First Hula Girl Sculpture- Finished!

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HL Hula Lula Member Pasadena Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 45	HL Hula Lula Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:13 AM Hi Everybody! I'm pretty new here and very excited to have found this fantastic site!! I wanted to share my first hula girl sculpture. Here is a work in progress shot. Hope you like! Claudette [ Edited by: Hula Lula 2009-03-01 20:07 ]
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11040	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 12:00 PM Welcome to TC Hula Lula! She's gorgeous! Self portrait? Is that ceramic clay? What's the plan? Inquiring minds need details :)
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 12:22 PM Very nice. She's kinda got a Betty Boop thing goin' there.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 12:23 PM Cute.
HL Hula Lula Member Pasadena Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 45	HL Hula Lula Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 1:22 PM Thanks for the welcome MadDogMike! Thanks Ungabunga and Grog! So glad you like it I wish it was a self portrait, although I would have a very large head. I must have had Betty Boop in my subconscious when I made her! It's ceramic clay, the plan is to fire and glaze it hopefully she will survive the firing.
O OceaOtica Grand Member (1 year) Joined: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 1098	O OceaOtica Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 3:19 PM really looking forward to seeing this fired, will keep my hands crossed it makes it outa the kiln. You are in pasadena, are you firing at the college there?
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 6:20 PM Very cool! I like it a lot, Very nice sculpt!
BK Big Kahuna Member SoMass Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 2486	BK Big Kahuna Posted posted on Sat, Feb 21, 2009 7:32 PM Very nice! Welcome aboard & keep the pics coming.
A artosaurus Tiki Socialite Michigan Joined: Aug 15, 2007 Posts: 103	A artosaurus Posted posted on Sun, Feb 22, 2009 11:48 AM Welcome! :) This is off to a great start. The shapes are wonderful. The hair and flower details look terrific. I love her button nose and puckered lips. I look forward to seeing it when it's completed.
HL Hula Lula Member Pasadena Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 45	HL Hula Lula Posted posted on Sun, Feb 22, 2009 12:11 PM Thanks so much, everyone! Ocea Otica, I fire my stuff at Ceramics Castle in Burbank. They are friendly and really careful with firing.
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Sun, Feb 22, 2009 3:56 PM Aloha Hula Lula, So glad you are starting to post. She's a beauty! Great pose and fun vintage style. Hurry up and fire it, glaze it, and post it! Mahalo! Iokona
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 Sun, Feb 22, 2009 7:47 PM Right on Hula lula! very sweet! you gonna glaze her?
HL Hula Lula Member Pasadena Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 45	HL Hula Lula Posted posted on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 9:08 AM Thanks Iokona! Thanks Little Lost Tiki! Yes! I'll be glazing her today and will be posting the finished piece this week.
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 9:29 AM WELCOME! Your sculpture is phenomenal, I can't wait to see what else you come up with. Top notch work, at least.
HL Hula Lula Member Pasadena Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 45	HL Hula Lula Posted posted on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 8:06 PM Hello! Had a great time at Kona yesterday. The art was amazing!! Thanks Rob! I really appreciate your comments. Here is the finished hula girl. I'm still learning how to do glazing The details came out a little faint so I darkened them with enamel. Hope you like! Hula Lula [ Edited by: Hula Lula 2009-03-01 20:14 ]
HL Hula Lula Member Pasadena Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 45	HL Hula Lula Posted posted on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 8:06 PM Woops! I posted it twice somehow. [ Edited by: Hula Lula 2009-03-01 20:09 ]
O OceaOtica Grand Member (1 year) Joined: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 1098	O OceaOtica Posted posted on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 8:12 PM that turned out great! nice vintage look to the coloration as well
HL Hula Lula Member Pasadena Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 45	HL Hula Lula Posted posted on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 8:23 PM Thanks, OceaOtica!
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11040	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 8:53 PM So cute!!!! Nice work Hula Lula. EDIT - I just caught the connection between you and Iokona Ki'i, what a great team! [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2009-03-02 10:59 ]
W WooHooWahine Grand Member (8 years) Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca Joined: Mar 04, 2005 Posts: 3457	W WooHooWahine Posted posted on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 8:59 PM WooHoo! Very Cute :) You did a Tiki-rrific job creating your first Hula Girl
D Danno Tiki Socialite So Cal Joined: Apr 17, 2004 Posts: 190	D Danno Posted posted on Mon, Mar 2, 2009 11:48 AM Beeeautiful!! Very nice!!
L leleliz Tiki Socialite NorCal Joined: Sep 02, 2008 Posts: 1982	L leleliz Posted posted on Mon, Mar 2, 2009 12:26 PM I love how the glaze/enamel paint job came out. You should make some wall pockets like this. A pair of them together would look great right in my hallway :) Really great to have seen this and I will keep my eye out to see what else you come up with.
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11040	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, Mar 2, 2009 3:12 PM I just saw the picture Iokona Ki'i posted on LLT's thread - this sculpture is huge! How tall is 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 2, 2009 6:36 PM too cute! she turned out adorable! you should make a mold of her so everyone can have one! hey! i met you kids at KONA! :)
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 5:55 AM Holy crap! I pay a lot of attention to whether or not the style of a piece is unified, seems appropriate to the material, is derivative, or has the "spark" of artistry... and I think your hula girl is PERFECT. I'm not an expert or anything like it, just a serious observer, but I am completely blown away.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 8:46 AM Very nice! GROG like.
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 9:45 AM I like it too.
T tobunga Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 12, 2008 Posts: 1235	T tobunga Posted posted on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 10:05 AM Wow Hula Lula! That piece is great! Anywhere we an see more of your work? Too bad I missed you at Kona on Saturday, would have been nice to meet... are you going to the Tikiyaki event on the 21st? Awesome work! Keep 'em comin'!
RH Robb Hamel Member Ohio Joined: Mar 07, 2008 Posts: 1013	RH Robb Hamel Posted posted on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 3:00 PM I agree with tobunga - keep 'em comin'.
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 3:10 PM Very nice Lula! I think you will like this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_GojuQX48 Keep slinging and posting that mud work!!
HL Hula Lula Member Pasadena Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 45	HL Hula Lula Posted posted on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 5:18 PM Thanks Everyone! I really appreciate all your generous comments! Thanks MadDog! Yes, Iokona (Jason)and I have worked together for quite some time and have not killed each other yet! The sculpture is about 17" tall Thanks, WooHooWahine, Dano, GROG, and Hiltiki ! Leleliz- wall pockets are a good idea, thanks Little Lost Tiki- Thanks so much! so glad you like it. Yes! We did meet you at Kona. I LOVE your painting!! It makes me happy whenever I look at it. Rob Hamel- Thanks so much, Rob! Coming from you (Velvet Tiki Master) that is super nice!! Tobunga- Thanks!! Would have been nice to meet you too. Yes! I will be at the Tikiyaki event. I am just getting back into clay. Past few years have been working hard on my line, Fluff. I'll be posting more stuff soon. Here is a Japanese dragon I've been working on that just got fired, I know it's not tiki, hope that's ok. Babalu- Thanks for the YouTube link! Oh! that was soooo cute! I just love Betty Boop!, I guess you can tell :)
IK Iokona Ki'i Member SoCal Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 816	IK Iokona Ki'i Posted posted on Wed, Mar 4, 2009 10:29 AM Yay, the hula girl turned out great! Makes me happy every time I see it! I agree with LLT, you should make a mold of it. The dragon is amazing! Can't wait to see it completed! It's not tiki, but I see a tiki mask behind the dragon, so you're ok. :wink:
T Tabu Tiki Socialite Port Hope, Ont. Joined: Sep 07, 2004 Posts: 142	T Tabu Posted posted on Wed, Mar 4, 2009 4:21 PM Hey, I love that Hula Girl. Welcome aboard.
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, Mar 7, 2009 11:23 AM Chinese dragon = RAD! such playful life to these! let's see some more!
X XtremelyTropical Member St Louis MO Joined: Mar 04, 2009 Posts: 12	X XtremelyTropical Posted posted on Thu, Mar 12, 2009 9:07 AM Very nice. Good job!

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