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Damned dirty apes!

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GROG posted on 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.)



GROG miss Tiki-Kate

[ Edited by: GROG 2018-02-19 17:31 ]

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danlovestikis posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 02/20/2018

Welcome back to TC GROG
Me like zebra monkey dude

Ps
I can’t tell who broke Dumbo
Both the dog and duck looking away
So I think it’s one of them
:)

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cy posted on 02/21/2018

Great to see GROG back!!

KBT3

Those mugs have GROG written all over them.
Good ta see ya back in action!

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MadDogMike posted on 02/21/2018

Go GROG!!!!!! Looking good!

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seagoat posted on 02/21/2018

Cool, will have to keep an eye out for one. Cheers!

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CosmoReverb posted on 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 posted on 02/22/2018

On 2018-02-20 20:33, cy wrote:
Great to see GROG back!!

No like Grog front?

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cy posted on 02/22/2018

Love hairy back.

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hang10tiki posted on 02/23/2018

KraZy Caveman

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GROG posted on 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 posted on 02/26/2018

Mickey looks like he's doing his best Chaplin impression! :lol:

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Hamo posted on 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 posted on 03/22/2018

No ape glazing right now. Still cleaning Disney greenware when I have the time.

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zerostreet posted on 03/22/2018

Love that mug!

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Tele295 posted on 03/24/2018

Go, GROG, go!

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danlovestikis posted on 03/24/2018

Time to post again. Wendy

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ZeroTiki posted on 03/24/2018

GROG always make best mud stuff.

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GROG posted on 03/26/2018

On 2018-03-19 20:52, Hamo wrote:
How glazing coming, GROG? I would love to take one of the leopard fezed apes off your hands....

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 posted on 03/26/2018

On 2018-03-22 11:47, zerostreet wrote:
Love that mug!

Thanks. GROG hate it---well at least having to glaze it.

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GROG posted on 03/26/2018

On 2018-03-23 18:12, Tele295 wrote:
Go, GROG, go!

GROG went. Now GROG back.

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GROG posted on 03/26/2018

On 2018-03-23 19:24, danlovestikis wrote:
Time to post again. Wendy

Not much different.

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GROG posted on 03/26/2018

On 2018-03-24 13:37, ZeroTiki wrote:
GROG always make best mud stuff.

You're confusing GROG with Crazy Al.

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danlovestikis posted on 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 posted on 11/06/2018

GROG! How this coming...?

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Hamo posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 02/11/2019

Ruff Rob.
Sounds like the next episode.
Rooby Roo to the rescue.

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danlovestikis posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 02/12/2019

Aloha to my favorite caveman

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MadDogMike posted on 02/12/2019

GROG!!!!!!

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GROG posted on 06/25/2019

The last of these Ape mugs have been waiting around until GROG had enough pieces to glaze
to have a full kiln load. Threw some in with the bowls for the Bowlarama show.

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Some Artist proofs.
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First five of a limited edition run of 15 in Zebra fezzes. Should have left the face grey or black
and white so the whole mug was black and white, but too late now. Hind sight 20/20.
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Sandbartender posted on 06/25/2019

Oh, those are FANTASTIC!

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hang10tiki posted on 06/25/2019

Awesome my friend

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GROG posted on 06/25/2019

Thanks guys. Also--cartoon Network finally announced when our Scooby Doo series is coming out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_EE8i-wdtg
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Sandbartender posted on 06/25/2019

I'm LOVING that anglerfish monster!

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The Pupu Platters posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 06/27/2019

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Swizzle sent GROG this:

On 2018-10-16 02:31, swizzle wrote:
Found on Instagram.

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GROG miss Tiki-Kate

[ Edited by: grog 2019-06-27 08:48 ]

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danlovestikis posted on 06/27/2019

Such attitude! Wendy

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Hamo posted on 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 posted on 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?

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