Tonga Hut Hand-Built Art Show April 11 (Part 1)

Time to to get this sucker launched:

FEATURING all original hand-built ceramics and art---no molded pieces or prints. Jeff (Bigtikidude) spinning the tunes.
More details coming, but in the meantime you can reference this thread:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=30838&forum=18&start=60&64

[ Edited by: GROG 2009-03-10 21:31 ]

[ Edited by: GROG 2009-03-13 09:40 ]

I hear that GROG's art is going to be well represented in this TONGA SHOW!

GROG is a Damn fine hand builder!

i like the fact that GROG's not scared to wear fingernail polish
whilst sculptin!

yeah whats up with that?

GROG feel secure with GROG' manhood.

I recognize those hands as Bai's. :lol: (OK, I remember the palm tree and looked it up on Babalu's Clay Jam thread)

I heard that this guy is in the show...is that right? Ahhhh, those darn Beatnik, Tiki Guys and their potty humor.

That's how he makes so many pieces!
Buzzy eats clay for dinner
and in the morning
POW!
Pendant's Aplenty!
:lol:

On 2009-03-06 21:53, MadDogMike wrote:
I recognize those hands as Bai's. :lol: (OK, I remember the palm tree and looked it up on Babalu's Clay Jam thread)

WRONG !!!

On 2009-03-06 21:11, Bowana wrote:
GROG feel secure with GROG' manhood.

RIGHT!!!!!

[ Edited by: GROG 2009-03-07 12:42 ]

Yeah, pink is precious and all....but 'real' men...Men that really know how to have fun...they wear RED!

I'm double-booked for that day, but can still make this! Yeah!
Keep on creating...cause I need more stuff for my tiki bar!

Gotta love the TIKI art!

Nice ones, soldiers!

For special occasions I like gettiing "All Dave" on mine.

Now tell us more about the show, GROG!
......or we will be forced to hijack this thread to FINGERNAIL HELL!

for a min. I thought I was in the show us your hands thread.

Got a couple of deadlines this week, so not alot of time for posting. But, GROG can tell you that Jeff--BigFreakyDude--- will be DJaying. This is his first time----at the Tonga Hut, so be gentle with him.

You crazy people with your nail pollish photos --- GROG going to have to make it mandatory that all contributing artists wear nail pollish at the art show if ya'll don't behave.

[ Edited by: GROG 2009-03-09 23:11 ]

Hey everyone? What's been goin' on since I made that trip to the bathroom a year ago? Miss anything?

oh dude! :lol:

All you guys have fabulous nails!

:D

I can't wait for this show! Ernie can I paint yer nails for the night of the tonga hut opening? :lol:

On 2009-03-09 23:33, suburbanpagan wrote:
Hey everyone? What's been goin' on since I made that trip to the bathroom a year ago? Miss anything?

I've been making a lot of shit for the show:

C'mon down!

Buzzy Out!

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[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2009-03-10 00:12 ]

woohoooo thanks Grog.

Buzzy, Hand made huh?
remind me not to shake your hands.
:o

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Still waiting to hear from Jeremy about the music setup, BigSneakyDude. GROG call him again today.

Got alot of people that want to be in the art show and a limited amount of space. Even people from far away places.GROG thinking that after the Tonga Hut Art show is finished on April 11, then we will continue it online and the artists in the show can post pics of their art that didn't sell that night, as well as artists that we couldn't fit in the show, and this will give the world-at-large a chance to see and purchase original hand-built stuff other than just the people who showed up at the Tonga Hut. (nice run-on sentence)

What do ya'll think about this idea?

Wow, Grog hire BigTikiDude to DJ...surf music no less....what's next...Israel and Palestine stop fighting?

Good for all. This will be a fun event.

With Liberty and Tikis for all.

Hey kids!
just came back from the Tonga Hut 1-of-a-kind show!
Couldn't see anything because of the crappy lighting
Couldn't hear anything because of the crappy music
Couldn't move because the place is too small!
Great idea for a show! :lol:
I'm glad we only lost half of all the pieces
due to drunken patrons!
here's some pix from the event...

the line outside...

inside near the bar..

well no offense to DJLee, as I know hes a huge Fan of Garage and other early Rock music. but I think that its just not the place for that stuff.
too small, and too loud.
I thank Grog for the offer to provide a tad mellower and quieter evening of music.
:)

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Sometimes that LLT makes me fall off my chair laughing. The Tonga hut may be small but its a great place and thats why its always packed . It does get hard to move around sometimes but its great bumping into the quality of people there .

sometimes LLT makes me fall off my chair because I've fallen asleep waiting for a funny joke.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

no worries about that at the Tonga hut!
Standing Room only Jeffey!

thats ok,
I will bring my stool,
and if things get rowdy,
I can throw it at you like a monkey.
get it?
ok that was bad.

:(
Jeff(bigtikidude)

Ernie said he wanted to push in your stool....

Looks like I need to derail LLT's derailing.

AAAARRRRRRRR!! The Squid be havin' some hand-built treasure for the Tonga Hut show!

OOOOOOOOOOH!
TREASURE!

you can't derail a derailer's previously derailed thread
okay?

OK, Kinny. I'll just do some more teasin' with this...

AMAZING Squid.
you rule!!

Jeff(bigtikidude)

What is that tied up in dere?
you are a mysterious boy!
Never thought i'd say this...
Squid-you got a great lookin chest there!
:lol:

let's see some more sneaky-peeks!

SO, GROG decide to make this into a TWO PART art show. The first part will be at the Tonga Hut on April 11. Then the second part will continue after April 11 online on Tiki Central which will make available everything that didn't sell the night of the art show, and we'll open it up to other artists to post their original art as well. This should provide more art for the public at large rather than just the patron's of the Tonga Hut who show up for the show April 11.

That being said, hopefully more people besides Squid will post some of what they're bringing to the Tonga Hut on this thread.

[ Edited by: grog 2009-03-15 22:45 ]

Such as Buzzy:

Maori Mini Scorpion style Sippy Cup II

Some Hei tikis

This one was my favorite

This one turned out pretty good too

Two more pendants:

Cool glaze on this one

And finally, a little army of guys

Group shots, just for fun:

On 2009-03-13 09:51, little lost tiki wrote:
What is that tied up in dere?

hmmmmm....let's have a look-see....

On 2009-03-13 09:52, GROG wrote:
SO, GROG decide to make this into a TWO PART art show. The first part will be at the Tonga Hut on April 11. Then the second part will continue after April 11 online on Tiki Central which will make available everything that didn't sell the night of the art show, and we'll open it up to other artists to post their original art as well. This should provide more art for the public at large rather than just the patron's of the Tonga Hut who show up for the show April 11.

That being said, hopefully more people besides Squid will post some of what their bringing to the Tonga Hut on this thread.

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[ Edited by: GROG 2009-03-13 09:53 ]

GROG is wise. GROG is an independent thinker. GROG is a decision maker. GROG is an innovator. GROG invented "Whil".

I think GROG should host GROG advice column on Tiki Central.

On 2009-03-15 21:29, squid wrote:

hmmmmm....let's have a look-see....

Tease!

hehehehehe....

is that squids reflection i see in the bottom of the bag?????

it's like a treasure
IN
a treasure!
Most Excellent!

Any chance that is marbled clay? :)

On 2009-03-16 08:22, MadDogMike wrote:
Any chance that is marbled clay? :)

Nope. Scrambled brains. Different. :)

that's where you hid my miniature sombrero!
give it back!

On 2009-03-16 13:09, little lost tiki wrote:
that's where you hid my miniature sombrero!
give it back!

Sounds like Kinny's planning another trip to the beach.

[ Edited by: GROG 2009-03-16 13:22 ]

On 2009-03-16 13:22, GROG wrote:
Sounds like Kinny's planning another trip to the beach.

[ Edited by: GROG 2009-03-16 13:22 ]

That's teeny-weeny! :lol: