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BOWLARAMA at the Tonga Hut March 3rd |
Hale Tiki
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Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1380
From: Pittsburgh
|  Posted: 2013-03-02 9:31 pm Permalink
Tobunga, those are insane.
The Stockton Islander, is that a mug? With a removable lid roof?!
And a giant volcano bowl with room for flaming croutons all the way around!?
Very cool.
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6170
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2013-03-02 10:33 pm Permalink
All the artwork is looking great everybody. This is going to be a really neat show. GROG have stuff in the kiln GROG will pull out in the morning. GROG looking forward to seeing everybody's art and seeing everybody at the Tonga Hut.
GROG stole this photo of Tiki Tony's wooden bowl he is bringing from Cass's Bowlarama facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/216189411855144/?context=create
If you check out the page and click on the photos they are much bigger and you can really see some of the great artwork we'll be having at the show.
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tobunga
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Joined: Apr 12, 2008
Posts: 896 | Posted: 2013-03-02 11:11 pm Permalink
Hey everybody!
Here is some more fun for tomorrow!
New glaze on Tonga Hut coconut mugs, a sort of young coconut green, debuting tomorrow!
Plus a bowl for Tonga Hut I've had in the works for some time... completed, appropriately enough, just in time for Bowlarama...
The Drooling Bastard bowl! Order a bowl from the Hut and have it served up in this bastard of a bowl!
And this just in... I'll have a small quantity of the brand spanking new Quiet Village podcast mai tai glasses at my booth... I did the artwork for 'em!
The glasses are 8.00 each, or two for 14.00
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GROG
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From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2013-03-03 08:46 am Permalink
Tobunga, you are a machine!! How do you get so much done and still have a full time job?
TODAY'S THE DAY!!!!!!
GROG so excited about the show GROG couldn't pee this morning or GROG would've wet the ceiling!
GROG cracked the kiln open a bit this morning so it can cool down another hour or so before GROG can get the rest of the ceramics out.
GROG looking forward to seeing all of GROG' artist friends and tiki friends. Dees gonna be phun!!!!!!!!
See ya'll this afternoon. GROG got alotta packing to do to take everything over to Tonga Hut. May have to make two trips.
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Wildsville man
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Joined: Dec 13, 2007
Posts: 1297
From: PALM SPRINGSVILLE
| Posted: 2013-03-03 09:05 am Permalink
I need to see this show. I am making the trip from Palm Springs and leaving my isolated lifestyle for one day to enjoy the art,drinks and friends at the Tonga Hut.
See you then,
W
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Gunga Galunga
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Joined: Feb 26, 2013
Posts: 5 | Posted: 2013-03-03 09:09 am Permalink
I'm sure I could spend a couple hundred easily today judging by the craftsmanship shown in the pics. Conveniently, ill be finding out just how much job security I have tomorrow so ill probably have to tighten the belt, but who knows how ill feel after a few zombies, ha!
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OceaOtica
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Joined: Sep 29, 2003
Posts: 869
From: la, home of Tiki Ti
| Posted: 2013-03-03 10:42 am Permalink
almost time, will have one mug at my vending table, a test glazed Kapriman. Will have dry ice to light up the volcanoes if any of the other artists are interested. See you there!
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heylownine
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Joined: Oct 05, 2008
Posts: 472
From: Agoura Hills, CA
| Posted: 2013-03-03 9:00 pm Permalink
This show was a lot of fun. Great job putting it together Grog! The lineup of bowls was pretty amazing and it looked like a great turn out. I forgot my "real" camera, and took no crowd shots, so this is going to look a lot like the previous pages in this thread.  Full sized versions on Flickr, and 2 (very) short video clips of the dry ice and rotation action.
LLT & MP's collaboration here had to be seen in person. Great depth.
Val and I had a great time seeing so many familiar (and some not so familiar) faces today at the Tonga Hut.
Mahalo to everyone that helped put on today's show!
kevin
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mp
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Joined: Mar 12, 2009
Posts: 414
From: Nor Cal
| Posted: 2013-03-03 10:13 pm Permalink
All those shots look great!
So bummed I couldnt be there.
Huge props to Ernie and everyone involved!!!
Here's my raku bowl/cup I'll be giving away right here
on this thread soon. Stay tuned for details
Its cracked and repaired but hey, its free. What the heck!
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Hale Tiki
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Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1380
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2013-03-04 06:23 am Permalink
How very generous, MP!
The show looked great. Congratulations to everyone involved for creating fantastic pieces.
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danlovestikis
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Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3553 | Posted: 2013-03-04 08:11 am Permalink
Thank you GROG for putting on a terrific show. I scored the Islander Building by Eric October and Mahalo Tiki is bringing it home to me. It's going to be a surprise for Dan on our 35th Wedding anniversary in May.
I love all everything that was shown.
Someone bought my Red Frankoma/Pele Rising bowl. I'd really like to see a photo of who it is with the bowl. I've saved the photo posted here by heylownine, thank you very much.
Cheers, Wendy
MP I'll be checking back every hour until I see what you are doing with that bowl!
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6170
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2013-03-04 11:12 am Permalink
GROG would like to thank everybody who came out to the show and everybody involved in the show. Thanks to Jeremy and Amy for hosting the show at the Tonga Hut, and Marie and Lisa-Marie for doing a wonderful job mixing drinks. Very big thanks to Tonga Tom for bringing the panels to hang the 2d artwork, and FOR HANGING the 2d artwork, and also for doing a great job DJing. Big thanks to all the artists and vendors for participating. All of the artwork was was great. Big, huge thank you to Cass (Oceotica) for helping promote the show with a facebook page, for bringing the tables to put the bowls on, and for helping set up the show. Also thanks for bringing dry ice and making everything look so dramatic. It looked really neat in the water fountains inside the Tonga Hut. Thanks to everybody who bought stuff and helped support the hard working artists of the Tiki community. And Kitty Chow, Fisherman and Crazy Al for entertaining everybody. That was very fun. GROG wish GROG had gotten to see more of the show.
GROG took some pictures GROG post as soon as GROG download and crop them.
GROG will sell bowls and crap that didn't sell at the show on ebay, so watch for GROG' marketplace thread "CRAP BY GROG" when GROG have stuff up on ebay.
Thanks again everybody for helping to make this a fun and successful event.
P.S. Anybody interested in taking over organizing and promoting these art shows at the Tonga Hut, GROG would be more than happy to talk to you.
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Queen Kamehameha
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Joined: Oct 21, 2003
Posts: 1370
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2013-03-04 12:21 pm Permalink
Thanks everyone who was vending, everyone who came, Marie and Lisa Marie for the amazing cocktails, Ernie for organizing and Tonga Tom for dj'ing!!!!
Amazing art pieces, the best bowls ever, thanks all!
Amy
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6170
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2013-03-04 2:08 pm Permalink
Pics:
Setting up the bowls, Tiki Diablo and Tiki Tony were running late, so their bowls aren't up there yet.
Tiki Diablo and Tiki Tony setting up. Hey, you get there late, you gotta set up next to the dumpster.
Smokin' Tikis vending for the 1st time at the Tonga Hut.
The Taco Lady stayed busy cooking some delicious Mexican food.
GROG and Joe Banks---some guys just weren't meant for close ups.
Can't really explain what's going on here.
Proud new owner of a Tiki Tony piece.
Bongofury got a Tiki Tony piece, too.
The Taco Lady made MORE tacos.
Only one 2D piece didn't sell.
GROG and Kitty Chow.
This lady is holding something sweet in her hands, and she's got a cookie.
MISHA!!!!!!!!!!!
Proud owners of a Wangaroan shot glass.
The Taco Lady made more food.
Desiree got the Vicious Virgin mug by Trader Tom.
It was one big lovefest.
Tiki Tony found the cookies GROG brought.
Atomikitty showed up. Not sure who has the nicer lips, but GROG pretty sure Suzy is a close second.
The lovefest continues.
Sven and Suzy basking in the afterglowof the lovefest.
Actually it's just the sun setting as vending starts to wrap up and everybody heads in to see Kitty Chow and Fisherman perform with special guest, Crazy Al.
That's all the photos GROG took.
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SandraDee
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Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 575 | Posted: 2013-03-04 2:12 pm Permalink
So bummed to have missed this! Looks like it was a great turn out with some impressive art from some of my favorite folks.
Love that frame MP and also Eric that Islander building bowl came out great. Glad it survived the firing!
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