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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 622
From: San Diego, CA
|  Posted: 2012-10-12 8:42 pm Permalink
As a new clay artist entering the tiki world, wanted to post up v1.0 of "Stachetiki." He's bisque fired here, figuring out what glaze to go with now. Hoping v2.0 will have some better form and lines, and may even be worthy of slipcasting. Would love to hear any feedback!
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VampiressRN
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Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5461
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2012-10-12 9:15 pm Permalink
Welcome to Tiki Central. Keep up the great work!! There are lot's of wonderful artists here that will be happy to give you suggestions for growing your artistic talent.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-10-13 06:28 am Permalink
Welcome to TC TikiAno. I like the clean, smooth lines and the stylized design. Clever name - I'm not sure the mustache makes him look very "tiki", but he'd make a really cool German beer stein. There are lots of glaze options out there!
Enjoy playing in the mud and keep posting your work for us to see 
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Hale Tiki
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Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1798
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2012-10-13 7:37 pm Permalink
Put everything down lower, slant the face, and you're set!
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 622
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-14 05:40 am Permalink
Thanks, guys. VampiressRN, looking forward to hearing from all. MadDogMike, I definitely think 'outside of the box' re: tiki design. I have a few others that are more "traditional." HaleTiki, thanks for the advice- what do you mean by "slant the face"?
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Hale Tiki
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Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1798
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2012-10-14 07:05 am Permalink
Take a look at some moai from the side, or the Duncan mold Moai Mug. There's a little more dimension. And as a mustachioed man, good job so far!
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 622
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-14 7:37 pm Permalink
Got it, Hale Tiki. Still working on building out mugs. This is slab built, with features added onto base form. Haven't (yet) worked with 'pulling' features out of the main form-- but definitely plan on it. Hope to finish more details on another (larger) non-traditional tiki mug tomorrow- but want to figure out more three-dimensional work.  Thanks!
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 622
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-15 12:15 pm Permalink
First look at Grungiki. He has a generally dissatisfied expression, flannel shirt, furrowed brow, and (will have) an earring.
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 4374 | Posted: 2012-10-15 4:37 pm Permalink
Welcome. Where do you live? It looks like you have great work space, I'm jealous. Keep it coming here and we'll enjoy seeing your work. Step by steps are fun too. Will you make molds? Wendy
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TikiAno
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Posts: 622
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-16 09:06 am Permalink
Thanks, Wendy. I'm in San Diego. The photos are taken in a shared ceramic studio I use down here (use their kiln)- much better looking than the garage where I also play with clay. I'm still working on my (general) process, but I love all of your step by steps (and others)- as well as your work- it's amazing. I plan on making molds, want to get a few mugs finished to figure out which to mold first. The mold making step by steps have gotten me excited to try it- though I'll have to clear out a lot of the garage first.
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 622
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-16 09:22 am Permalink
Here's a 3/4 view of Grungiki, showing slight detail of the plaid shirt and earring hole. Hopefully I made the hole big enough for a good hoop. It's a pretty big piece- the base was made from a hand rolled slab of clay around a pretty wide piece of PVC.
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 4374 | Posted: 2012-10-16 1:39 pm Permalink
Hi TikiAno, I've thought about using PVC pipe but never got around to it. Next time let us see how you do it. Recently I let glaze fill the hole I'd made for the necklace string. Drilling it out was super hard. I'll not make that mistake again.
You have a classic tiki mouth on this one. Wendy
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TikiAno
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From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-17 10:45 am Permalink
Thanks for the heads-up, Wendy. Will have to figure out something to keep the earring hole open during glazing and firing (maybe plug it with something that will survive firing?) I'll try to shoot a step by step for building around another form- I was having trouble pulling up narrow walled forms on the wheel, found this method easier- though possibly a lot less "cool."
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swizzle
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Joined: Jun 03, 2007
Posts: 758
From: Melbourne,Australia
| Posted: 2012-10-17 1:43 pm Permalink
The best way to stop the hole closing up is to put a toothpick (or any wood of the appropriate diameter) through it and it will just burn away during the firing.
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 622
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-18 09:24 am Permalink
Thanks, Swizzle. That sounds like the perfect solution. Still going to trim a bit more, then bisque fire it. Will definitely post photos with the update.
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