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Roots Rocka's Clay Journal - Moai Series, Sgraffito, Coconut Diorama pg 10 |
danlovestikis
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Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 4383 |  Posted: 2014-02-03 4:58 pm Permalink
Terrific photos. I really like your new designs. We will see you at Marketplace on the 8th. Cheers, Wendy
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 626
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2014-02-04 08:17 am Permalink
Beautiful work, all around. Love the variety.... even the (hush!) non-tiki work!
Love your take on Moais, especially how you're able to showcase your style within different designs....
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TikiRootsRocka
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Joined: Apr 15, 2011
Posts: 211
From: Los Angeles, California
| Posted: 2014-02-04 5:39 pm Permalink
Can't wait for the next ITMP. Love me some Wendy and Dan!
Thanks tiki Ano.
Here's a Maori bust I worked on last week.
It's built with coils of Rod's Bod clay.
I think it's about 15" tall and about 10-12" wide and has 17 lbs of clay.
From here, it's about 3 weeks of slow drying.
If all goes as planned, the eyes will be inlaid with shell and I'll make a Hei-tiki pendant to wear and cover the plain spot in the middle of the chest.
Thanks for looking!
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TikiHula
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Joined: Apr 09, 2002
Posts: 600
From: SacTown
| Posted: 2014-02-04 8:21 pm Permalink
Just amazing work Mike.
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Tiki Republic
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Joined: Oct 27, 2013
Posts: 26
From: Mesa, Arizona
| Posted: 2014-02-04 9:42 pm Permalink
Excellent work Mike.
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 5347
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2014-02-04 9:53 pm Permalink
Looking very sharp, Mike!
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 626
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2014-02-05 3:12 pm Permalink
Gorgeous. That's a lot of coils. I hope you're extruding them???
Your work continues to impress all of us. Fantastic.
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TikiRootsRocka
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Joined: Apr 15, 2011
Posts: 211
From: Los Angeles, California
| Posted: 23 days ago; 09:54 am Permalink
Aloha Tiki Hula, Tiki Republic, ATP, & Tiki Ano,
Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words.
TA - I didn't use the extruder. The coils are thick, so it wasn't that bad, but, I still coiled 17 lbs of clay.
I've been drying the bust really slowly, but discovered a crack in the bottom two days ago, but, it was still wet enough to hopefully fix. Fingers crossed.
So, here's some new stuff.
Here's four more Moai in my series that are drying. They're #4-7.
Here's #3 finished.
Some sgraffito work I've been doing.
Finished moonshine jug.
And, an Easter Island diorama inside one of my wheel thrown coconuts. Still in progress
I'm still updating my IG daily. #junglemodern
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 7016
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 23 days ago; 8:31 pm Permalink
Love the sgraffito Mike, I need to do some of that again. The coconut diorama is very cool
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