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Little Lost Tiki(Ken Ruzic)'s Latest Masterpiece!!! |
SoccerTiki
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
Posts: 1727
From: TheSoccerTikiGrotto, Island of LongBeach
|  Posted: 2007-03-11 7:45 pm Permalink
I am not one to brag...BUT.....I am the proud owner of a One-Of-A-Kind fully customized, enchantified, colorfied, personalized...Why it's THE ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM HOLY GRAIL TIKI MUG handpainted by Little Lost Tiki.... On display at the Soccer Tiki Grotto and coming to TC Events the I attend!
Take a look:
THE CONCEPT
THE FINISHED PRODUCT
THE FAMILY
I feel very fortunate to have made friends with Ken. His work is unbelievable! If you haven't seen his tiki concepts, then you are surely missing an important evolution in tiki style! Keep up the great work Ken!
SoccerTiki
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WooHooWahine
Grand Member (7 years) 
Joined: Mar 04, 2005
Posts: 2901
From: Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca
| Posted: 2007-03-11 9:52 pm Permalink
WoooHooo! Little Lost Tiki your work is INCREDIBLE!!!! 
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hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4270
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2007-03-11 10:57 pm Permalink
Great mug! Awesome artwork as always Ken
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NOTCH
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Joined: Apr 23, 2006
Posts: 500
From: San Jose.Ca
| Posted: 2007-03-11 11:08 pm Permalink
Cool mug... Hows do I gets one..
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JenTiki
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Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 1817
From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2007-03-12 01:20 am Permalink
Wow, that mug kicks tiki butt!!! Can't wait to see what he does to my moai!
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5086
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2007-03-12 06:10 am Permalink
Very nice indeed. 
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kikekeki
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Joined: Oct 13, 2006
Posts: 356
From: the River of Grass in FlourDough
| Posted: 2007-03-12 09:21 am Permalink
Ok, this one I like...
K.
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teaKEY
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Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2007-03-12 10:16 am Permalink
That must have started out as a non-glazed mug? The detail is so much more crisp. The other characters look camouflage next to Ken's.
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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7460
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2007-03-12 11:24 am Permalink
Hi kids!
Peeked my head in here to see what all the hullaballoo was... (plus when somethin's got your name on it-you get curious-and a lil' scared at the same time!!!!old enemies/girlfriends/stalkers-that kind of stuff...) and then was disappointed....I already saw that mug!
Thanks you all for lovin it,and thank you Soccertiki for providing the means to bring this project to life! I won't thank you for all the beatings and whippings, but after reading of Benvenuto Cellini's trouble with patrons (jail-threats of excommunication-attempted murder) I feel very lucky to have escaped fates far worse! As for the process, I started with a bisque original (just like the one we worked on for the DVA gallery show last year) Did the studies/colorways-which was the worse part of it (For such a big macho guy-he sure is very Martha Stewart-like when it comes to colors!)/then I painted it up with gouache(it soaks in just enough and retains the colors pretty close) then sealed it a few times inside and out with a satin glaze (that's half matte/half gloss)/after that I added some raised areas with puff paint and after drying sealed those a couple of times -and that's how it gots done! Thanks again Chris, and all of you envious mug collectors!
ps: I forgot! Fellow artists! He also is very professional and prompt with his payments!!!
(He made me say that!) 
[ This Message was edited by: little lost tiki 2007-03-14 08:28 ]
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Hiphipahula
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2376
From: The Valley! Female, leo,fav color pink.
| Posted: 2007-03-12 11:30 am Permalink
FANTASTIC! ................*
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Howland
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Joined: Jan 30, 2006
Posts: 749
From: Folly Beach, SC--'Follynesia'
| Posted: 2007-03-12 1:34 pm Permalink
That rocks the house!!!!! As does all of Ken's stuff-always a crowd pleaser!!!
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SoccerTiki
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
Posts: 1727
From: TheSoccerTikiGrotto, Island of LongBeach
| Posted: 2007-03-13 8:15 pm Permalink
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On 2007-03-11 23:08, NOTCH wrote:
Cool mug... Hows do I gets one..
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You gotta kiss up to Ken and wait until he has the time! **Just kidding!*** You just gotta be in the right place, at the right time! And beg a little!
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[ This Message was edited by: soccertiki 2007-03-14 16:38 ]
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WooHooWahine
Grand Member (7 years)
Joined: Mar 04, 2005
Posts: 2901
From: Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca
| Posted: 2007-03-28 9:38 pm Permalink
Keep an eye open for this mug at The Tiki Room Tribute this weekend
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SoccerTiki
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
Posts: 1727
From: TheSoccerTikiGrotto, Island of LongBeach
| Posted: 2007-05-21 7:52 pm Permalink
Bump!
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Tiki Kaimuki
Grand Member (4 years) 
Joined: Sep 25, 2006
Posts: 813
From: OAKLAND, baby
| Posted: 2007-05-22 06:55 am Permalink
Really nice mug. Thanks for sharing the process. I'm always curious as to how things are actually done. Looking forward to seeing more.
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