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VanTiki Mugs: Tiki Oasis 2013 - TIKI JUGS |
mp
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 12, 2009
Posts: 426
From: Nor Cal
|  Posted: 2009-10-22 10:43 pm Permalink
Bump the zombies. Vantiki, the zombies look killer! I cant wait to see the glaze job.
Excellent carving, again!!
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Kiki von Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 01, 2008
Posts: 757
From: Irvine, CA
| Posted: 2009-10-22 11:24 pm Permalink
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On 2009-10-17 12:21, VanTiki wrote:
heading to Hilo soon to join up with my old rubber monster pals to shoot a movie for a week.
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These are creepily fantastic! Get some geocaching in while you're in Hilo. Always cool to see your new stuff!
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MondoMcGonzo
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Oct 22, 2009
Posts: 27
From: The Glass City
| Posted: 2009-10-23 08:27 am Permalink
So you're on vacation for a few days you say... and these are just sitting all alone in your studio... hmmm... maybe it's time to cash in some frequent flier miles 
But in all seriousness never have I seen such a beautiful marriage of macabre and tiki culture.
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VanTiki
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 928
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2009-12-07 1:46 pm Permalink
Aloha Folks!
Welp, as you can see - I've taken my sweet time in getting the zombies glazed. Truth be told, I was putting it off. The sculpt turned out so swell, I was terrigfied that I'd ruin them with a bad glaze application. I must have glazed them in my head a thousand different ways - make them uber-realistic? Matte? Glossy? Lots of blood? No blood? SO many options - the possibilities kept the mugs parked on my bisque shelf for an eternity. Good news is I finally committed to some nice cone 6 glazes - and I am SUPER stoked with the results! Here are the zombies in all their gory glory. I'm posting them in the marketplace as well!
More photos on my site and at the auctions.
Mahalo for peeking!
Henrik
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leleliz
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Sep 02, 2008
Posts: 1981
From: NorCal
| Posted: 2009-12-07 2:12 pm Permalink
God I need one of these mugs!
I also need to win the lottery so I can buy one of them.
VanTiki please consider payment plans in 2010!
Awesome, awesome sculpts. Hands down (hehe) my favorite.
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Clysdalle
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 27, 2006
Posts: 1010
From: Carlsbad, CA
| Posted: 2009-12-07 3:40 pm Permalink
BEST. MUG. EVER. BRAAAAAAAINNNNNNNSSSS!!!!
G-Damn I love it! Now that is my kind of Tiki!!!
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hiltiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 2792
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2009-12-07 9:01 pm Permalink
I just love your last piece, you are such a great artist and you do such amazing work with all your pieces.
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Sneakytiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 31, 2003
Posts: 1795
From: Boise, Idaho
| Posted: 2009-12-08 06:27 am Permalink
You are a sick mofo, and a sick artist! Swell "mugs"!
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Jeff Central
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 23, 2002
Posts: 1529
From: Columbus, Ohio
| Posted: 2009-12-08 09:07 am Permalink
Definitely the coolest Zombie mug I have EVER seen!
Nice work Van Tiki!!
Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff
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TikiG
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 1519
From: Palmdale, California
| Posted: 2009-12-08 09:19 am Permalink
This zombie mug is a modern classic. Congrats on a stellar achievement.
I've always thought of your work as nothing short of wow!
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AlohaStation
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2016
From: So FL
| Posted: 2009-12-08 11:05 am Permalink
Spooktacular! Wait - damn wrong holiday!
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Tikilizard
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 19, 2006
Posts: 369 | Posted: 2009-12-08 11:24 am Permalink
WOW! That's what I call a Zombie. Makes you thirsty and hungry just looking at them. Like the way you made up the end of the bone. Very cannibal/caveman like. Great piece of art!
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2009-12-08 12:15 pm Permalink
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On 2009-12-07 13:46, VanTiki wrote:
...make them uber-realistic? Matte? Glossy? Lots of blood? No blood? SO many options |
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You hit the perfect balance. It's a ceramic hat trick - perfect concept, perfect sculpt, perfect glazing
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VanTiki
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 928
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2009-12-08 4:15 pm Permalink
Thank you guys (and gals)! I'm so stoked that you like these fellows as much as I do. They were an emotional roller-coaster - I made the mistake of getting VERY attached to them before the final glaze firing. For me that is a big no-no, as there is always a strong chance that the glaze will turn out wrong, crazed, or pitted - or that your piece will crack or explode. In short - don't count your mugs before they're cooked. I hereby thank the Kiln Gods for letting these guys cook safely!
As you may (or may not) have noticed, I've put a Tiki Oasis countdown timer on the VanTiki site. Yessir! I'm crossing the Pacific this year! Hope to FINALLY get to meet some of you.
Once again, Mahalo!
Henrik
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2009-12-08 4:47 pm Permalink
WHOOOHOOO!!! Bringin' the VanTiki to OASIS!!!
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