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Capt'n Skully
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Joined: May 28, 2005
Posts: 404
From: The Lost Lagoon
|  Posted: 2007-03-07 2:19 pm Permalink
Those look freakin' awesome VanTiki..
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hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4278
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2007-03-07 2:21 pm Permalink
Nice man - they look super sweet  That long wait was worth it!
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VanTiki
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Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 1016
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2007-03-08 3:35 pm Permalink
Mahalo everyone for the good vibes!
I just put the first 8 glaze test tiles up on ebay for anyone looking to add some tikified ceramics to their home. I'll put a link up in the marketplace section too -
http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29296-2357-0?uid=384113270&site=0&ver=LCA080805&item=120095706929&lk=URL
VanTiki
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Fres-tiki
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Joined: Mar 11, 2007
Posts: 110
From: Fresno, CA
| Posted: 2007-03-16 11:04 pm Permalink
Love your work - especially the faces. Any more tiles headed for eBay? Or are they going up on your site now?
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greentikipat
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Joined: Oct 08, 2006
Posts: 325
From: st. pete fl
| Posted: 2007-03-18 07:25 am Permalink
those tiles just look cool as hell with their glazes. what an incredible bathroom they'll be a part of! the skull ones are starting out very cool, too. can't wait to see them finished and glazed!
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VanTiki
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Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 1016
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2007-03-18 4:05 pm Permalink
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On 2007-03-16 23:04, Fres-tiki wrote:
Any more tiles headed for eBay? Or are they going up on your site now?
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Mahalo for the compliments Fres-Tiki! I'm planning on selling the tiles for a fixed individual price on my website soon. I may offer a few more sets on eBay while I "dial-in" my glaze formulations - but the plan for now is Tiki Tiles sold on the website and Tiki Mugs sold on eBay. Been Sooooooo busy with the day job that tile production has ground down to a snail's pace. Hope to make a mold of the skull tiles this afternoon - but I've been promising myself that for days now!
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Sneakytiki
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From: Boise, Idaho
| Posted: 2007-03-19 11:41 pm Permalink
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On 2007-02-16 12:59, TikiLaLe wrote:
Tiki Tiles? ...I think the jury might be still out on this one !!!!
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I think the juries saying the verdict is in and tiki tiles are a great idea, esp. if executed in very fine manner.
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VanTiki
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 1016
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2007-03-20 2:39 pm Permalink
SneakyTiki - you're the best!
I have a new small batch of glaze test Tiki Tiles in the hotbox now. Will be opening tomorrow morning if all goes well. Tried a few different applications, as well as some underglaze attempts (round two - the first try didn't show up thru the overglaze!) for the Zig-Zags. I'll post photos of the new guys tomorrow!
This is your captain speaking - we are currently cruising at two thousand forty-nine degrees Fahrenheit...
Mahalo,
Henrik (aka VanTiki)
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TravelingJones
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Joined: Mar 11, 2006
Posts: 897
From: Eastern Shores of Western Civilization
| Posted: 2007-03-20 6:49 pm Permalink
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On 2007-03-19 23:41, Sneakytiki wrote:
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On 2007-02-16 12:59, TikiLaLe wrote:
Tiki Tiles? ...I think the jury might be still out on this one !!!!
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I think the juries saying the verdict is in and tiki tiles are a great idea, esp. if executed in very fine manner.
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As the unofficial jury foreman, I can tell you I just received the first eight artist proofs of these 'Tiki Tiles' and they are of superior quality!  Vantiki's fine art products are all made by hand, with only the finest Hawaaaaaiiiiiaaaaan ingredients, mixed thoroughly and gingerly by wee menehunes that comprise of a happy tribal work force to get quality product out, in a prompt and professional manner!
So when these tiles are available again...JUMP at the chance to score some?!! Cause face it folks, aren't our days just a little brighter with a little more TIKI in it?!!!
Flip-flOp-fLipPp...
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Helz
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Joined: Oct 31, 2004
Posts: 416
From: Westminster, CO
| Posted: 2007-03-20 9:53 pm Permalink
Van,
Arrrgghhh!!! I don't know which is worse...watching the numbers climb or descend. Looking forward to the new stuff!!!
- Helz
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VanTiki
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 1016
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2007-03-21 12:54 pm Permalink
Aloha all -
Just unloaded Glaze test batch #2 from the kiln. Man - I hate glaze testing! It is like painting in ultra slow motion. Nothing like waiting two days to see if your little idea was a good one or a stinker! Happy with most of the results of this one - Went thicker with some colors (worked with some - not so much with others) and tried some under-glazes. Gonna do one more test batch of "elaborate" glaze application for all you high rollers out there (and you know who you are  ). This set will find its way to eBay later today for those who want to pick up a group of TikiTiles at a good price. On to the photos! -
Mahalo for looking!
Henrik (aka VanTiki)
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teaKEY
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Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3664
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2007-03-21 3:46 pm Permalink
It sucks, I'm just sitting back watching these Tiki Tiles get made and doing well and I'm not in the game. I should really do a couple and see what they would look like next to yours. -teaKEY
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VanTiki
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Posts: 1016
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2007-03-21 4:32 pm Permalink
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On 2007-03-21 15:46, teaKEY wrote:
It sucks, I'm just sitting back watching these Tiki Tiles get made and doing well and I'm not in the game. I should really do a couple and see what they would look like next to yours. -teaKEY
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Sounds like a plan! Can't wait to see your tiles!
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hewey
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Posts: 4278
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2007-03-21 7:43 pm Permalink
Looking good my man!
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VanTiki
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 1016
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2007-03-23 6:08 pm Permalink
Aloha Folks -
Got to spend some time in the studio this afternoon and was finally able to finish up the Spookedy Skull Tile sculpts - here they are in all their spooky-ness:
I cannot wait to press a few of these guys! Molding them tonight, and they I gotta wait 10 painstaking days for the plaster to dry out before I can press them. So hard to wait! I'll post pics as soon as I get a few of these guys pressed.
Henrik (aka VanTiki)
PS - For the curious: The clay is Chavant "Le Beau Touche" (man, that is a froofy name!) sulfur free oil clay.
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