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Makiki Tiki's Mugs
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Makiki Tiki
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04/14/2010
Well here's my story. Just started working with clay last September when I signed up for Vantiki's class at the Hawaii Potter's Guild. I was hooked and have been making mugs ever since. Vantiki encouraged me to post pictures so here they are... Mahalo to Vantiki for sharing his craft and techniques! Enjoy... |
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hewey
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04/14/2010
Fantastic looking mugs! You've definitely been paying attention :D |
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Badd Tiki
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04/14/2010
Straight outta the Van Tiki school. Looks great, that would be a fun class to attend. |
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zerostreet
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04/14/2010
Excellent work! |
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leleliz
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04/14/2010
Awww VanTiki has a mini-him now! You picked up his style fast! Great stuff. |
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Tikilizard
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04/14/2010
Great looking mugs! |
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VanTiki
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04/14/2010
Makiki Tiki is a clay MACHINE! He has set up a near permanent residence at the Hawaii Potters guild :) Glad you finally posted your work! His little stone mugs are uber-cool, and wait till you guys see the 2 foot mug he has in the drying cabinet. Truly epic! Henrik |
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teaKEY
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04/14/2010
That has Vantiki Style all over it |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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04/14/2010
Looking very sharp!!! |
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PutiTiki
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04/14/2010
Unreal... true talent. Where can I get one? |
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Makiki Tiki
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04/15/2010
Thanks for the encouragement. I've been viewing the TC forums for several of months now and TC folks are the best. Since Vantiki brought up the double mug (more like a pitcher or vase) I'll try to take some pictures later this week. My day job get in the way of tiki mugs, :D. MT |
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Babalu
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04/15/2010
Very cool indeed :up: Nice work Makiki, and welcome to TC. |
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TikiDaye
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04/15/2010
Killer, Makiki! Welcome to TC... looking good! Peace, |
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MadDogMike
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04/15/2010
Isn't that the truth!!! Love #2 with the tusks |
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Makiki Tiki
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04/17/2010
Spend five hours at the potter's guild today and here's what's going into the bisque kiln. I call it my double stacker. It's a smidge taller than 14 inches and it's heavy! ...and that's me!
Because it's so big, it probably will be a while before it's dry enough to bisque and I'll also have to wait for more large pieces to fill the kiln. So far I've got more than 13 hours into this piece. |
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Makiki Tiki
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04/22/2010
The double tiki is still sitting on the shelf waiting for bisque. The guild has a couple of workshops so those pieces got priority. Here's a piece that came out of bisque earlier that I got around to glazing. It took almost two hours to glaze cause there's a bunch of porcelain bits added on that can break off if you're not careful. The teeth and eyes should come out a shiny white even without any glaze. It probably going to be a couple of weeks before it gets fired, there's a lot of other pieces in front of mine. |
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04/24/2010
VanTiki taught you well, good job. Cute photo of yourself too. Wendy |
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Makiki Tiki
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04/26/2010
Thanks Wendy, All credit goes to Vantiki. He's a really great instuctor. Super fun and very willing to share his skill. I just wish I had nearly the vision and artistic talent as him. Three mugs went into the kiln this yesterday, should be ready by Thursday :). Made a tiki shot set this week, 4 stacking cups, hope it works, will take some picts soon. |
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ZeroTiki
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05/01/2010
All I can say is, these are truly amazing. I wish I could take Van's class... Obviously genius is contagious! [ Edited by: ZeroTiki 2010-04-30 20:27 ] |
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Makiki Tiki
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05/01/2010
Thanks Zero. Here's some picts of a stacking set I'm working on. The four should be able to stacking in any order. Each one was individually hand built, hopefully I left enough room for glaze. I'll either use magnesium dioxide or chromium oxide to finish the outside. Have to do a test with CrO, if it works, it should look like they were carved from lava rocks. Each mug is about 3" tall. |
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swizzle
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05/01/2010
Those stackers are cool. I look forward to seeing them glazed. |
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Tikilizard
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05/01/2010
Love your mugs :) ! |
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Makiki Tiki
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05/04/2010
Stackers have been glazed with Cobalt Oxide, not CrO, and are waiting for the next firing. Guild members must be scared to handle the giant double mug because it is still waiting to be bisqued. Worked all night at the guild (to 1:00 am) and here's the latest work in progress... |
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Makiki Tiki
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05/12/2010
Been pretty busy at the clay studio. Been closing that place out, it usually closes at 10 pm but they gave me a key so I've been there past midnight on several occasions this week. Time flies when I'm making mugs. Here's some updated picts of my latest mug. I've carved in all the detail and will hit it with some underglaze highlights once it dries out a bit. The double mug and the 4 stackers are in the gloss kiln right now and should be finished by Sunday...Can't wait!!! Also, here a pict of the completed reptile looking mug. Enjoy! I'll have to start selling my mugs soon. First I gotta pay for studio time and clay. Second I have about 30 mugs all over the house. I love to make them but now they are starting to take up too much space. We'll see, there's still a few more nooks and crannies... |
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swizzle
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05/12/2010
That big fella above is fantastic. I'm looking forward to seeing him finished. |
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zerostreet
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05/12/2010
Great work! |
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Makiki Tiki
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05/19/2010
Thanks Swizzle and Zero, glad you like them. Here's the finished Double Tiki. This guy is 13.5 inches tall and weighs almost 7 pounds. He leans a little forward but is still stable on a hard surface. Will have to make some modifications to the base, a 1/16" widget should do. The Stacker. The stackers were crafted from the depths of a blue volcano (Cobalt oxide) so they have a blue ting. It's most noticeable on the porcelain teeth. The mugs are actually a super dark blue, nearly black. Mugs will stack in any order. Finally, here's an update of the latest mug. I'll call it the Ali'i because of the royal colors... He's off to bisque. I'll finish it with a good dose of red iron oxide so the colors shouldn't be so bold. It should look like it was sitting in the forest for while. |
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Tobor64
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05/19/2010
I don't think you'll have any difficulty selling your mugs here (or anywhere)...your work is awesome! Looking forward to seeing more. |
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VanTiki
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05/19/2010
I agree, your mega-mugs are breathtaking in person! :) And, may I add, the stackers turned out GREAT! |
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Vince Martini
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05/19/2010
Makiki Tiki, you ROCK!!! |
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littlegiles
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05/20/2010
Those finished items are great, but I do have one compaint... ...the pics are too small to see the details. :wink: Great job! |
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Makiki Tiki
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05/20/2010
Thanks for encouragement, glad you like them cause I sure enjoy making them.
I'll post close ups of the stackers in a bit, gotta take better pictures. Enjoy! |
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littlegiles
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05/21/2010
Thanks for the larger images. The detailing you have added to these items is great! Awesome job! |
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AlohaStation
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05/21/2010
Your scupts are excellent! I enjoy seeing people finding their tiki-ness. I personally do have an issue... Learning a new skill is always a challenge and finding someone to encourage and advise you is always a bonus. However your skills have grown but your creativity may be stagnant. Emulating an artist is fine but the more you do the more your stuff is starting to look like knock-offs of Vantiki. I challenge you to find the tikis inside of YOU. If you continue to repeat someone else's style the less you will be rewarded personally and publicly. I'm not attacking or wanting to be nasty, just trying to get you to expand your art. Your mugs really are exceptional examples of Vantiki's style - I want to see your style. Keep pushing the mud. |
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Makiki Tiki
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06/18/2010
Things have been busy around the office and I've enrolled in another ceramics class so tiki time has been drastically cut back. Here's a couple of tikis in the works. Here's the evolution of the latest mug...
Lost my camera for a while but I'll post picts of the completed Ali'i mug soon. It came out awesome. |
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Makiki Tiki
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06/20/2010
Here's some picts of the Ali'i mug. Outside is just velvet underglazes and red iron oxide. One more mug should be coming out the kiln on Wed...Sooo exciting, just like Christmas! |
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Badd Tiki
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06/20/2010
Nice mugs, really dig them. They say "If you drink this BEWARE" |
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06/20/2010
Very cool mugs... [ Edited by: Meheadhunter 2010-06-20 10:00 ] |
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Tikilizard
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06/20/2010
Way sweeeeeet! |
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Tiki Baï
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06/21/2010
Wooooo!!!! love your colors effect! really great work! :) |
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Makiki Tiki
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07/03/2010
Casualty of the Kiln!!! It all started off looking ok... But then this...Shrapnel! |
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Makiki Tiki
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04/21/2011
It's been awhile since I posted but I've been admiring all the great stuff being produced and finally got inspired. I've still been making mugs but here's something new... Take this... add this... and get this... A Tiki mug display stand! This stand should work with most of the mugs I've made. It's still needs to be glazed and fired but you get the picture. This is only the prototype, if it works out, I'll make one that is more "tiki". and here the lastest mug to come out of the kiln... |
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MadDogMike
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04/21/2011
The new one is a MONSTER!!! Very cool. I had missed the kiln accident mug in July. You can make that mug usable (but still not perfect) by adding more glaze to the bottom and re-firing. Because of the dark color inside the mug it won't be very noticable. |
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04/21/2011
Nice work...they are really loooking great but I have to agree with AlohaStation....these are rips and clones of VanTiki's work. It's ok to learn from somebody but now you are just pumping out watered down versions. Find your own style and run with it! |
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Makiki Tiki
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04/28/2011
MDM - Thanks for the re-glazing tip, I'll have to remember that next time. The shrapnel mug has a happy home, someone who has no intention of ever using it to drink out of. Glazed the mug stand today, hopefully it will get into the kiln this weekend. |
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teaKEY
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04/28/2011
I look at these and all I can see is Vantiki. Love that Totem I guess its good to start a style movement but at the same time |
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Makiki Tiki
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05/14/2011
Mug stand is finally finished, works with a bunch of mugs. Ha, makes me laugh. Hand can hold a spear/torch/voodoo stick. Now that the prototype is done I'll put a little more time and effort into version 2. |
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teaKEY
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05/14/2011
Great Idea! |