Bowana's Other Crafts

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H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10155	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 8:00 PM Sweet
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 8:53 PM So are we all running to the Bowana booth? You bet. Wendy
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 10:38 PM Thanks, hang10 and Wendy! Here are 2 of the colors I will have for the 3'S The Charm mugs: Green! Pink! I'm only making 3 of each of these colors. 2/3 Green, and 2/3 Pink are already pre-sold. They are $150 each. Come see them (and me!) at TikiOasis! Thanks for looking, Bowie
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10862	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 10:42 PM Looking forward to catching up with the B'wana man, it's been too long!
S SandraDee Member Joined: Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 929	S SandraDee Posted posted on Sun, Jul 29, 2012 8:47 AM My Bowana shelf has been in need of a new addition for far too long my friend--one of those pink mugs will be just the thing to spruce it up! Cant wait to see ya!
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Sat, May 11, 2013 9:19 PM If I had the time back a few months ago, these are what I would have liked to have brought to GROG's Bowlarama event! Moai bowl with rock texture. (I used a rock the make said texture, go figure) Hawaiian themed bowl with Kona style figures. Hawaiian style mini bowl with Ali'i figures. Won't hold as much drink, but it's cute as hell! Maybe a personal drink holder for one? Now off to the kiln with these little rapscallions. Thanks for looking :) Bowie
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Sat, May 11, 2013 10:07 PM The top two are just what Dan ordered when we saw you last. Sold! Thank you, wendy PS they look great
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10862	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sat, May 11, 2013 11:18 PM B'WANA!!! So good to hear from you. The bowls look great ~ say hello to Rick for me :)
HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 5:09 AM LOOKIN GOOD! Hot damn. Great lookin bowls.
S swizzle Tiki Socialite Melbourne,Australia Joined: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 1449	S swizzle Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 5:34 AM Great stuff there as usual David. Looking forward to seeing them glazed.
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10155	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 7:45 AM Outstanding
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 9:26 AM Awesome bowls. Better late than never.
BK Big Kahuna Member SoMass Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 2486	BK Big Kahuna Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 9:30 AM Spectacular!
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10155	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Sun, May 12, 2013 6:10 PM Bo-W Way kool........ Jon
L littlegiles Tiki Socialite Lancaster, SC Joined: Jun 08, 2003 Posts: 821	L littlegiles Posted posted on Mon, May 13, 2013 4:58 PM Those bowls are outstanding! My favorite is the 3rd one, but all three are amazing. Dale
K kustomtiki Grand Member (3 years) La Mesa Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 152	K kustomtiki Posted posted on Mon, May 13, 2013 9:56 PM Dave, your work is Amazing! see you at Oasis.
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Sat, May 18, 2013 12:03 PM Wendy- Thanks! Glad you and Dan like them. There's going to be more in the works! MadDogMike- MIKE! Thanks for stopping by. I'll be seeing Babalu again soon! Haletiki- Hello, and thanks! swizzle- Thanks Robbie. I had these going at the same time as yours were hence my curiosity about whether you used a slip cast mold for the bowl or had built it over a form. I've been using forms, but would like to start using slip casting instead. I think a cleaner look can be achieved. hang10tiki- Thanks, Jon! See ya again at Oasis this year I hope. GROG- Thanks! Too bad GROG have Bowlarama when Bowana have no time to participate! Oh well, Bowana make bowls now. Big Kahuna- Thank you! littleglles- Thanks for stopping by! Pssst, my favorite is the 3rd one too! kustomtiki- Thanks, John! Looking forward to seeing you and the fam too! Bowls survived the kiln and glaze work done ready for the second round! Gosh, I hate glazing! Another Moai bowl on the turntable. I should have my own Bowlerama, eh,wot GROG? I have two new pendant designs going as well. A Moai and a Lono. These are about two inches in length. The pics are about double actual size. Hmm. I better put some more detail on them! Thanks for visiting! Bowie
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, May 19, 2013 8:14 PM Teeny Eeeny Bowie! but still masterful.. You're amazing on a consistent basis carry On,brother!
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Sun, May 19, 2013 8:50 PM I agree with LLT, but not the teeny part. :)
HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Mon, May 20, 2013 3:47 AM Can't wait to see the bowls! Bowls like these are the reason I've now developed, and will continue to expand, a bowl collection.
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Wed, Jun 5, 2013 9:06 PM Thanks, Kenny, Hale, and extra special BIG thanks to Hilda :) The bowls came out pretty nice. It's always a bit of a surprise when glazing. The moai bowl I wanted to look like stone. Check! The Hawaiian Bowl I wanted to look like wood. Check! The Ali'i Bowl I wanted to look green. Check! On to new business! This is a custom casting of my Minimalist Moai mug. Hmm, not so minimalist now. From the Freak Show: Custom conjoined twin Minimalist Moai(s). Thanks for your visit! Bowie
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10862	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Wed, Jun 5, 2013 9:11 PM Dave, the conjoined twins need a septum so you can have 2 different drinks at once :lol: Great job!
S swizzle Tiki Socialite Melbourne,Australia Joined: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 1449	S swizzle Posted posted on Wed, Jun 5, 2013 9:13 PM I knew you were going to say you were hoping it would be green as i was scrolling down, i just knew it. Awesome work as usual David, i love the conjoined Moai.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Thu, Jun 6, 2013 3:39 AM The bowls came out great. Good job Bowie. GROG like.
L littlegiles Tiki Socialite Lancaster, SC Joined: Jun 08, 2003 Posts: 821	L littlegiles Posted posted on Thu, Jun 6, 2013 6:39 AM I have to say my favorite is still the little bowl with the Ali'i figures, but the wood effect on the second bowl in incredible and the stone texture and glazing on the Moai bowl turned out amazing. Heck, all three are awesome. Love the conjoined Moai and I have to agree with Mike, a septum so you could have two drinks at once would be really cool. :) Always a joy to look at your creations. Dale
T TikiAno Tiki Socialite San Diego, CA Joined: Aug 07, 2012 Posts: 1382	T TikiAno Posted posted on Sat, Jun 8, 2013 4:26 PM Great meeting you today at Don's, love the Minimalist Moai I picked up, as well as all of your other pieces.
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Wed, Jun 12, 2013 8:57 PM MadDogMike - Thanks, and what a great idea to add a septum! Ah nuts! Now I have to make another one! swizzle - Thanks, Ha ha haa! Yep, green, green, green! GROG - Thanks for visiting. When GROG going to have "Son Of Bowlarama"? littlegiles - Yep, the greenie is still my fav too! Thanks! TikiAno - Great meeting you at the ITMP! Glad you like your new Moai! I looked into Get Centered. The hours are kinda bad except on Thursdays. Maybe that's when I'll come in and check out the glazes and stuff! Bowie
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:24 PM You've got Dan wishing that Oasis was tomorrow. Great work, I really like the two faced minimalist. Wendy
T TikiAno Tiki Socialite San Diego, CA Joined: Aug 07, 2012 Posts: 1382	T TikiAno Posted posted on Thu, Jun 13, 2013 8:34 PM Dave, I think they have some other evening hours that aren't on their website. If you can give them a call to check. I told Elly, one of the owners, that "another tiki guy" might be calling and want to come in in the evening.
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10155	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Fri, Jun 14, 2013 9:00 AM Awesome......
HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Fri, Jun 14, 2013 9:05 AM wolf whistle OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE those are some good looking bowls! Also, as the owner of a cabinet of curiosities, and sideshow performer, that conjoined moai sings to me, man. It's brilliant. I love it. So cool. Please be sure to post photos of the glaze on that one when you're done.
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Wed, Jul 31, 2013 8:17 PM Wendy - Thanks! Oasis coming sooon!! TikiAno - I haven't had a chance to get to Get Centered yet, but now that I'm running a bit low on glazes I think I may be darkening their doorway soon! hang10tiki - Thanks for stopping by! Hale Tiki - Sideshow performer, eh? How cool is that! I hope you don't bite the heads off chickens or something like that! More from Bowana's Freakshow: The conjoined twins came out nicely! While I was at it, I made one more set of twins just a bit different: This one sports a septum in the middle to make possible having two separate but equal drinks at a time to share with a friend! Septum copyright MadDogMike patent pending all rights reserved! I guess I didn't have to write my name twice, but it's more fun that way, it's more fun that way :) There were probably Moai Nerds too, right? Only this one's hip with his ear spools. Face Off! Guess I spoke too soon! This one had an accident in the kiln. Kilnmeister Babalu and I discussed what could have happened at length, but could not really come up with an answer for why it could have broke like this in the glaze fire. This kind of break would normally have happened in the bisque. Some kind of shrinkage maybe. However, we both agreed that there is no crying in Tiki, so I had to suck it up and move on. If anyone has got an answer to what could have caused it, I would sure like to hear it! Thanks for stopping by! Bowie
ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Wed, Jul 31, 2013 8:30 PM It must of been a Poltergoose!
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Wed, Jul 31, 2013 8:34 PM fabulous pieces as usual. Love the guy with the glasses and the bow tie, very clever.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Wed, Jul 31, 2013 10:38 PM On 2013-07-31 20:17, Bowana wrote: If anyone has got an answer to what could have caused it, I would sure like to hear it! It broke.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Wed, Jul 31, 2013 10:39 PM Or Babalu bashed it against the side of the kiln taking it out. :lol: [ Edited by: GROG 2013-07-31 22:41 ]
T TikiAno Tiki Socialite San Diego, CA Joined: Aug 07, 2012 Posts: 1382	T TikiAno Posted posted on Thu, Aug 1, 2013 8:19 AM Dave, looking great. Love the new conjoined Moais, the Nerd Moai is perfect. FYI Get Centered no longer has Saturday hours, I'd just call to check their PM hours- think there's someone there later on Thursdays? Look forward to catching up either there or at Oasis.
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10155	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Thu, Aug 1, 2013 11:35 AM Wow- great stuff Jon
BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Thu, Aug 1, 2013 7:05 PM On 2013-07-31 20:17, Bowana wrote: If anyone has got an answer to what could have caused it, I would sure like to hear it! It was the shot from the grassy knoll. :wink: Bowana, awesomely creative stuff as always.
BT Badd Tiki Member Joined: Aug 28, 2008 Posts: 391	BT Badd Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Aug 1, 2013 7:09 PM great mugs man!
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 Thu, Aug 1, 2013 7:09 PM lil genius BOY! Puttin that incredible noggin to work! excellent...
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10862	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Thu, Aug 1, 2013 8:11 PM B'WANA!!! All so very cool! See ya soon :)
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10155	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 8, 2013 7:41 PM What's in da kiln?
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Sat, Nov 9, 2013 5:49 PM On 2013-11-08 19:41, hang10tiki wrote: What's in da kiln? Hi Jon! The question should have been, "What's in Gecko's kiln?" I've been working with Gecko'z SSA on some limited edition mugs. Like this one! It's called Ali'i. And this one, Ku! Comes in brown and matte black. We've also been working on some special editions. Like these pink Lonos and Born of Fire mugs. And custom one offs. Like this Lono with a blue crackle glaze. And before I forget my manners-ATP, hiltiki, GROG (who I'm glad is out of the hospital and looking good like a caveman should), TikiAno, Bruddah Bear, LLT, Baddtiki and MDM, thanks for your visit. I'm still around, just been too busy to post anything lately (lamest excuse ever). Thanks jon10tiki for resurrecting my thread! Bowie
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10155	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Sat, Nov 9, 2013 8:31 PM Wow Glad I asked I'll be at Gecko's soon! I'll have to keep an eye open for your stuff Jon Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!! [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2013-11-09 20:32 ]
K Kilaueakyd Tiki Socialite The active crater Joined: Nov 20, 2012 Posts: 126	K Kilaueakyd Posted posted on Mon, Nov 11, 2013 11:40 PM I just got one of those nice Ku mugs with the brown glaze. Its a beast, a real beauty. That cracked blue glaze is real cool too. Gecko is doing some great work in his kiln. Great team, Mahalo to both of you for keeping it interesting.
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Thu, Nov 14, 2013 6:45 PM Thanks, hang10 and Kilaueakyd! Here's some shots I took while carving the Hawaii Ku mug original. It's made from AAC (autoclaved aerated concrete) or Hebel, as our Aussie friends call it. I wanted to make it from a solid material so I could ship it to Hawaii without it breaking. I ended up skinning it with Bondo and texturing it. As cool as the texture on the AAC was, it never would have survived the mold. Too many little baby undercuts! Bowie
L lunavideogames Grand Member (5 years) San Diego Joined: May 09, 2012 Posts: 1878	L lunavideogames Posted posted on Thu, Nov 14, 2013 7:18 PM This mug is my favorite one I have. The picture doesn't do it justice, looks a thousand times better in person. Thanks Bowana and Gecko! You guys make an awesome team!!!

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