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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6412
From: The Anvil of the Sun
|  Posted: 2010-02-24 8:38 pm Permalink
I want to pretend that I'm an artist too 
First, I want to thank the TC artistic community for your inspiration, your willingness to share your technical knowledge, and your encouragement. It's hard to decide what to post, what would be representative of my "art". I'll start with my first clay attempt and hopefully you'll be able to see some progress. I love to experiment and I'm not afraid to fail.
I wanted a mug to match my first carved tiki, sort of a mascot in the grand tradition of Mr Bali Hai. Also my first attempt at mold making (July '08)
In a “finishing frenzy”, and not knowing any better, I glazed all my mugs with opaque glaze and pretty much ruined them! So I re-cast a new batch and glazed them with a semi-transparent glaze so that the woodgrain detail shows though.
Dabbled in Batik (Aug '08)
My first hand built (vs molded) mug (Sept '08)
A 48 ounce Kamapua'a (wild boar god) mug (Nov '08)
Woodgrained marbled clay (Feb '09)
Faux mosaic (Feb '09)
Mixed media mug (not tiki) Clay, bike parts, aluminum diamond plate
A Papua New Guinea inspired "Penis Gourd Mug"  (July '09)
Shrunken Head (July '09)
Failed attempt at pit firing (June '09)
Tried my hand at bone carving (July '09)
Epoxy & Clay (Sept '09)
Queen Kamehameha's backyard in mug form (Oct '09)
Experiment in tile making. The jade jaguar is mine, the tan tiles are store bought. (Jan '10)
Zombie Village Pupu Platter (Feb '10)
Frankenpig for Squid's "Fresh Pork" show (Feb '10)
I had a left-over Squid pig so I turned him into a Nguzunguzu (Mar '10)
A polymer clay and mixed media diorama lamp, "Mermaid & Moai by Moonlight". Solar LEDs to light it at night (Apr '10)
"Guardians of the Flame" Firepit Table (May '10)
Marquesan U'u (Warclub) Bowl (May '10)
An attempt at watercolor, "Monday Morning in Baining" (May '10)
Ceiling fan lamp (June '10)
"Gimme Head" mug (July '10)
Hornbill Mug (July '10)
Hornbill Hatchling Mug (July '10)
Solomon Islands Feast Bowl (Aug '10)
"Monday Morning in Baining" 2nd attempt. Watercolor pencil and ink (Aug '10)
Sepik River Fighting Horn (Aug '10)
MadDog Mike Shirt (Aug '10)
"Lupus Triumphus" Halloween mug (Sept '10)
A couple of Samoan Flying Fox (fruit bat) goblets epoxied to wine glass bases (Nov '10)
 
A 4x6 foot multi-media art installation for Queen Kamehameha's Mojave Oasis. Here are some of the 30+ elements (Nov '10 - Mar '11)
And some shots of the finished project in situ
Decoupage bar supply book (Jan '11)
Bob Kong for GROG's Tiki Bob Show (Mar '11)
Baining Firedance applique shirt (Mar '11)
Pua Huna (Hidden FLower) commissioned bowl (Jun '11)
Melvin the Drunken Moai with a lampshade on his head for GROG's Moai Madness Show (Jul '11)
New and Improved Cobra Mug commissioned by one of the physicians at my work (Aug '11)
Barrel Overboard! #1 - more variations of this to come (Aug '11)
Sokwe Finds a Hat - Ceramic & Polymer Clay (Oct '11)
4 cast concrete benches with ceramics embedded in the concrete. Still need a sealer of some sort (Dec. '11)
Tahitian Cannibal Teardrop Trailer (Dec '11 - ?) I got a mostly finished teardrop trailer and am in the process of completing it. The Tahitian Cannibal design is one of Sophista-Tiki's Spoonflower fabrics that I based the decor on with Dawn's permission.
I replaced the cheap trailer axle and 12 inch wheels with a salvaged van axle, giving me real tires and real wheel bearings. Then new fenders, paint to match my car, and a Tahitian Cannibal magnetic decal.
Inside got some paint and new vinyl flooring, Tahitian Cannibal print curtains, a painted border to match the curtains, a wall-to-wall memory foam mattress, orange comforter, and Tahitian Cannibal pillow.
"Kitchen" area in the back
Accessories include a firepit
A doormat
A mosiac table
Hubcaps
Faux license plate
A 1/18 model of the Tahitian Cannibal
A matching Tiki Dashiki and tassled Kufi cap
Pele's Skulls & Certificate of Authenticity (May '12)
Mosaic Table for the Pele/Volcano/Fire Art Swap (June '12)
The "Tiki Edition" of the Walther PPK, mug for Tiki Oasis 12 "Exotic Espionage & Polynesian Pulp" (July '12)
Bryan's Kamehameha Bowl (August '12)
The head was molded from an original made by my late brother Bryan when he was a kid, feather helmets and capes added
Another set of Sea Monkeys, this time male & female salt & pepper shakers (July '12)
A Japanese Lantern mug saggar fired with Ferric Chloride, Copper Mesh, Copper Carbonate, Iron Oxide, and Salt (August '12)
Saggar Fired Trader Vic's bottle for VampiressRN (September '12)
 
Not very "Tiki" but I'm working on a Pirate Ship Tree House for my grandchildren (October '12)
A short run of cast mugs in several glazes. Based on the menu art from the long defunct El Tiki Restaurant (Nov '12)
A mug for the "Sea Creatures of the South Pacific" Art Swap (Dec '12)
 
Another mug for the "Sea Creatures of the South Pacific" Art Swap. The Yellow Bellied Sea Snake's Fang inspired by the Islander's Cobra's Fang (Jan '13)
 
I like to take a theme and run it into the ground - "Anything worth doing is worth doing to the point of wretched excess". I am re-doing my Tiki Deck to a "Headhunter Harbor" theme.
Headhunter Harbor Sign (Apr '13)
"Lil Losers" Shrunken Head Mugs (Apr & May '13)
Headhunter Harbor dinnerware (Apr '13)
Shrunken Head Mosaic Table (May '13)
Up next a female Lil Loser Shrunken Head mug, a shrunken head catfood dish, a cabinet to display the Lil Loser mug in and who knows what else?
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Happiness is when what you THINK, what you SAY, and what you DO are in harmony - Gandhi
[ This Message was edited by: MadDogMike 2013-05-08 01:33 ]
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Sophista-tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
Posts: 1598
From: Seattle WA
| Posted: 2010-02-24 9:25 pm Permalink
YAY
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3568 | Posted: 2010-02-24 10:02 pm Permalink
Keep going, I can't wait until all of your art is displayed, Wendy
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little lost tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7460
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2010-02-24 10:37 pm Permalink
m-m-m-MADa-da-da-DAWG!
yay for the pretend artists club!
still love that jaguar tile...
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GROG
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6187
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2010-02-24 11:52 pm Permalink
You're an insane son-of-a-bitch, Mike!
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Babalu
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
Posts: 2498
From: Lemon Grove
| Posted: 2010-02-25 06:55 am Permalink
MD, Your off the hook brother  You've come such a long way in such a short time - Mondo Props!!
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leleliz
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Sep 02, 2008
Posts: 1981
From: NorCal
| Posted: 2010-02-25 07:02 am Permalink
You may not have been slinging clay for very long but you can see how you have steadily progressed in skill.
Also your imagination and creativity are awesome.
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Iokona Ki'i
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 14, 2008
Posts: 815
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2010-02-25 12:48 pm Permalink
Great art Mike! Love the Jaguar tile!
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tyger jymmy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 14, 2003
Posts: 554
From: califorina
| Posted: 2010-03-01 3:26 pm Permalink
The backyard in a Mug, realy way out kool .
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congatiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2010-03-01 4:02 pm Permalink
Nice work, especially love the Zombie Village platter. Actually
it's all cool...the pigs...the jade tile...Queen's hut. Keep 'em
coming.
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beadtiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 24, 2007
Posts: 929
From: Bothell, Washington
| Posted: 2010-03-01 8:10 pm Permalink
How is it I missed this new forum?! Mike, as usual, great stuff! You KNOW which one is MY favorite  .
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6412
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-03-01 9:07 pm Permalink
ooops, that was supposed to be a PM
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beadtiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 24, 2007
Posts: 929
From: Bothell, Washington
| Posted: 2010-03-02 12:36 am Permalink
LOL I've done that a few times!
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tikiracer
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 09, 2005
Posts: 462
From: UK
| Posted: 2010-03-02 04:00 am Permalink
muppet prize goes too...
me!
[ This Message was edited by: tikiracer 2010-03-02 06:45 ]
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tobunga
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
Posts: 896 | Posted: 2010-03-02 11:46 pm Permalink
Waitaminut... I know this isn't all yer work! C'mon, post more of your great art!
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