Post #293166 by teaKEY on Mon, Mar 19, 2007 5:52 PM

Danny, those two links, the first one is not taking food out of the artist mouth where "borrowing" from working and living artist is something different.

The second link, I brought it up to Tipsy's attention and he didn't know the artist were current and after he found out, he pulled the product. Its not for sale, he is not making money off it.

All artist I like don't rip off. Take Mark Ryden, latest show is with forest. Eyes on trees with children. People have painted trees, people have painted eyes, people have painted children, but no one have done the combination of all three. I could use a better example, but its like this. All stuff is a #1 , you can use a 1 form here, a 1 here there, and a 1 that is new. Your painting is now something added together that was never done before, a 3.

"Teakey, I enjoy a lil friendly competition, bring your A game."

I think more friendly competition is great and lacking from TC. There really isn't competition going to here but I think its fun and pushes both to higher levels that may not be reached otherwise.
It will be years before I hit my stride but I want to make the best one off mugs. Right now I don't really have competition. Only Van and I are really the only ones doing mugs from the ground up. Munktiki got into the game with there Kustomas but it was off a mold and that different still but I like what they did. I would love a blank to work off on. Munktiki declined me for theirs.
But I got something up my shelve. It's just on idea for now but I want to see it come to terms. I think it will have you looking twice. If it did, I would like to hear that from you.

Your last mug OKi OKi is one of my favorites. I can't believe it took so long for someone to do that design. Actually the three place mug in TikiFarm's contest has that look.