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Part 6: The sculpt has been completed.
I had never sculpted with this soft clay before. I did my best to ensure it's safety. I reinforced the cardboard box. I bought soft material to pack around all the sides of the tiki. Then topped it off with peanuts. Then off it went to Dennis at Frankoma in Oklahoma.
That night the book I was reading had this. The mug is on the way.
A shout out to Joniece Frank for this design. I told her I would always give her credit when copying one of her tikis. Thank you always Joniece. |
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Tue, Sep 12, 2023 7:46 AM
Below I'm telling the story in an easy manner. You may notice that there are two white tikis in some photos. This is because they made a master of my sculpt. It is saved to make new molds from in the future. Thank you to Dennis Glascock owner of Frankoma Pottery Company for the photos. Those that are small came from his phone. ============================= Frankoma received the sculpt and made the mug. Clay is used to block the plaster. This way you make one piece, move the clay and do the next.
6 pieces were made for this mold.
A master cast for future mold making.
The sculpt was removed and after the mold was 100% dry the first cast was done. Now you can see where the opening is at the top which makes it a mug.
My sculpt will be returned so I can use the clay in the future for another Frankoma project!!!
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Love following along with this <3 |
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danlovestikis
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Wed, Sep 13, 2023 2:39 PM
Thanks MadDogMike. I enjoy sharing and you and I have that in common. Here are some photos from Frankoma of the mugs being dried and then bisque fired. The first firing shrinks the mug and then they are glazed and fired again. Dennis Glascock owner of Frankoma shared these with me. It's very different to not produce the mug myself. Very relaxing!
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Thu, Sep 14, 2023 6:33 PM
These photos show the mugs that have been glazed. The first are some in white glaze. All the mugs have the glaze wiped off of the FRANOMA, the year and W. Cevola. The number 1 black mug had the head carving wiped off, all the rest of the black mugs (24) will not have that, just number one. The Black, White, Yellow, Red and Caribbean Blue mugs are $60 each and the Other 3, Turtle, Orange and Meadow (green yellow) are not sprayed, they are hand painted (3 or more layers) and are $75 each. More information on ordering these to come soon.
Meadow is shown in the last photo. All those chunks that melt in the kiln have to be placed during glazing. Cheers, Wendy |
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danlovestikis
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Fri, Sep 15, 2023 8:13 AM
The first mug (#1) out of the mold was glazed in yellow, the choice of Dennis Glascock the owner of Frankoma. He chose two more colors and then allowed me to choose the next five. There will only be 25 made in each color produced. Plus there will be a few artist proof mugs from when they worked to figure out fonts and location of names and the year. I will share the rest of the colors tomorrow. Photos complementary of Dennis.
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Sat, Sep 16, 2023 9:05 AM
Frankoma has been working hard to manufacture 25 of each of these colors. They are releasing on the 22nd and 23 of September 2023. Some may end up being pre-orders. It's been one year since they decided to return to the tiki world. Here are all the colors. Tonight, I will put up all the information for purchase. There is even a photo of the mugs with my white sculpt. Thank you Dennis Glascock the owner of Frankoma for letting me be a part of this event.
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danlovestikis
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Sat, Sep 16, 2023 4:05 PM
Jason Graeber on facebook suggested we name the mug Frank. Dennis Glascock the owner of Frankoma said that's fine by him. Here is the Frank mug. Please read the information clear to the bottom of this page. These mugs go on sale Friday 09/22/23 by calling Dennis at 918-914-1277 after 5PM Oklahoma time (2 hours later than Pacific Std Time). He will return calls in the order he received them so leave your name and number for him.
WHITE, BLACK, RED, AND YELLOW , $60 each plus shipping
These mugs go on sale Saturday 09/23/23 by calling Dennis at 918.914.1277 after 5PM Oklahoma time (2 hours later than Pacific Std Time). He will return calls in the order he received them so leave your name and number for him. If you have any questions, please ask them here. Thank you for stopping by and taking a look. I am thrilled to have sculpted this mug for Frankoma. My history with them will live on forever with this mug. I hope you like it. Cheers, Wendy |
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Don Hampton is making a presentation of the "Frank" mug. The sales start on Friday 9/22/23 and then on 9/23/23. See the post above for information or go to Marketplace for the post.
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Sun, Sep 24, 2023 6:55 AM
The mugs sold out quickly and so the owner of Frankoma Dennis Glascock will make new colors. Each batch is limited to 25 plus a few glaze tests, artist proofs and seconds. Those sold out too. Thank you Frankoma and Tiki Collectors for this success for Frankoma. I've been hired to do another "souldhavebeen" mug. This time it's the idea of Ryan Stowe. |
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Sun, Sep 24, 2023 8:10 PM
Dennis Glascock the owner of Frankoma is taking down names for the next batches of mugs in new colors. Limited to 25 each. Call him at Dennis at 918-914-1277 to get on the list. Thank you for making this mug a success. Cheers, Wendy [ Edited by danlovestikis on 2023-09-24 20:11:22 ] |
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Tue, Oct 3, 2023 11:54 AM
Way kool I knew you would get clay on your hands again |
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Fri, Oct 6, 2023 7:35 PM
hang10tiki looks like I will for a while. Project #2 is being thought about right now!!! ================================================ 09/29/23 Friday evening of the Sacramento Ohana Crawl. 3 Days of Bliss.
First home, Iki Nook Hosts Veronica and Ned
Second home, Hale Huna Hosts Missy and Nathan
Last home for Friday, The Kraken's Lair, Hosts Robyn and Jimmy
Robyn has 3 Hot Tub Hula Girls! She also has the mermaid statue I made of her and a blue mermaid mug. That was fun to see. The first night was such a blast. Thank you to those who opened their homes and to those who organized the event. We missed a bunch of regulars, but I was thrilled to not be selling mugs out in front of each house. This time I got to Party! |
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Sat, Oct 7, 2023 6:49 PM
Sacramento Ohana Crawl 09/30/23 Saturday. Cabana Boy's. Hosts Rebbecca and Eric
Bird of Paradise. Hosts Mariella and Correy
Danger Island. Hosts Kurt and Jen
Saturday is not over. More homes to share... |
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Sun, Oct 8, 2023 8:14 AM
Sacramento Ohana Crawl 9/30/23 continues on with two more homes. Lost Isle Lagoon. Hosts, Asia and Adam. Such a beautiful home.
Scott's Tiki Bar. Hosts, Scott and Monica
One more day to go. This has been such wonderful fun. |
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Mon, Oct 9, 2023 7:41 PM
The 3rd day of the Sacramento Ohana Crawl began with a visit to the Hawaiian Shirt Shop Swansberg's. Host: Lauren Lauren goes all the way to Walnut Grove to buy special sausage for the event. I want to stand at the table and eat it all!
The Tahitian Pearl. Hosts: Garrette and Heather.
The last stop was The Jungle Bird. We skipped it and headed home for a nap. We are so thankful to Jeremey and Stephanie Sherlock and all the hosts who opened their homes. It was an exceptionally great crawl. This was the first time I wasn't out in the gutter behind my car selling the event mug. I just had nothing but fun. 2018
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Tue, Oct 10, 2023 8:04 AM
What a fun event! |
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danlovestikis
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Tue, Oct 24, 2023 7:13 AM
10/16/23 We took a trip to Monterey and Carmel California. We found this lovely Hawaiian restaurant.
We will go here again. Lahaina is always on our minds. I bought this shirt with proceeds going to help the people there.
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Mon, Oct 30, 2023 2:57 PM
Monterey October 17, 18, 19, 20th, 2023 We ate at the end of the wharf. Abalone and Calamari steak. We walked 2 hrs each day. We saw the movie Barbie and ate at California Pizza Kitchen . We went to the Monterey Zoo near Salinas. We shopped at thrift stores. It was a great vacation.
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danlovestikis
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Mon, Oct 30, 2023 3:01 PM
Wishing you all a very fun and safe Halloween.
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Tue, Oct 31, 2023 9:20 AM
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Great pics! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2023 11:48 AM
Looks Scary Good!! |
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Tue, Oct 31, 2023 7:54 PM
MadDogMike and OGR Or Got Rum? We never got around to driving to see these in the dark. Tonight we handed out 300 plus Tootsie Roll pops in 45 minutes and then came in and shut off the lights. It was crazy with kids in groups of 10 to 20. Safety in numbers. Here are the rest of the ways I tortured Dan!
Happy Halloween everyone. |
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Wed, Nov 1, 2023 7:55 PM
We met Wendy the witch and then we went to Sky River for dinner. Notice that Dan had formal wear while I was just a hippie.
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Thu, Nov 2, 2023 1:49 PM
To wish for a Black Velvet by me a person needs to come up with their idea and present it. Derrick Heritage showed me this statue that is in the Enchanted Tiki Hut at Disneyland. He asked that I do a painting that is also Neon. He wanted the eyes yellow. Then also a tiki pole at each side. Since I couldn't locate close ups of the poles with this statue I used other poles inside the hut. He also requested bird of paradise flowers. Now it's time to put this all together and start painting.
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Fri, Nov 3, 2023 7:43 AM
He picked the frame. I purchased foam board and cut it to fit. Then I cut and cleaned the black velvet (not velveteen). Then I ironed it and stretched it to fit the foam board and then checked it in the frame. Next up painting!
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Fri, Nov 3, 2023 8:42 AM
It's gonna be a fun project! |
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danlovestikis
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Fri, Nov 3, 2023 8:13 PM
MadDogMike, it's a large one with lots of painting. He thought up a good challenge for sure. |
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Sat, Nov 4, 2023 12:38 PM
Part 3: How I take printouts of what Derreck wants in his painting and use them to make an outline for painting. Print, cut, outline.
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Sun, Nov 5, 2023 7:54 AM
Part 4 of the wish for Derreck Heritage. Painting on black velvet takes a lot of layers. Here are some of them.
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Mon, Nov 6, 2023 8:05 AM
Part 5: More steps for Derreck Heritage's black velvet wish.
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Tue, Nov 7, 2023 10:29 AM
Really coming together nicely Wendy. Love the progress pics. I just bought some Black Bristol Board and am starting a FauxVelvet series..You've inspired me. |
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Tue, Nov 7, 2023 7:10 PM
Wow Awesome page Looks like you had a ton of fun at the crawl Great Halloween pics Dan-0 looks great in all the decoration photos New painting looks kool |
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Tue, Nov 7, 2023 7:10 PM
Wow Awesome page Looks like you had a ton of fun at the crawl Great Halloween pics Dan-0 looks great in all the decoration photos New painting looks kool |
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Tue, Nov 7, 2023 7:11 PM
Wow Awesome page Looks like you had a ton of fun at the crawl Great Halloween pics Dan-0 looks great in all the decoration photos New painting looks kool |
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Tue, Nov 7, 2023 8:29 PM
Or Got Rum? Thank you. That's so cool. Post a link on my page when you have one underway. I will enjoy seeing what you do. hang10tiki What you said was fun enough to read it 3 times!!! ===================================== Layers and more layers. Even the statue in the middle is not done.
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Wed, Nov 8, 2023 7:41 PM
Part 7: The black velvet wish of Derreck Heritage.
I miss the old Tiki Central where we could see the number of views. As it is I don't know if anyone other than a few friends the also post on TC are actually looking at what I post. Joining up is free and if you do you can then comment. I would be so happy then. Wendy |
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Thu, Nov 9, 2023 4:16 AM
We're watching, enjoying and learning! Please keep up the posts! |
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Thu, Nov 9, 2023 10:43 AM
Yes I agree...not any action..I'm watching and will be posting my initial step in Faux velvet today...you've inspired me to do something a little different... |
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Looks great, the colors really pop against the black background |
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Hello, coldwarspacemonkey, Or Got Rum? and BeachcomberNC thank you all so much for your comments. I really felt like I was here all alone. I will keep posting now that I've had your input. I appreciate each of you very much. ================================ Derreck requested tiki torches in his painting. Here's how I use blue painters' tape to make straight lines. The black velvet got wrinkles when I gently removed it after painting. I had to re-stretch it again to the foam board. Only too a few minutes. Please feel free to ask questions.
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Fri, Nov 10, 2023 8:02 AM
Part 9: The black velvet wish of Derreck Heritage. He wished for Bird of Paradise flowers and wish granted! These photos show how I also added UV paint. This will be 100% lit up but it should still look fine in regular light. The challenge is that brown and white do not exist in UV colors. I use 50% of regular paint and 50% of UV paint.
Eventually the two tiki poles and the man in the middle will not be levitating!!! [ Edited by danlovestikis on 2023-11-10 08:03:33 ] |
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Sat, Nov 11, 2023 8:08 AM
Part 10: The black velvet wish of Derreck Heritage. Here are the steps to adding plants behind and around the tiki poles and the man in the middle. I worked from 10/25 to 10/29 to get this far. Still more to do.
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Mon, Nov 13, 2023 8:17 AM
Part 10: the black velvet wish of Derreck Heritage. Time to add more flowers.
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Wow Colors POP Awesome |
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Beautiful! |
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Tue, Nov 14, 2023 7:19 AM
The Colors are alive..nice. I also really like the eyes of the rt and lft Tiki's looking at each other. |
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hang10tiki, coldwarspacemonkey, Or Got Rum? Thank you, it's good to have friends! ============================== Next up I painted stars int he sky with glitter (don't tell Sven!). As you walk past the painting it sparkles. Using these in black velvet paintings is a bit of a trademark for me.
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The two at $75 required 3 or more layers each done by hand rather than sprayed layers.
Dinner at Bodega
We are always first to arrive. Greg joined us and we had a good visit.
I picked out my Christmas present. Dan will hide these away until December 25th.
Making the crawl mug was a dream come true, thank you Psycho Tiki D, ten years was just right. Now It's great to be retired from mug production.
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