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Damned dirty apes!
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02/20/2018
After more than a year of not doing any ceramics, GROG finally getting back to slinging mud. GROG had started the last 2 batches of those damned ape mugs before GROG stopped. Now GROG gotta start where GROG left off--- working on Going Primitive Ape mugs. Got some Ape mugs with zebra print fezzes and some that are going to have leopard print fezzes. A few one-ofs and a few AP's and finally these damned mugs will be done and out of GROG' hair. Originally Rory and Amy ask GROG for 300 mugs for the GOING PRIMITIVE event, so GROG pour 300 mugs. Then they decided they only wanted 150 for the event, so GROG only glaze 150. So, after that we did a few different limited edition runs in different glazes on the remaining mugs. Now these are the last ones that had been poured for the original run. GROG hasn't fired the kiln in over a year, so GROG vaccuum it out and going to do a bisque fire, because if there's any dust left in the kiln during a glaze fire, it could mess up the glaze on the mugs. The only greenware GROG have right now are some Moai Salt and Pepper shakers and some Disney greenware GROG has had since high school (talk about procrastinating!) GROG hate glazing. Not too fond of cleaning greenware either. (GROG not sculpt the Disney ceramics--- they're from commercial molds from years ago.)
[ Edited by: GROG 2018-02-19 17:31 ] |
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danlovestikis
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02/20/2018
Welcome back. This is going to be fun. Those animal designs look great. Sorry Dumbo broke. Wendy |
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GROG
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02/20/2018
Dumbo's been broken for YEARS. Time to put him back together with some paper clay. The ape mugs have been sitting the way you see them for over a year waiting for GROG to finish glazing enough mugs for a full kiln load. Has GROG mentioned GROG hate glazing? |
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Hamo
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02/20/2018
Exciting. I like the apes’ faces. Are you doing anything special to the Disney ones? Tiki-ing them up, somehow? And how might one go about procuring one of GROG‘s completed ceramic masterpieces? |
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swizzle
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02/20/2018
About time GROG get back into it. Maybe now GROG finish piece for swizzle he promised years ago. Or if that still too much work, maybe offer swizzle one of these apes. |
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hang10tiki
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02/20/2018
Welcome back to TC GROG Ps [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2018-02-20 08:18 ] |
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02/21/2018
Great to see GROG back!! |
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King Bushwich the 33rd
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02/21/2018
Those mugs have GROG written all over them. |
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MadDogMike
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02/21/2018
Go GROG!!!!!! Looking good! |
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seagoat
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02/21/2018
Cool, will have to keep an eye out for one. Cheers! |
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CosmoReverb
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02/21/2018
Glad to hear yer back in the swing of things! Really dig the Zebra and Cheetah-skin fez glazes!!! |
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tikiskip
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02/22/2018
No like Grog front? |
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02/22/2018
Love hairy back. |
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hang10tiki
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02/23/2018
KraZy Caveman |
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GROG
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02/25/2018
Thanks for the comments everybody. Dumbo has been resurrected and Mickey's got a new nose. |
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Prikli Pear
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02/26/2018
Mickey looks like he's doing his best Chaplin impression! :lol: |
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Hamo
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03/20/2018
How glazing coming, GROG? I would love to take one of the leopard fezed apes off your hands.... |
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GROG
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03/22/2018
No ape glazing right now. Still cleaning Disney greenware when I have the time. |
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zerostreet
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03/22/2018
Love that mug! |
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Tele295
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03/24/2018
Go, GROG, go! |
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danlovestikis
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03/24/2018
Time to post again. Wendy |
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ZeroTiki
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03/24/2018
GROG always make best mud stuff. |
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GROG
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03/26/2018
GROG would love that too. May still be a while before that happens, though. Still no glazing. [ Edited by: GROG 2018-03-25 22:38 ] |
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GROG
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03/26/2018
Thanks. GROG hate it---well at least having to glaze it. |
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GROG
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03/26/2018
GROG went. Now GROG back. |
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GROG
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03/26/2018
Not much different. |
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GROG
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03/26/2018
You're confusing GROG with Crazy Al. |
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danlovestikis
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03/26/2018
It is fun for me to see your work space. I hope you wear a mask while sanding. Wendy |
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Hamo
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11/06/2018
GROG! How this coming...? |
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Hamo
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02/10/2019
How about a progress report, GROG? (I selfishly ask, because I want one of these mugs.) After all, it's almost been a year.... |
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GROG
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02/11/2019
Sorry Hamo. Nothing has been happening with ceramics. I'm working on a really tough Scooby Doo series, and it's really stressful. It's hard bustin' ass doing art all day, and then coming home to do more art. We only have 30-something people on our team at work, and we've lost more than that after the first season because of how hard the show is. They've either been fired, or quit, or 1 guy even died. The good part is, there are 4 people on the team into Tiki, and three of us have home Tiki bars. |
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Will carve
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02/11/2019
Ruff Rob. |
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danlovestikis
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02/11/2019
So good to see you post. Thank you Hammo for asking him. Take care of your heart GROG by taking time to relax completely. I miss your art but one day you'll be an old retired guy who does it all day long for fun. Hugs, Wendy |
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Hamo
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02/12/2019
Yikes, yes--please don't work yourself to death. "And I would have glazed those mugs if it hadn't been for you meddling kids, and that dog, too." |
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hang10tiki
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02/12/2019
Aloha to my favorite caveman |
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MadDogMike
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02/12/2019
GROG!!!!!! |
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GROG
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06/25/2019
The last of these Ape mugs have been waiting around until GROG had enough pieces to glaze
Some Artist proofs.
First five of a limited edition run of 15 in Zebra fezzes. Should have left the face grey or black |
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Sandbartender
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06/25/2019
Oh, those are FANTASTIC! |
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hang10tiki
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06/25/2019
Awesome my friend |
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GROG
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06/25/2019
Thanks guys. Also--cartoon Network finally announced when our Scooby Doo series is coming out: [ Edited by: GROG 2019-06-25 09:26 ] |
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Sandbartender
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06/25/2019
I'm LOVING that anglerfish monster!
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The Pupu Platters
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06/25/2019
GROG, This new Scooby stuff looks awesome! I'm a huge fan of the original Scooby Doo, Where Are You? and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. -Damon Pupu |
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GROG
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06/25/2019
Yeah. Thankfully we went back to the old classic designs with classic run cycles and walk cycles like the old show. It debuts on an App, but sometime in 2019 they'll show it on TV---either Cartoon Network or Boomerang----most likely Boomerang. The artists on the show are always the last to know. An ex-employee over at Dreamworks saw that they released a trailer and announced a release date. He emailed another employee who no longer works on Scooby Doo, and she emailed us. (GROG derailed GROG own thread, but that's OK---it may be awhile until these last Ape mugs are done.) |
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Prikli Pear
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06/25/2019
Congrats on the series finally coming to light, Grog! And I have to say, the New Scooby-Doo Movies" were my favorite. I loved those bizarre team-ups with Batman & Robin, Speed Buggy and the Addams Family. In my mind I clearly remember a crossover with Goober and the Ghost Chasers, but the interwebz indicate I am hallucinating that one. And, ahem, if you ever need to find homes for any of those gorgeous artist proofs, please let me know. |
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GROG
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06/27/2019
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Swizzle sent GROG this:
[ Edited by: grog 2019-06-27 08:48 ] |
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danlovestikis
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06/27/2019
Such attitude! Wendy |
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Hamo
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06/28/2019
Your mug is a thousand times better than that knockoff. And I'm stilll interesting in taking a leopard-fezzed version off your hands.... |
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BIG SMOOTH
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09/25/2019
Wow! Those are some of the best mugs Iv ever seen grog! I love monkeys ? in tiki! I fact my home bar is called the blue monkey lagoon! I’m always looking for monkey related tiki stuff to put in it! Are you making any more to sell? |