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It's been a month since I posted anything on this thread and I didn't want you to think I've been slackin' so I'm going to go all Eric October and post several things at once :D I've been working on stuff for the Birds of the Pacific Art Swap in case you haven't been over there to check it out. There will be some really cool stuff to come out of that Swap - if you're an artist you still have 'til September 20th to get involved!
And lastly, my Oasis shirt with custom printed fabric panels from Spoonflower.com (thanks Dawn) EDIT - In the interest of full disclosure, I did not sew the shirt; I just sewed on the panel appliques :D [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2010-08-16 21:22 ] |
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Mon, Aug 16, 2010 6:26 PM
Mike love all your bird inspired pieces! Can't wait to meet you at Oasis!! |
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Mon, Aug 16, 2010 7:31 PM
MDM!!! |
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Mon, Aug 16, 2010 8:03 PM
That shirt rules! |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Mon, Aug 16, 2010 10:26 PM
Mike! DO IT! |
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Iokona Ki'i
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Tue, Aug 17, 2010 12:34 AM
....and he sews! Top notch sir! |
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Tue, Aug 17, 2010 5:31 AM
Fantastic works Mike! [ Edited by: WestADad 2010-08-17 05:31 ] |
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Fri, Aug 20, 2010 7:26 PM
LOVE the shirt! Nice job. Now people will know who you are when you strut around Oasis! Hope you have fun for the short time you're there. The webcast kinda sucks and makes me even more jealous so I'm gonna re-watch Season 3 of Dexter instead! LOL I'll probably make myself a big old rum and something too! At least my version of "Oasis" is cheap! Someone went and spoiled my day even more by telling me that Roger Waters is performing "The Wall" right up the road (about an hour+!) in Tacoma and I can't even go to THAT! SUCKS! |
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MadDogMike
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Wed, Aug 25, 2010 1:29 PM
Thank you all :) It was good to see many of you at Oasis. I got a lot of compliments from friends on my shirt and a lot of "Where did he get that shirt?" looks from people I didn't know :lol: Working on a para-tiki/quasi-tiki ceramic mug project for an international spearfishing tournament trophy. |
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Wed, Aug 25, 2010 1:44 PM
Mike it was AWESOME to meet you in person! Can't wait to see what you come up with next! |
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Wed, Aug 25, 2010 5:52 PM
Whoa! That's two good looking TC'ers right there!! |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Wed, Aug 25, 2010 5:55 PM
Mike is the happiest Tiki Centralist I know! to bad you could not hang out with us [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2010-08-25 22:38 ] |
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MadDogMike
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Wed, Aug 25, 2010 7:32 PM
Liz looks all sultry and I look like a 'tard who rode the shortbus to the circus :lol: |
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MadDogMike
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Wed, Aug 25, 2010 9:23 PM
I am SO in over my head :lol: Now to peel off some plasticine, saw off some of the plastic armature and try again. [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2010-08-26 09:25 ] |
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MadDogMike
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Thu, Aug 26, 2010 9:23 AM
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Thu, Aug 26, 2010 9:38 AM
Man Mike! too much fun harassing you at Oasis,old pal! |
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MadDogMike
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Thu, Aug 26, 2010 9:45 AM
Kinny, I saw your studio closet and you already have enough elf boots :D
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Thu, Aug 26, 2010 9:54 AM
I have to admit, MDM, I did not see that tail coming. So far so good! |
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Thu, Aug 26, 2010 1:15 PM
Yeah, I thought it was gonna be a bong. |
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MadDogMike
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Thu, Aug 26, 2010 2:31 PM
I'm trying to resurrect an old 1800s design. Because of the air pocket in the tail, this "glug mug" gurgles when you drink from it. I don't want to replicate this one, I want to make a new design but I'm having problems with it, not sure I have the artistic mojo to pull it off :D |
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Thu, Aug 26, 2010 6:49 PM
Don't sell yourself short Mike. Like Adam Sandler's buddies always say - YOU CAN DO IT! |
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Tue, Sep 14, 2010 8:52 AM
HAH! ...classic!! |
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Wed, Sep 15, 2010 4:46 PM
You are the mojo mad doggie....perhaps make the whole tail area a separate chamber closed off from the inside of the mug? Work it til ya get it boss... Keep bringing it MD! |
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ZeroTiki
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Sun, Sep 19, 2010 1:19 PM
As you gan see Mad Dog, we all have faith in yer amazin' sculpty chops... |
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MadDogMike
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Sun, Sep 19, 2010 3:13 PM
Thanks for the faith and encouragement folks. I have temporarily scapped the mermaid project. It was to be a mug for a small event but they moved the event forward and I didn't have time to finish :( Just as well, I wasn't satisfied with the way it was going so I will start over one of these days :D |
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Fri, Sep 24, 2010 8:44 AM
Mike, What happened to using styrofoam that shrinks when you bake the clay? This is a fun project you should still go for it. Wendy |
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MadDogMike
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Fri, Sep 24, 2010 9:40 AM
Wendy, I ended up using that polymer clay technique on my hornbill skull. I can't say the skull is a master piece but the technique worked well :D
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Fri, Sep 24, 2010 9:46 AM
Das a neat trick. |
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MadDogMike
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Tue, Sep 28, 2010 5:10 PM
I have made some kiln plugs for various TC kiln owners and just made one for Wendy (danlovestikis). The last few I have made, I tried to make them somehow representative to the recipient. So this plug is based on a painting Wendy did for the Birds of the Pacific Swap.
I made a mug of a werewolf hand holding a severed vampire head for GROG's Halloween Show but I wasn't happy with the way it turned out so I put it on e-Bay. There's a link in Marketplace to the e-Bay listing. And I started work on a Samoan Flying Fox (fruit bat) goblet. I haven't quite figured out what I'm doing with it, thinking about sgraffito with Samoan tattoo designs. The base is from a dollar store wine glass (stole that idea from Gogo :D ). We'll see what happens.
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Tue, Sep 28, 2010 5:23 PM
Mike you are so creative and wow you can produce so much wonderful artwork. I love the plug. Wendy |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Tue, Sep 28, 2010 5:26 PM
Mike! looking Good! |
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MadDogMike
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Mon, Oct 4, 2010 9:00 AM
Thank you Wendy and Lance. I finished my Samoan Flying Fox goblet but I jacked it up! I put gloss glaze on the inside and satin glaze on the inside - but I put the satin glaze on too thick and it came out milky :( The concept was good, but the execution didn't turn out too well - maybe I'll try again when I run out of other ideas :D I used underglaze while the clay was still wet and incised the designs into the clay (sgrafitto), the designs came from Samoan War clubs |
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Mon, Oct 4, 2010 11:34 AM
I just don't see you running out of ideas, hugs, Wendy |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Mon, Oct 4, 2010 1:16 PM
well the pics are looking great Mike! nice job! [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2010-10-04 15:50 ] |
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Mon, Oct 4, 2010 3:12 PM
Mike, you are doing some of the most creative stuff in the viod that has been in the past while |
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Mon, Oct 4, 2010 4:45 PM
Love It!! |
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Tue, Oct 5, 2010 9:14 PM
Really nice design, Mike! Bowie |
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Wed, Oct 6, 2010 7:08 AM
Mike, you are freakishly awesome in your talents. and there are so many of them! A reminder to those who have forgotten... an early MDM on this thread, you know you haven't looked at all the pages, y'all... you really should, and here's proof: |
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Iokona Ki'i
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Thu, Oct 7, 2010 4:22 PM
Been too long since checking in Mike. Nice job on the kiln plug |
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Thu, Oct 7, 2010 5:36 PM
Mike I always enjoy seeing your new work..love the bat! |
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Thu, Oct 7, 2010 9:11 PM
Mike the Vampire is here. Sweet! You are so talented. I'll post photos soon, right now we are prepping for the crawl which starts tomorrow. Cheers, Wendy |
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010 7:07 PM
Oh, Mike, I LOVE the bat! He's SOOOO stinkin' cute! He looks like he can hold a pretty good-sized drinky-poo too! Nice, Nice, NICE! |
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Fri, Oct 8, 2010 7:17 PM
Yeah that bat is a great idea! Nice work! |
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MadDogMike
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Sat, Oct 9, 2010 6:09 PM
Goodness!!! It's an Aloha Shower! Thank you all for your very kind comments :) The glaze ended up flaking off of my flying fox in a couple of places, but I am getting ready to build another. A new phlying phox will arise from the ashes! (Oh wait, that's the Phoenix :D ) It's time for out with the old and in with the new; Old sign (the flash makes the colors look much more vivid than they really are) New sign made of a WalMart bamboo silverware caddy, a dashboard hula girl, and some ceramic letters. It's much more dimensional and she dances in the wind. The cat's dish resides on the Lanai and it's not tiki at all! The new dish is at least quasi-tiki |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Sat, Oct 9, 2010 6:33 PM
Nicceeee! |
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Tue, Oct 12, 2010 4:32 PM
My post disappeared so here we go again. Mike I gave Dan the wonderful Vampire head held by a werewolf and he loved it. It's now in his jungle room just behind the chair he sits in while listening to music. Thank you for making wonderful art. Wendy |
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Fri, Oct 15, 2010 5:02 PM
Mike - the Wife and I were just now looking at your recent work and she said, "The s--t he does is AMAZING"!! Mike, I seriously wish I had your feverish fury of creative energy. I'd be able to finally get some of the stockpiled images out of my head. Thanks for being TCs' resident mad scientist. |
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Great design! me like |
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