out quality Mugs d'art independently. The unique designs and diverse glazes produced by these Tiki Revival artists are truly incredible to behold...now compiled into a visual tome! What a wonderful book to celebrate tiki mugs, artists and collectors!! :D as usual, well said, my braddah! [ Edited by: kingstiedye 2009-02-21 18:55 ]
GT GO TIKI Member <B> SURF CITY HUNTINGTON BEACH</B> Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 610	GT GO TIKI Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 8:50 PM I saw a "Go Tiki" mug amongst those Great art pictures shown! This book reads Very Informative from front to cover, Awesome! Very well done Jay! All the artist are presented in the time frame from Old to New, Thank you JonPaul Balak for doing my pictures, I enjoyed reading about all the artis that I have admired for a long time! Including myself! Hell Why Not! Thanks again Jay for including ( Go Tiki ), Cheers To You! Gogo
K kingstiedye Tiki Socialite sackatomato Joined: Oct 05, 2005 Posts: 1399	K kingstiedye Posted posted on Sun, Feb 22, 2009 6:34 PM that is so cool, gogo! you have good reason to be happy and proud. a well deserved honor.
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9216	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 1:55 PM Hi Jay, I am so excited about the book. I found that my art also made it into the book. I found on page four of this thread the Bloody Maori that I proposed to Gecko. I came up with the name and did the sculpt of the head and he did the moko. Then he turned it into ceramic art. The rest is history. I couldn't read the small print but I'll be interested to see if I got any credit or if my brother Gecko got it all. No matter it's all such a thrill. I so want my copies of the book to arrive. I ordered a whole bunch from Amazon.com. Hey Jonesey, I can't wait to see your photos and my Gecko photos we did for the book. This is like being a kid all over again knowing that soon we'll be at Disneyland. Jay you did such a wonderful book for tiki addicts everywhere. Thank you always, cheers, Wendy
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 4:06 PM I just received my copy this morning in the mail, THIS BOOK ROCKS!! There are so many great mugs in this book, I can't put it down... Once I get beyond the pictures maybe I'll start reading it..:wink: I have a feeling this book is not going to help my Tiki Mug addiction at all.... Mahalo's Jay for the great book!! Aloha
KV Kon-Tiki Viking Member Somewhere Beyond The Sea Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 96	KV Kon-Tiki Viking Posted posted on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:08 PM Hey, Wendy. Thanks for the kind words on the book but ultimately it was you & Dan & Jonesy & all the other collectors, artists, photographers and members of the Tiki community that made the whole project possible. Thanks also to Yak & Ian at Korero Books for seeing the potential in the Tiki Mug "scene" and allowing me to indulge my love of Tiki via the written word. Apologies to all those collectors who have amazing mug collections but who I didn't have time or space to contact. It would have been wonderful to speak to all the main collectors and get photos of their collections in the book but I hope they understand that in a book of this size and with the limited time I had there were only so many mugs that we could fit in, we also decided to go the route of focusing more on the art of the mugs and their creators rather than the collecting of the mugs (hence the title change of the book) ........ But as "little lost tiki" says there is definitely room in the market for a book (or two) just featuring the dedicated collectors and collections out there.... Mahalo, Jay.
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 7:03 PM You da man Dr Jones! Thanks for shooting that there Monkey. Sweeeeet book! Looks like I'll have to buy 5 copies for my mother :-)
KV Kon-Tiki Viking Member Somewhere Beyond The Sea Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 96	KV Kon-Tiki Viking Posted posted on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 10:56 PM The art department have sent me a couple more images from the book so I thought I'd post them up here...
TK Tiki Kaimuki Grand Member (4 years) OAKLAND, baby Joined: Sep 25, 2006 Posts: 835	TK Tiki Kaimuki Posted posted on Fri, Feb 27, 2009 8:21 AM Jay, the book looks beautiful. Can't wait 'til I can actually hold it in my hands- probably with a mai tai in the other.
KV Kon-Tiki Viking Member Somewhere Beyond The Sea Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 96	KV Kon-Tiki Viking Posted posted on Fri, Feb 27, 2009 2:11 PM Hi Tiki Kaimuki....Thanks for the kind words....Looking forward to seeing you on the 7th..
T TravelingJones Grand Member (8 years) Eastern Shores of Western Civilization Joined: Mar 11, 2006 Posts: 927	T TravelingJones Posted posted on Fri, Feb 27, 2009 7:45 PM On 2009-02-25 19:03, Babalu wrote: Looks like I'll have to buy 5 copies for my mother :)
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Sat, Feb 28, 2009 6:32 AM Rollin One! :lol: Thank you JonesEy!
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9216	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Sat, Feb 28, 2009 6:55 AM Jay, what a gift to see those images. I see two pages of my photographs made it into the book, I am so thrilled. I'm sending this page off to Gecko right now. The four mugs lined up was one of my very favorites to shoot. Thank you so very much for doing this book. Many hugs, Wendy
KV Kon-Tiki Viking Member Somewhere Beyond The Sea Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 96	KV Kon-Tiki Viking Posted posted on Sat, Feb 28, 2009 9:00 PM A few more images from the book (which should now be in stock at Amazon)....
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Sat, Feb 28, 2009 9:34 PM Amazon says they are in stock, however the estimated shipping date on my order still says March 30th. It also says that I can no longer cancel my order because the item(s) are being prepared for shipment. So hopefully it's shipping soon! I got to peak at "Beach Bumz" copy a few days ago, it looks amazing!
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9216	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Sat, Feb 28, 2009 11:22 PM I just got a message from Amazon that they shipped my books today! The Amazon page had said they would ship on April 3rd so I guess it's just not later than the date they list. Thank you Jay for a terrific book. Wendy and Dan Important books/magazines for the tiki collector The Book of Tiki Tiki News Tiki Magazine Tiki Modern Tiki Quest Pocketiki Tiki Mugs [ Edited by: danlovestikis 2009-02-28 23:24 ] [ Edited by: danlovestikis 2009-02-28 23:27 ]
M MakeDaMug Member behind a cluttered desk Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 1183	M MakeDaMug Posted posted on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 12:49 PM There's a book coming out on Tiki Mugs??? Amazing!! We received 2 pallets this last week from Trader Vic's for the signing, including their gold rum & mai tai mix... should be enuf to go around!
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 2, 2009 2:40 PM I got the notification that Amazon shipped mine today!!
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9216	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Mon, Mar 2, 2009 7:14 PM Dearest Jay, I got the books and your note today. I am so happy with the quality of the printing. It's a wonderful book on thick glossy paper. All the photos are well done and interesting. All our favorite artists are in the book it's so impressive to see everyone together. I'm so honored to have been involved with your project. You did surprise us with the last two pages in the book. I can't tell you how much fun it was to see them there. Dan works daily to perfect his tiki display shelves and now some are forever preserved in your book. I'm taking the book with me to work in the morning with all "my" pages marked with post it notes. I can't wait to show it off. A SEQUEL SOUNDS GOOD TO US. Everyone will love this book and should get several copies, one to look at every day, one to give as a gift and one to keep pristine! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING, I hope to meet up with you in person one day, hugs, Wendy and Dan too Here are a few photos that didn't make it into the book. Gecko'z Art
BY Bambú Yoo-hoo Member The Nairobi Room, Umgawa Reef Motel Joined: Jan 28, 2009 Posts: 101	BY Bambú Yoo-hoo Posted posted on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 7:59 AM On 2009-02-28 23:22, danlovestikis wrote: I just got a message from Amazon that they shipped my books today!... Wah-heu!
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9216	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Wed, Mar 4, 2009 5:54 PM My order from Amazon.com arrived today. They still have the special price available.
S sneakyjack Member NYC Area Joined: May 25, 2004 Posts: 1130	S sneakyjack Posted posted on Thu, Mar 5, 2009 8:27 PM my book is here.. well done! - I haven't read it all but looking good and nice. Holden good stuff too! Mahalo
KV Kon-Tiki Viking Member Somewhere Beyond The Sea Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 96	KV Kon-Tiki Viking Posted posted on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 5:32 PM Just a quick line to tell everyone that the book is #1 in Popular Culture Books on Amazon this week !! So, a big thank you to all of you who purchased a copy , Mahalo, Jay.
MN Mr. NoNaMe Member Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 1919	MN Mr. NoNaMe Posted posted on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 5:41 PM You are welcome Jay. :lol: No, wait!! I mean, thank you for putting out the book!!! The book is great. Erik the Red http://www.greyhoundog.org [ Edited by: Mr. NoNaMe 2009-03-09 17:41 ]
T tikipaka Tiki Socialite New York Joined: May 31, 2006 Posts: 644	T tikipaka Posted posted on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 5:45 PM Recieved mine and its a nice book and the photos are really great. Now if only the dust jacket made it through the mail in one piece. Of course in did NOT! :( Damn mail! :evil: Now to have a mai tai and enjoy reading it.. Thanks
TK Tiki Kaimuki Grand Member (4 years) OAKLAND, baby Joined: Sep 25, 2006 Posts: 835	TK Tiki Kaimuki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 6:46 PM Sifting past all the drunken yearbook scribbling from the signing at La Luz, the book is so well done. Lots of great pics and informative writing wrapped in a nice sturdy hardcover. If you don't have one yet, you really need to get on it.
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 7:50 PM Most excellent Book! sooooooo much to read and look at! Congrats Mr. Strongman!
BB Bongo Bungalow Member Indiana Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 1295	BB Bongo Bungalow Posted posted on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 1:18 PM Placed my order today! Mm, mm, mm... now I'm just waitin'...
K kahalakruzer Member San Juan Capistrano, Ca Joined: Jan 29, 2008 Posts: 318	K kahalakruzer Posted posted on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 8:30 PM Damn! Totally forgot this book was out! I'm going to the farm tomorrow for sure.
S squid Member Joined: Sep 30, 2002 Posts: 1462	S squid Posted posted on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 11:36 PM Spotted 'em at just over $21.00 on Amazon's other sellers links: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0955339812/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1236742429&sr=1-1&condition=new Go man. GO!!!
V VampiressRN Grand Member (1 year) Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal) Joined: Nov 23, 2006 Posts: 6166	V VampiressRN Posted posted on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 5:25 AM Got mine last week. Fabulous pictures, now I need to read and learn. FunFunFun
M MakeDaMug Member behind a cluttered desk Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 1183	M MakeDaMug Posted posted on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 2:30 PM We've got the book up on sale on the Tiki Farm (www.tikifarm.com) website for $31.95 and it comes to you signed by Jay & myself. Plus we're throwing in a free 6-pack of our Samoan War Club swizzle sticks with your order of the book... ADD on your 15% TC discount (which applies to the book as it's an open edition item) and subtract out the value of the swiz stix... $24.21 for a signed copy... TAKE THAT AMAZON!!
PTD Psycho Tiki D Tiki Socialite The river Styx, can you pay the toll? Joined: Oct 13, 2006 Posts: 1857	PTD Psycho Tiki D Posted posted on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 11:56 AM Holden, How does one apply their TC discount when checking out? Thanks, PTD
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 12:35 PM On 2009-03-12 11:56, Psycho Tiki D wrote: Holden, How does one apply their TC discount when checking out? Thanks, PTD Here you go... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=23208&forum=1
D Digitiki Tiki Socialite L.A. baby! Joined: Jul 22, 2004 Posts: 818	D Digitiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 6:06 PM While everyone is fawning over the book, I would like to take a second to introduce you to a mug scupltor who you may not have heard of, since he was not credited for a large portion of his sculpts...his name is Squid. And if any of you were lucky enough to attend his retrospective, you would have seen that a huge portion of the book features sculpts done by him--even those designed by other great designers.
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 6:14 PM Squid did the sculpt for the Augie Colon mug?
D Digitiki Tiki Socialite L.A. baby! Joined: Jul 22, 2004 Posts: 818	D Digitiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 6:30 PM Sure did & the Martin Denny Exotica mug too!
R ron-tiki Grand Member (1 year) los angeles Joined: Feb 24, 2007 Posts: 441	R ron-tiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 6:39 PM hey digitiki-- do you have more pics of the retrospective???please p.m. me if you do
S squid Member Joined: Sep 30, 2002 Posts: 1462	S squid Posted posted on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 12:15 AM LOL, Digi and Ron- Thanks for the props. In the interest of not derailing this thread, I would invite all to read my open letter regarding this situation. The discussion may be continued there if need be. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=31603&forum=1&start=last&0 squid
CA crazy al Tiki Socialite CA Joined: Jun 25, 2002 Posts: 1876	CA crazy al Posted posted on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 2:49 PM Dang that Squid!! giving all us under-achievers a bad case of 'tiki mug line up' envy.... I must say this book is eye candy, like Playboy Mag, I've yet to get far past the pictures. But have read the comments about myself... Jay is the MAN!! like my new best friend! lots o pics and a good word about me, I can't complain. And to put a hole book together?? I can't seem to get an email out with out type-o's and the like... even reading 'em over once or twice... so getting it all right must have been a b.i.t.c.h... that being said I'll go to Squid-man's other post.... GREAT JOB JAY!!
V VanTiki Member Hawaii Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 1046	V VanTiki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 6:56 PM Holy MOLY! Just got my copy in the mail today (via Amazon - wanted to get the Tiki Farm special, but the Hawaii shipping killed!). I have giddily flipped through it several times. SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL! I am completely blown away by the collection of modern tiki mug mastery, and on top of that, a few of my mugs actually made it in! Talk about chicken skin! A huge heartfelt mahalo to Jay for including me in the book, and a special mai-tai soaked shaka to Jonsey for taking the incredible photos. So nice to see Tooty Tiki Tavi again. I miss the sound of his whistle! What a wonderful catalogue of ceramic treasure! Once again, Mahalo - Henrik "VanTiki"
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 8:11 PM Jay, what a great book, I have been reading it all day. Even though I do not collect new mugs, this books is certainly making me want to start collecting all the new mugs. Thank you so much for everything, and hope to see you at 8-Ball on the 5th of April for the book signing.
SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Tiki Socialite Edmonton Joined: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 1113	SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Posted posted on Sat, May 9, 2009 8:05 PM My sister gave me a copy of this delicious book last week. Someone special ordered it from the bookstore where she works and when she saw it she thought I might like it. What a great surprise - I wasn't even aware it was available in North America yet (I've been a little out of the tiki loop lately). So thanks, sister, and mysterious book orderer (I'm guessing you may be a TC member).

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