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My creations- lamps and other tiki projects.. New Stuff! 9/26/2012 |
tikiskip
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Nov 26, 2005
Posts: 2081 |  Posted: 2011-06-15 10:31 pm Permalink
Nice job!!
I knew once you started tyeing you would get better and better.
Just got a bunch of resin to do some lights.
Have not seen your bar in some time.
Looks good.
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 | Posted: 2011-06-16 07:10 am Permalink
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On 2011-06-15 22:31, tikiskip wrote:
Nice job!!
I knew once you started tyeing you would get better and better.
Just got a bunch of resin to do some lights.
Have not seen your bar in some time.
Looks good.
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Thank you!!!  Yeah, I took your advice and kept at it
I have been working on the bar a bit lately. We may have another get together soon, before summer is over! 
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GROG
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6171
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2011-06-17 11:23 am Permalink
Wow, those look great. Need me a puffer in a fish float for my bar.
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 | Posted: 2011-06-17 1:45 pm Permalink
Thank you Queen and Grog! I will be making more puffers-in-the-float soon!
Here are just a few random things that I made..
I think decorated skulls from PNG are pretty neat, and I saw some neat looking ones @ Oceanic Arts a few years ago, when we went, so I made this little buddy last year:
I also been looking around to find a way to make quick and sturdy masks for elements outdoors, so I found plastic PNG Trader Vic looking mold and poured concrete, then just painted it with regular hobby store acrylics. Its good for what it is.
Tiki is really inspiring to me, like I said before and very exciting and it keeps me motivated to try different things.
After being terrified of clay for years ( I don't know why) I wanted to try my hand at it. I love working with clay now, so many options. Please go easy on me, these are my first attempts at the world of ceramics 
During our trip to Chicago a few years ago, we made a stop at Natural History Museum and checked out their Oceanic exhibit, oh my! They have a huge collection of PNG and NZ items, that I only seen in pictures, just so mind-blowing . I have seen Duk Duk before, but not a life-sized one, lol, so adorable and sinister at the same time, as any other PNG art is.
We fell in love with it, and Jim kept asking me to make him a mug, and that he has an idea for a drink to go with it.
and here is another one, hand built coils, it is small so it holds my swizzles
So the proportions were a bit off on the first Duk, so I made another one, just got it back from firing yesterday, and the idea was to make a mold, but the feedback I have been getting is that I should rather sculpt it with modeling clay, then make a plaster mold... Bummer.. I was looking forward to attempting my first plaster mold with this one. Gonna glaze this one up, thinking of going with brown on bottom and white feathers on the hat, just like one @ the museum. What do you think?
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Trader Mitch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Mar 16, 2011
Posts: 25
From: Lake Forest Park, WA
| Posted: 2011-06-17 5:07 pm Permalink
WOW! Nice work. You are so versatile!
Love your mugs ...and puffer...and float lamps...and..and..
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6392
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2011-06-17 6:43 pm Permalink
Love the DukDuks, isn't clay fun!?
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gold zephyr
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 29, 2010
Posts: 87
From: Los Angaleeze
| Posted: 2011-07-06 11:49 pm Permalink
Thanks for posting man, you work is inspiring, keep on keeping on
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 | Posted: 2011-07-07 12:33 pm Permalink
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On 2011-07-06 23:49, gold zephyr wrote:
Thanks for posting man, you work is inspiring, keep on keeping on
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Thank you! I'm a girl though 
-Lena.
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Polynesiac
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 29, 2004
Posts: 2020
From: San Pedro, CA
| Posted: 2011-07-08 10:20 am Permalink
Hey Spiked!
Your float lamps are really well done and look good and vintage. Those night shots are great - your lights add great atmosphere. I'm a sucker for float lamps!
Have fun and keep posting your work - it's all looking great!
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Polynesiac - putting the "F" back in "ART"
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littlegiles
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 398
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2011-07-08 10:35 am Permalink
Lena-
I just went back and looked through this thread and your lights are great and I'm LOVING the DukDuk. Great job on all of it.
Keep sharing, love looking at those pictures.
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TikiG
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 1519
From: Palmdale, California
| Posted: 2011-07-08 10:38 am Permalink
DIY RULES!!
Thanks for sharing all this cool handmade art as I find it inspiring to..do handmade art! Full circle DIY!
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tiki since '67!
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 | Posted: 2012-07-05 11:26 am Permalink
Hi there! It's been a while since I posted anything, been busy!
Here are a few photo updates in fancy hipster filter 
Glazed Duk Duk. I went with same color scheme as the first one.. Haven't had time to make anymore of those or any other mugs this year, hopefully in fall..
I had one of those old Duraglass floats, so I made him a net! New type of the net made with treated rope.
Small 5" yellow float drilled and sandblasted on the inside and out:
A few small floats, and a small 5" lamp,-handblown by me, sandblasted.
9" blue float- handblown by me, net made with hemp rope.
I hope you like it! More coming soon!
[ This Message was edited by: spiked 2012-07-05 11:30 ]
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6392
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-07-05 12:13 pm Permalink
Handblowing your own floats, now that's impressive! Keep up the cool work.
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5084
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2012-07-05 12:29 pm Permalink
NICE...looking forward to more pics of your fabulous talent!!!
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3553 | Posted: 2012-07-05 12:59 pm Permalink
Very good clay work. I look forward to seeing more. Wendy
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