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My creations- lamps and other tiki projects.. New Stuff! 9/26/2012 |
spiked
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Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 |  Posted: 2012-07-10 07:47 am Permalink
Thank you very much Mike, Vamp and Wendy!  I hope to work with clay again very soon.
Glassblowing is so much fun and very challenging! I always wanted to make my own floats and just get exposure to the whole glass art, it is a great medium with so many possibilities!
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nicholauslee
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 11, 2009
Posts: 34 | Posted: 2012-07-12 09:02 am Permalink
Man, so many awesome lamp build in this thread! Love them all.
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WestADad
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Mar 31, 2009
Posts: 731
From: Tornado Alley
| Posted: 2012-07-12 09:26 am Permalink
Yep, love your lamps, I could have a thousand float lamps it seems and still want more.
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 | Posted: 2012-07-13 09:33 am Permalink
Thank you 
I feel the same about floats.. I can never have enough.. After I picked up a book on vintage glass floats, I have become even more obsessed 
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anthonymaye
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Joined: Apr 26, 2012
Posts: 121
From: Sacramento, CA
| Posted: 2012-07-14 10:20 pm Permalink
Am in love with the blowfish in the float
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 | Posted: 2012-09-26 2:13 pm Permalink
Thank you!
Here are the some updates, as I promised.
I have recently been commissioned by the new place in town to make some lamps for them.
They have seen photos of my work so order was really specific to what they wanted and what worked for them for the vision that they had.
Here are is what they ended up with, first is a picture that one of the owners snapped of me, when I delivered the lamp:
One of two of my glass blown floats that they have:
The most exciting to make were two custom pieces that I personally just love!!
I have collaborated with an amazing artist and great friend Capt'n Skully and equally amazing artist and friend Bob, to make them super cool and awesome- -Tiki drum lamp (Kona Style Lono Drum lamp) and a skull chandelier, (Matau Skull lamp).
Here are some of the photos of the progress:
SKULLS!!
HOOKS!
FIGHTS!!!!!
I had one more skull left over, so I decided to make a reproduction of one of the Papua New Guinea decorated skulls from 'Oceanic Art' book by Anthony J P Meyer.
He now lives above the bar and named 'The Seventh Skull'
Thank you for looking!
-Lena
Here is the link to the article, a lot of love went into making this place happen!
http://www.columbusunderground.com/the-making-of-a-tiki-bar-behind-the-scenes-at-grass-skirt
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-09-26 5:53 pm Permalink
Love the skulls with the PNG decoration.
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VanTiki
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 908
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2012-09-26 5:57 pm Permalink
Astounding work!
I am in LOVE with the glowing puffer fish in the globes! And the skulls - gasp! So great!
Henrik "VanTIki"
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6412
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-09-26 6:31 pm Permalink
WOW Lena!
So much cool stuff, you are just bubbling over with creativity! Love the giant fishhook lamp with the skulls.
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LoriLovesTiki
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Joined: Jul 03, 2011
Posts: 471
From: NJ
| Posted: 2012-09-26 6:34 pm Permalink
I really LOVE the puffer fish in the float lamp! AMAZING!!!
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 | Posted: 2012-09-27 12:21 pm Permalink
Thank you all so much!!
I cannot wait to get started on new stuff!!
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Hale Tiki
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Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1414
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2012-09-27 12:23 pm Permalink
SO MUCH AWESOME IN ONE THREAD!
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