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Kilaueakyd
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Nov 20, 2012
Posts: 65
From: The active crater
|  Posted: 2013-11-11 11:40 pm Permalink
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.
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Bowana
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Nov 10, 2006
Posts: 1161
From: La Mesa, CA
| Posted: 2013-11-14 6:45 pm Permalink
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
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lunavideogames
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: May 09, 2012
Posts: 1091
From: San Diego
| Posted: 2013-11-14 7:18 pm Permalink
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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Bowana
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Nov 10, 2006
Posts: 1161
From: La Mesa, CA
| Posted: 2013-11-19 06:18 am Permalink
Thanks, LVG Treg! Glad you like it.
Here's some shots of the Lono mug during it's creation
Bowie
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 3759
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-12-11 2:11 pm Permalink
Quite a few of your items at Geckos
Awesome......
Jon
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Bowana
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Nov 10, 2006
Posts: 1161
From: La Mesa, CA
| Posted: 2013-12-14 2:44 pm Permalink
Thanks, Jon. Hope you are having/had fun!
Here is a sneak peek at the mug I am working on now.
Making a seahorse is a bit of a departure from my usual
Kona Style and Moai mugs, but I feel one must diversify.
I'll be producing these myself. At this point I have not yet
decided in what quantity. It's 9" tall, but I'm expecting it
to have shrunk some in the castings.
Gotta get busy and prep this beast for molding now!
Thanks for visiting!
Bowie
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 826
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2013-12-14 3:46 pm Permalink
What a cool, creative mug this is Bowana!
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 3759
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-12-14 4:33 pm Permalink
A continuation of your killer skills.....
Awesome
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swizzle
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Joined: Jun 03, 2007
Posts: 839
From: Melbourne,Australia
| Posted: 2013-12-14 5:13 pm Permalink
Wow! Could you make it a little less perfect please?  Nice work, as always, David.
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SandraDee
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 929 | Posted: 2013-12-14 7:15 pm Permalink
I love that seahorse design
Nice to see you posting some new pieces 
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Babalu
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
Posts: 2505
From: Lemon Grove
| Posted: 2013-12-16 06:27 am Permalink
You're the man Sir B!
The new design is most awesome! I can't wait to see where you take it from here.
I'll give you a holler when I get back into town...
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 7260
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2013-12-16 12:48 pm Permalink
B'WANA!!! Well done. May the mold making and casting fairies be with you.
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 788
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2013-12-18 09:05 am Permalink
Dave, dig the seahorse. Look forward to seeing it multiply....
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Bowana
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Nov 10, 2006
Posts: 1161
From: La Mesa, CA
| Posted: 2014-01-07 6:24 pm Permalink
Thanks for visiting, cy, hang10, swizzle, SandraD, Babalu, MDM, and TikiAno
it took longer to get to the moldmaking than I thought, what with the holidays and such. Or was I putting it off due to the fact that I LOOOVE making molds....?
I was at first going to go with a 3 piece (R, L, and bottom), but upon my better judgement I decided to split the left and right sides and make a 5 piece.
De-molding the castings will be much easier. With the extra mold pieces there's less chance of something getting hung up.
Now to let the mold dry and start casting a school of seahorses! (or is it a flock of seahorses?)
Thanks for stopping by!
Bowie
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hiltiki
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Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 3081
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2014-01-07 8:48 pm Permalink
Bowie your work is amazing, I am definitely a fan.
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