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My creations-Lamps and other projects |
spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 97 |  Posted: 2012-07-23 3:00 pm Permalink
Hi there!
Here are some of my projects- lamps and other stuff that I have created in past few years.
Float lamps:
6" glass
12" glass
Acrylics-6" ones
here they are lit up:
Here is a lighter blue one I had hanging outside and a huge monster 16" globe that took a very long time to tie 
Didn't get a chance to take a pic of it lit up before it got sold, but you can see sunlight coming though it below
I've also been obsessed with shrunken heads, so I sorta converted one of the cheapy party store ones into a light.
Puffer lamps.
Then and of course, naturally, once you have done a puffer, on to the next-my all time fav tiki lamp puffer in a float! Yes. They make me bleed, ouch, but they are worth it! 
Shell lamp.
Here are a few more I made a while ago, bamboo ones were a special request from a friend.
First one of it's type:
Basket/hat/resin combos:
Tiki is really inspiring and exciting to me and it keeps me motivated to try different things.
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 items, mind-blowing. I have seen Duk Duk before, but not a life-sized one, so I got inspired to make a mug.
These are my first attempts at the world of ceramics 
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.
Floats again!
I had one of those old vintage Duraglass floats, so I made him a net! New type of the net made with treated rope.
Drilled glass float:
Small 5" yellow float drilled and sandblasted on the inside and out:
Handblown glass:
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! 
-Lena.
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Murph
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 11, 2006
Posts: 829
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2012-07-23 3:32 pm Permalink
Great work.... love em.
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 97 | Posted: 2012-07-24 09:59 am Permalink
Thank you!
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 7576 | Posted: 2012-07-26 07:28 am Permalink
I looked once, I looked twice, I kept looking at all the work you have accomplished. The lights are perfect and the mood in the beautiful room is outstanding. I loved the starfish on the bottom of the lamp. Every lamp is perfect. I know how long it takes to put photos on these threads (I do it every morning) so thank you for doing that as well. I hope you will have more to add in the future. Wendy
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 97 | Posted: 2012-07-30 05:09 am Permalink
Thank you so much!! Wendy- are you awesome and so kind!!
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zerostreet
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 06, 2010
Posts: 2345
From: http://www.zerostreet.com
| Posted: 2012-07-30 05:38 am Permalink
Nice work!
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2379
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-09-06 1:54 pm Permalink
these are awesome!!!
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 97 | Posted: 2012-09-26 2:40 pm Permalink
Thank you all!
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.
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 they are:
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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The Granite Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 02, 2005
Posts: 820
From: Nashua, NH
| Posted: 2012-09-26 6:22 pm Permalink
Outstanding!
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tikiskip
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: Nov 26, 2005
Posts: 4902 | Posted: 2012-09-27 07:34 am Permalink
'The Seventh Skull' is very cool.
Great job Lena and Friends.
I can see Erics influence in there.
Also see Eric got his Kahiki lamp done.
Can't wait to see the lights.
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 7576 | Posted: 2012-09-27 08:55 am Permalink
Wow I like everything you've done. Wendy
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spiked
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 97 | Posted: 2012-09-27 11:09 am Permalink
Thank you, guys!!
Eric and Bob are awesome!! I cannot wait to work with them again, I have so many ideas to do some bigger pieces
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Philot
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 04, 2003
Posts: 229
From: The armpit of Florida
| Posted: 2012-09-27 11:12 am Permalink
Nice work!
Just gave me a great idea - a shrunken head in a fishing float. One more thing for my ridiculously full todo list.
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On 2012-07-23 15:00, spiked wrote:
Hi there!
I've also been obsessed with shrunken heads, so I sorta converted one of the cheapy party store ones into a light.
Then and of course, naturally, once you have done a puffer, on to the next-my all time fav tiki lamp puffer in a float! Yes. They make me bleed, ouch, but they are worth it!
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