Big Bang Creations - new Yipwan Drum Mug pg 86

Oh SOooo, I Kinda Knew this is what those clay jams looked like, I wanna come to one!!
Bab's what length cord would you like?

Excellent work Babalu. Amazing Ideas. Amazing sculpting. Amazing execution.
Keeping up with you is tough. You rock!

Why thank you guys for the props!

Toe, your muggy is still here waiting for you...it does have a little crack behind one of the eyes. I'm going to fix it by adding a little paper clay and re-firing it. I just found out this last weekend that this works fine.

OK, on with stuffs... What a weekend! I had a little Clay Jam in Denver with some of my "dearest friends" and fellow artists...we didn't do a lot of work, but we did sit around and had a great time talking Art, glazes, trouble shooting, etc. It was so much fun, the time just zoomed by.

I went on and on about how cool the Tiki Culture was and I think I got some of these folks all jazzed up to come over and play with us some. Watch out TC...there is some real amazing talent in this little group of people here. Handbuilding will take on a whole new dimension as these gals are excellent throwers and glaze specialists. Thrown and altered tiki mugs...I salivate just thinking about it. For some reason, I can't remember the guys name in the middle there, but he was this really cool cat from England who is a master mold maker and educator... a wealth of knowledge...I'll come back with his name (sorry).

From left to right: Introducing the Original Babalu Babes! Crazy Carol - Mary Cay - Terri - Shannan...

GIRLS RULE- GUYS DROOL

One of the highlights of the Clay Jam was meeting PopsTiki - he is an amazing guy! One of the nicest fellows you are ever going to meet here!

look at what Pops gave me! My new favorite mug! I will use it all the time Pops...you RAWK brother!

M

[ Edited by poptiki on 2022-10-12 03:40:34 ]

Welcome back Babbs!

Girls Do Rule!
and you recruited for the Tiki Revival Vival Renaissance!

PIE FIGHT PHOTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS PLEEZ!

Hope we can do it again Pops!

LLT - My Dad had to cancel the pie fight last minute :( We had to push it till Thanksgiving.

Well, I pulled my first casting on the Yipwan Drum Mug this morning...this one still needs a little clean up, but hey, the mold works. Now only 25 more to go...I'm hurrying Sir B.

[ Edited by: Babalu 2009-07-01 15:35 ]

SWEET!
YOU PULLED IT OFF!

incredible,Babbs....
molds is hard
and you done real good with this one!

On 2009-06-30 13:24, Babalu wrote:
One of the highlights of the Clay Jam was meeting PopTiki - he is an amazing guy! One of the nicest fellows you are ever going to meet here!

DITTO Babs! Poptiki is like a dormant volcano... he quietly appears to be inactive but then, when you least expect it, he ERUPTS with an incredible force of ceramic tiki goodness that can devastate unsuspecting villagers!! :lol: Oh yeah, he's ONE to watch and we need to encourage him to become more active in posting/ creating TC again!! :)

Didn't mean to derail your thread Babalu...just wanted to acknowledge "Pops".

:tiki: YIPWAN IS FRIGG'N SsweeeeeetT!!! :tiki:

Congrats on a superbly executed design, sir!

On 2009-07-01 15:22, Babalu wrote:
Now only 25 more to go...I'm hurrying Sir B.

Better get on that.

That has got to be one of the coolest mugs I have seen....Great detail!!! So happy to see the mold worked!!

Hear...Hear...for Pop! Just a SUPER individual! :)

What do my eyes perceive?... Another Babalu masterpiece! :o

Absolutely, off the hook!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Babaluoooooooooooo!

Bruddah, you continually surpass every PNG drum mug you create!

Simply, amazing!!! :o

Babalu, what da heck is going??? Where ya been????

Did you get stuck in the kiln?

Did you finally start cutting the grass and lost the lawn mower on the first run?

Are you making mugs, but each one is taking 15 days?

Were you doing recombinant molecular projection work but there was a PNG mug stuck in the test chamber with you, and now you have a mug handle on your back????

Where DA BABALU???!!!???

Great art again Babs as usual! I still want to make it out to your jam before the summer is gone! Pm- ing you back now.

Hey Thanks all you guys! :)

I only have time for a quick drive by post today as I am getting ready for a "BIG Kick ASS Rama Lama Oasis Clay Jamma" that is going to trick up my Cosa this week - more on this laters....stay tuned!

Sneak peek - testing colors right now...

GROG like the 2 on the right, but maybe use the light tan from the top of the first mug on the left, for the white areas on the right 2 mugs.(Although, GROG does like the contrast on the far right mug with the white body)

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[ Edited by: GROG 2009-07-13 12:06 ]

those mugs are mind blowing!

that is going to trick up my Cosa this week

hihihi cosa means thing, casa= house :)

So far
So GREAT!
so many choices for such a great mug!

Wow Babalu, Incredible!!! T09

I really like the drum head on the far left, it looks almost like real goat skin and very natural!!
I'm also with grog on the one on the far right, although white is not a natural color for these drums...the contrast is really kickin'!!
These are turnin' out great!!

"GROG like the 2 on the right, but maybe use the light tan from the top of the mug to the left of the right mug beside the one that's sort of behind the one that is to the side of the first mug on the left, and then smudge (You don't have to smudge it too much, just a bit, if you smudge it too much it will ruin it.) the dark parts so that the blending on the bottom matches the top right side of the mug, and for the white areas on the right, you should match the 2 mugs on the left, counting from the right.(Although, GROG does like the contrast on the far right mug with the white body) Then, flip the colors upside down and you got a winner!"

Me think GROG take too many art director pills. He should get a kiln so we can all tell him what to do AFTER he's already done it.

BADASS!!

Super incredible calafragalistic drum.

Instant classic.

Canadians trying to be funny= very sad indeed.

Holy mother of pearls!
I"m gonna need more room on my mug shelf when I get back From Oasis! Thats Fo Sho..
Nice Work!!

On 2009-07-18 19:41, GROG wrote:
Canadians trying to be funny= very sad indeed.

Here's some classic Canadian humour for ya;

"F*ck You, eh?"

See, now that's funny. Maybe you should give Cammo some humour lessons,eh?

but like a POOR MARKSMAN, he KEEPS... MISSING... THE TARGET!"

Now to get the thread back on track from Cammo's derailment.

GROG talk to Squidster today, and it sound like you guys were busy little beavers this week. GROG look forward to seeing some of the fruits of your mudslinging this week Babs.

Got a new plug and GROG roommate put it on the kiln so it will fit the 220 outlet in the garage, so maybe we'll fire that puppy up this week.

GROG uses kiln? Uh-oh.

Grog Kiln

On 2009-07-19 00:12, GROG wrote:
...but like a POOR MARKSMAN, he KEEPS... MISSING... THE TARGET!"

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Now THAT'S funny.

CLAY CAMP!!!

This is what it's all about right here :wink: Squidly drove down, and posted up downstairs for the whole week...we busted some ass this last week! We drove hard...we had fun...we talked art, and made art from sun up to well past dark each day...we got a crap load of production stuff knocked out for Oasis...more importantly, we got all insane! And Sir B didn't miss out. He and Maria were able to go nuts with us a couple of good nights there.

Where to start...

Ok, my Yipawan Drum Mug...I have most of the "30" that I am doing of this mug cast, cleaned up, drying and waiting for the first firing. We were able to get one good firing out this week with some really "great" test trees made of different glazes. I think this mug will begin to look even better as firings progress. As Sir Squid can attest, this mug is a nightmare to clean up...mucho time. But hey, it's all good...still, Squid heard me say that I hated this mug on more than one occasion this week. :)

There has been a ton of interest in this guy. Thank you to all that have pm'ed me. If you brought a Babalu work last year at any point, you are at the top of my list for one of these guys. Just let me know if your interested. The rest will be offered up at Oasis first...These mugs will be $75.00 each...I'm making 30 - that's it. After those 30 come out, I'm taking a hammer to the mold.

Sir B, has made the "BEST" wahine mug I have ever seen...bar none!!! Proof right here -

SQUID - the man! the legend!

I made up a couple of Drum forms for Squidly...he joined them together and was off to the races. He designed, and then the sculpt was taken to completion in one night, and a few hours in a morning. It don't get much better than this here. Masterpiece. (ps: squid - it's drying out great so far)

PIGGIES ruled the week! It all started with an LLT and Squidy colab (below) and then I picked one up, then Squid picked one up...then we just had to make a Pig Yipper. I also started a little Bumper Car Pig. I had to wrap it - I'll finish it, and post laters on...Sir B took one home the other night as well - going to get all "DAVE" on it I'm sure - Look out TC! Altered Piggies are VOGUE!!! I see a possible show?

YAY!

Hey, Sir Grog, Clarita, LLT, Robb, Sir Notch, Slacks, JoneSey, Cammo, and Hodaddy thanks for bouncing in. You "ALL" rule!!!

Cammo is designing the little cards for both this Yip Mug and also the Cobra Fang mug I'm doing - They look GREAT! Cammo also took one of the Yippers home (#6) and glazed him up - he sure is purdy :)

Hank - there are some suprizes for your first Gallery Show - I didn't post - as I said, suprize buddy :)

I want to throw in a plug for the bird who has turned the "Big 2" today - Happy B-Day my little Birdie...eMpa loves you!

This is what a worked in Studio looks like - GAWD I love it!!!

Thanks for a fun time Master Squid!

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[ Edited by: Babalu 2009-07-19 18:51 ]

HAPPY B-DAY #2 DA BIRD!!

...Clay Jammer'z ROCK HARD!!! :D

Camp Babalu is the bestest! (Bowana forged his permission slip. He's such a ruiner!!) Arriving to a fridge stocked with overly-caffeinated beverages was just the first treat. Learning ceramic techniques from the master was icing on the cake. Oh, and we had cake, and hot dogs and sang camp songs!!! Thanks Rick, Amy and Simon the Wonder Dog for your hospitality.

On 2009-07-19 18:46, Babalu wrote:

Babs, are you mixing up this glaze yourself? I swear I will make something out of clay, JUST to use it!
That glaze is what I want my tikis to look like!

Dav's Shaken not Stirred mugs also have a killer glaze, very vintage lookin.

Squid, I'm sure the plan is for that drum to be functional. How you gonna attach the skin? Did you put holes or a groove around the top after these pics? That thing is looking great already!

And is that Ruzic/Squid Pig going to be molded? I want it!!!

CRAZY GOOD!!! All of it. Looks like everyone had a great time including the BirdMan

Wow man! What a blast you guys had! After Dave texted me a pic of that insane ratfink pig I couldn't sleep for two days, and when I did I dreamed of carnitas. You guys RAWK!

On 2009-07-19 20:23, 4WDtiki wrote:

Squid, I'm sure the plan is for that drum to be functional. How you gonna attach the skin? Did you put holes or a groove around the top after these pics? That thing is looking great already!

And is that Ruzic/Squid Pig going to be molded? I want it!!!

Yo 4wd! Thanks. I'm going to glue the head down like a dumbek or darbouka. Wish me luck!!!

Sorry, no production plans for the Sqruzic pig and it looks like he's sold already. Perhaps I can get Kinny to whoop on another lil porker.....

Wow....You sure had some fun!!!
Everything looks awesome and the glazes are really really really nice!!!

Squid....The Doumbek or Darbuka oughta sound really nice and kinda strangely deep for that type of drum. It Is huge and awesome, cant wait to see it finished. It would be cool to make a recording of it being played and post on here for us to hear!!!

On 2009-07-19 22:42, Meheadhunter wrote:
Wow....You sure had some fun!!!
Everything looks awesome and the glazes are really really really nice!!!

Squid....The Doumbek or Darbuka oughta sound really nice and kinda strangely deep for that type of drum. It Is huge and awesome, cant wait to see it finished. It would be cool to make a recording of it being played and post on here for us to hear!!!

I'll see if Marty Lush can record and post samples when it's done. Feet were cut out after the pics were taken to allow the drum to resonate and project. I don't even know if it will make a good hand drum. Might be better with mallets. Cross yer fingers!!!

Insane stuff!! I don't even know where to start...

I AGREE WITH MANGO!
fuggin INSANITY!!!!
babalu-Thank you for gathering some of the greatest 3-D guys together for your Clay Camp!
You have done the community of Tiki and Sculptors,a great service....
Drum glazins look INCREDIBLE!
Bowana's SNS mugs ...SEXY and SWEET!
that HUGE drum of Squids...you said it was a BIG one
but omigawrsh!How the fudge-a-mudge did you get that into the kiln!?!?!
Lovin the nod to Abstract moderne tribal on the sides
This is gonna be so Awesome!
And PIGGIES!!!
Thanks to Squids for doing the hoofwork on the glaze
that one turned out precisely as we both had discussed/desired!
and it sold already!?!?!
Man.....
I'd be up for carvin up another greenware...
maybe make an mini-Art jam out of it?

RatFink Piggy
Luau Rabbit Piggy
BumperCar Piggy
Pig Drum...
Dang!
talk about the Piggies taking over the PigSty! :lol:

So happy you guys were able to cut loose!
You kids deserve it!

And Happy 2nd Birthday,Bird!
:)

One last thing....
Who sculpted this WORK OF AWESOME GENIUS!?!?!?

[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2009-07-20 08:30 ]

All I have to say is WOW. Sham WOW that is. Amazing stuff you guys. I am in awe!

Jen

Holy crap!!

On 2009-07-20 08:09, little lost tiki wrote:

One last thing....
Who sculpted this WORK OF AWESOME GENIUS!?!?!?

That's a Pappy Haggler's Pottery Shack original from the late '50s. Although a little worn from young whippersnappers clutching the squirrel in a death-grip to snag Ma Haggler's molasses cookies, it's still a solid piece of vintage Ozark Tiki art (Book of Tiki pg. 322). And as a matter of fact, it will be on display at Pappy's Mobile Home Estates booth at Tiki Oasis. Thanks for asking, LLT!!!

On 2009-07-20 12:14, squid wrote:
That's a Pappy Haggler's Pottery Shack original from the late '50s. Although a little worn from young whippersnappers clutching the squirrel in a death-grip to snag Ma Haggler's molasses cookies, it's still a solid piece of vintage Ozark Tiki art (Book of Tiki pg. 322). And as a matter of fact, it will be on display at Pappy's Mobile Home Estates booth at Tiki Oasis. Thanks for asking, LLT!!!

Knew I'da seens it BaFore!
Here's a pikTure of the Estates before the great moonshine Fire of 89!
Between the Well-Groomed Grounds and Ma Haggler's molasses Cookies
it was Hevven on Earth!

Curse this vast Pacific! I wanna play too! That's it - I'm swimmin' over there!

Henrik!
try a boat or plane
it's faster!

On 2009-07-19 20:13, squid wrote:
Camp Babalu is the bestest! (Bowana forged his permission slip. He's such a ruiner!!)

I had to or else my parents would never allow me to go! Thanks for having Camp Babalu, Babalu! So much cool stuff was happening that my brain began swimming around in circles. Everything is looking exceptional!

I better get working on my Piggy Mc Pig-PIg!

Bowie of the Ruiner Clan

What a cool estate....I have a friend that had a camper almost identical to the orange one on the right....it was a blast camping in. Many campfire songs were played in front of it!!