Beachbumz Ceramic Tiki Creations From Maui (aka Tikipop)

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B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2010 10:59 AM Just thought I post some pictures of some of the things I've made since I started getting my hands wet in the clay.. Much Mahalo's to all the people here on TC that have shared there experience on this forum and helped me do what I do.. My very first tiki mug design I called "LoLo" Candle sculpt First mold I've ever made.. First few "LoLo's out of mold First finished mugs.. First Shot Glass Some pictures of the Bowls I've made recently.... And a few Tiki Troff's Check Out Da Website...www.beachbumz.com [ Edited by: Beachbumz 2020-02-24 23:21 ]
TT Trader Tom Tiki Socialite West Hills, CA Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 980	TT Trader Tom Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2010 1:08 PM Those triangular Marquesan bowls are bad-ass!!! I want one!! Are you selling these?
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11036	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2010 1:09 PM BeachBumz you have been BUSY!!! So much cool stuff! Nice sculpts, successful mold, great post-molding textures, and some BEAUTIFUL glazes. I love the blue/green glazes on the trianle bowl and the tiki trolls. Nice looking lava texture on the troll bowl too - what is the intended purpose for the oblong tiki troll bowl. Looks like it would make a nice business card holder :lol:
S swizzle Tiki Socialite Melbourne,Australia Joined: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 1460	S swizzle Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2010 7:02 PM Nice work BeachBumz. Love a lot of the glazes you have used on most of them.
C croe67 Tiki Socialite Joined: Jan 05, 2003 Posts: 1202	C croe67 Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2010 7:32 PM WOW! WOW! WOW! on those bowls!!!!! Nice glaze work!!! and lover the rough/lava look to the trough, too. They look great! & I love my shot glass that picked-up in Maui last month, too - very nice :D
H HelveTiki Member a tiny little Island in Switzerland Joined: Sep 23, 2010 Posts: 158	H HelveTiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2010 10:50 PM Fabulous work BeachBumz ! Aloha from LoLo
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Tue, Dec 21, 2010 11:55 PM Mahalo's Trader Tom, I'd love to make more of these bowls and If I do I'll let you know.. Since these were my first each one has probably about 10 hours of work over a few day period... I hope to be able to make more but hopefully a little quicker. :wink: MadDogMike, Mahalo's too braddah, I just wanted to make something a little different and I really wanted to use a lava rock as a bowl, the form for the mold I used was oblong and it just came out this way. To me it looked like a cow "trough", so was born the "Tiki Troff".. Hummm, I think a mai tai is in order in the troff tonight.. Mahalo swizzle, I really have been lucky and thanks to Rob for doing all those great tiki pendants that have been great for glaze testing...:wink: Caroline that was the look I was going after, lava rock, It came out better than expected.. It was great meeting you at the shop too, I;m glad your enjoying the shot, Thankx Rene, I'm glad you got my first mug I've ever made, Hopefully someday I can come to Switzerland a visit LoLo.. :wink: Aloha Check Out Da Website...www.beachbumz.com [ Edited by: Beachbumz 2010-12-22 00:10 ]
H HelveTiki Member a tiny little Island in Switzerland Joined: Sep 23, 2010 Posts: 158	H HelveTiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 22, 2010 12:23 AM Rene, I'm glad you got my first mug I've ever made, Hopefully someday I can come to Switzerland a visit LoLo.. :wink: Scott, you are welcome anytime. [ Edited by: HelveTiki 2010-12-22 05:18 ]
Z ZeroTiki Tiki Socialite Rohnert Park, California Joined: Feb 02, 2009 Posts: 895	Z ZeroTiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 22, 2010 10:53 AM I am absolutely Gobsmacked by these cool mugs! ~Zero
S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 22, 2010 9:58 PM Great sculpting! Beauties! ST
L liltikichef Tiki Centralite currently in south Georgia Joined: Dec 05, 2010 Posts: 38	L liltikichef Posted posted on Wed, Dec 22, 2010 10:04 PM Those triangle bowls are AWESOME!! I want one too! :)
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, Dec 26, 2010 11:52 AM Awesome Tiki Troughs!
M mymotiki Member Joined: Sep 18, 2007 Posts: 556	M mymotiki Posted posted on Sat, Jan 15, 2011 1:26 PM Really very nice designs beachbumz.
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 7:52 PM Come on Beachbumz, let's see that new design!
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 10:50 PM Mahalo's Ken, mymotiki! Ok MauiTiki... Been working on this one actually for a few months on and off but finally got around to finishing him and pouring a mold. [ Edited by: Beachbumz 2011-01-26 02:27 ]
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 2:26 AM Without further ado.... Tongo He started as a lump of clay.. then after a few to many hours and a couple beers... Here he is completed just waiting for some color.. TONGO with his warrior friend.. BACKSIDE
TT Trader Tom Tiki Socialite West Hills, CA Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 980	TT Trader Tom Posted posted on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 10:20 AM Tongo is lookin' good!
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 11:32 AM Nice sculpt.
T tedtiki Member Sunny Springfield Illinois Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 333	T tedtiki Posted posted on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 6:43 PM Nice. I especially like the one on the right with it's wood grain and whatnot.
T TikiKIrby Member SoCal Joined: Nov 01, 2005 Posts: 91	T TikiKIrby Posted posted on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 10:28 PM Very cool, love the detail....
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Fri, Jan 28, 2011 1:43 PM They look so smooth, you'll have to show me your mold making technique. I'm looking forward to seeing them glazed this weekend!
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Mon, Jan 31, 2011 5:09 PM Mahalo's Trader Tom, GROG, TikiKIrby, tedtiki - I love the wood grain look too.. MauiTiki,Every other mold I've made up until this one I've used hand soap to coat the sculpt with. I kept getting plenty of air bubbles and in return way to much clean up on the pieces.. I did not use anything on the sculpt this time since I read the clay I used was oil based and was not needed. It came out so much cleaner, not perfect but mo betta for sure... Learning as we go, huh?? Crossing finger's on Tongo, well see tonight, ya? [ Edited by: Beachbumz 2011-01-31 23:36 ]
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Tue, Feb 1, 2011 7:56 PM Nice sculpt man! Good luck with the molds.
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Wed, Feb 2, 2011 1:24 PM Thanks Babalu, I'm learning something new each time thanks to good friends and some xlnt How-To's here on TC! Here my first four Tongo's I've made, thanks to Rob for doing all the glaze tests they came out pretty good for the first one's. I ended up brushing 1/2 and airbrushing 1/2 on some of the glazes since I couldn't get the airbrush to flow right so there a little different than I wanted but I like em...
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Wed, Feb 2, 2011 2:14 PM Looking good. GROG like.
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Wed, Feb 2, 2011 10:24 PM Mahalo GROG! The boys and I were having a little fun with the new Tongo's tonight.. Small Kine Hawaiian Style Campfire!
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Thu, Feb 3, 2011 7:26 PM They came out GREAT for your first 4! lets get some more slip and get some more going this weekend. I really like the dark one. My plan is to get the brown glaze on thicker, I think it would help your as well. What's next? TONGA Shots?
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Tue, Feb 8, 2011 10:51 PM Got five more ready to go, tried a couple different carving methods on them and I think there going to come out great. Need to order some more glaze though, really wish Maui had a store that had ceramic supplies.. You mean Tongo Shots? hummm I still need to make a few more Pau Hana shots..:wink: Check Out Da Website...www.beachbumz.com [ Edited by: Beachbumz 2011-02-16 23:26 ]
TT Trader Tom Tiki Socialite West Hills, CA Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 980	TT Trader Tom Posted posted on Tue, Feb 8, 2011 11:40 PM I think they turned out really well. As far as glazes, I like the dark glaze with green showing through the best. However, my favorite sculpt is the one with the really deep vertical wood grain/cracks along it. Nice job !!!
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Wed, Feb 16, 2011 11:25 PM Mahalo Trader Tom ~ Rob liked that tiki as well and it just so happened it was his B-day around the time I got them out of the kiln.. :wink: Just got the five out of the kiln and should be glaze firing as soon as I get my glazes..
D DejaVoodoo Member Woodbridge, NJ Joined: Feb 07, 2008 Posts: 144	D DejaVoodoo Posted posted on Fri, Feb 18, 2011 12:24 PM I am in awe of the incredible details you sculpt into these mugs! I especially love the elongated tiki bowl/trough! Your glazes are also eye-popping! Where can I buy one of your expert creations?! I must have one! :)
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Sat, Feb 19, 2011 12:10 AM Mahalo's DejaVoodoo! Your positive comments are one of the reasons I like to do this.. I'm learning lot's as I go, hopefully someday I'll have it all down better.. Glazing is the best because you never really now what it's going to look like on each piece.. I pm'd you too.. Aloha Check Out Da Website...www.beachbumz.com [ Edited by: Beachbumz 2011-02-19 00:11 ]
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9216	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2011 8:13 AM I want one of your bowls and a Maui Tiki bowl, don't forget us, Wendy
E ebtiki Tiki Socialite Joined: Feb 08, 2009 Posts: 318	E ebtiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2011 9:52 AM Me, too!
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2011 11:12 PM I'm gonna get right on it... :wink: I'm in the process of making a new mold as the old one just had way to much clean up time after pulling it out.. I'll keep you two posted when I have them ready.. I wish I had a 30 hour day sometimes... :)
L Loki-Tiki Tiki Socialite Like...The Valley Joined: Nov 05, 2007 Posts: 485	L Loki-Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 3, 2011 7:22 AM Very very nice! Put me down as well!
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Thu, Mar 10, 2011 6:48 PM Mahalo's Loki-Tiki! I'll let you know. So I was able to get five more finished and fired this week.. I went out and bought new HPLV spray gun to apply the glazes and it worked really well.. So much quicker and easier to use... Here's the four Tongo's I was able to finish... I just had to use the green inside that one.. :wink: I made a Tiki Troff in this blue and really liked the color so I tried it on Tongo, also made a neon marquesan design that was originally made for a bowl that didn't work out. OK... Back to work... aloha
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 10, 2011 8:05 PM Your mugs came out really nice...Watch out Munktiki, Scott has got it down!
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9216	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Sat, Mar 12, 2011 9:42 AM Got your note on MauiTiki's thread, I like to see your threads next to each other so I can look with ease at your works, Wendy
H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Sat, Mar 12, 2011 10:59 AM These are swell!
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Sat, Mar 12, 2011 11:29 PM I'm sure Paul and Miles aren't loosing any sleep Rob.. :wink: Remember that mold of there's we saw at the Freaky Boutiki??.. WOW.. maybe someday we can get them down ly dat.. Wendy, I guess we kinda do post often about the same time since were using the same kiln.. Rob usually gets mad when I post first though.. :lol: :lol: Hank, mahalo's brada.. Love the shop, stopped by when Rob and I were there for Oasis last year, hope to come out again soon.. Oasis 11... hummmm. [ Edited by: Beachbumz 2011-03-12 23:29 ]
L Lente Member Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 36	L Lente Posted posted on Sun, Mar 13, 2011 7:00 AM I know I'm a bit late to the party, but your Tiki Troff piece is awesome. It's cool to see something new and original, and it also looks quite primitive and foreign. Well done.
A AlienTiki Member MAUI No Ka'oi Joined: Jul 08, 2005 Posts: 424	A AlienTiki Posted posted on Sun, Mar 20, 2011 5:49 PM Cool mugs man. I like how you interpreted the Tongan version of a Hawaiian tiki. It looks like a souvenir from a wood carver and it holds your favorite drink. Too cool. I must have one and a green shot glass as well.
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Mon, Mar 21, 2011 7:38 PM Mahalo Lente, I was going for something different, It holds my first mai tai just perfect but after two I switch to a regular mug..:wink: AlienTiki, Brada, you got it! I've been working in this outdoor market here on Maui for 22 years and 13 of them was next to this very cool Tongan tiki carver that carved tiki's similar to Tongo.. I think a lot of his style rubbed off on me over the years.. I have a Tongo up on Ebay now in case your interested and also 100% of profits are going to Japan tsunami relief as well.. Checkout the link in the market place section.. Aloha [ Edited by: Beachbumz 2011-03-21 19:38 ]
T TikiKIrby Member SoCal Joined: Nov 01, 2005 Posts: 91	T TikiKIrby Posted posted on Mon, Mar 21, 2011 8:01 PM Cool details and finish on the Tonga mugs (on top of the great sculpt!).. Also very cool to donate to the relief fund..
B Beachbumz Grand Member (1 year) Kihei, Maui Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 1124	B Beachbumz Posted posted on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 11:53 PM On 2011-03-21 20:01, TikiKIrby wrote: Cool details and finish on the Tonga mugs (on top of the great sculpt!).. Also very cool to donate to the relief fund.. Thanks TikiKIrby, I'm learning every time. I was able to raise $87.00 for the relief fund thanks to an ebay bidder, so I'm happy about that. Unfortunaly I pulled three mugs out of the kiln this morning and one I made for another TC'r cracked as it was cooling.. Bummer.. Oh well I was on a roll for awhile another going on the wall of cracked mugs..:wink: These two guys were okay though.. Aloha Check Out Da Website...www.beachbumz.com [ Edited by: beachbumz 2011-07-16 19:32 ]
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 9:30 PM I don't get it, why would it crack hours after coming out of the kiln? Is the crack directly along the seam from the mold? Maybe try pour them a little thicker. Stop by I have a bucket of slip for you.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7548	G GROG Posted posted on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 12:56 AM Don't open the kiln until it's cooled down. GROG let GROG kiln cool until it's warm to the touch, then GROG slightly crack lid and let kiln cool down completely. If GROG fire early enough in the day and let kiln cool down overnight, everything is cooled down completely by the time GROG open it the next day.

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