VanTiki Mugs: Octopus Time Lapse - Other Crafts

V VanTiki Member Hawaii Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 1046	V VanTiki Posted posted on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 12:11 PM Oh dear! I step away from the studio for a spell and look what happens! :) First off, I appreciate BigBrotiki's thoughts. He has brought them up before about my mugs and work (look here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=28635&forum=12&start=0 and then he created a great thread here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=28671&forum=1&start=0 ). I'm going to make a statement about people's comments, then if we could move the discussion of "what is tiki" over to the afore mentioned thread and keep this one focused on the craft/techniques of creating that would be great :) I understand that my mugs are different - that is, in fact, why I make them. I greatly enjoy developing entirely new cultures and deities when creating my mugs and work. Yes, I do pull stylistic details from established polynesian motifs - but I try to do it as little as possible, or in a subtle way that may not be seen. I like to explore new angles. For example: I love shrunken heads (who doesn't?) - and there are already many great works and mugs using shrunken head. I opted to do pickled heads ( http://www.vantiki.com/VanTiki/The_Pickled_Warrior.html ) and framed faces ( http://www.vantiki.com/VanTiki/Framed_Face_1.html ). I WANT to push the expectations/mental image that people have when they think of a tiki mug. Heck, this afternoon I'm making new wood bases for my ship's cannon tiki mugs! In closing, It is odd to me that the drum mug is the piece that evoked another comment on my work being "not tiki", as I pulled the design for it directly from Hawaiian Pahu drums. Yes, it has a gillman-esque face on it (which I love), but the body shape and sounding holes follow traditional designs. Once I lash it up, it will look even more so. The second drum mug will follow the Pahu design even more so - but will be a bit crazier as well :) That is my 2 coconuts on the topic. I make mugs and curiosities that I dreamed of finding in the jungle when I was a kid. Objects that transport those who hold them to a Pacific land of mystery and exploration. Now back to the topic of creating tiki! Mahalo, Henrik "VanTiki"

Oh dear! I step away from the studio for a spell and look what happens! :)

First off, I appreciate BigBrotiki's thoughts. He has brought them up before about my mugs and work (look here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=28635&forum=12&start=0 and then he created a great thread here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=28671&forum=1&start=0 ). I'm going to make a statement about people's comments, then if we could move the discussion of "what is tiki" over to the afore mentioned thread and keep this one focused on the craft/techniques of creating that would be great :)

I understand that my mugs are different - that is, in fact, why I make them. I greatly enjoy developing entirely new cultures and deities when creating my mugs and work. Yes, I do pull stylistic details from established polynesian motifs - but I try to do it as little as possible, or in a subtle way that may not be seen. I like to explore new angles. For example: I love shrunken heads (who doesn't?) - and there are already many great works and mugs using shrunken head. I opted to do pickled heads ( http://www.vantiki.com/VanTiki/The_Pickled_Warrior.html ) and framed faces ( http://www.vantiki.com/VanTiki/Framed_Face_1.html ). I WANT to push the expectations/mental image that people have when they think of a tiki mug. Heck, this afternoon I'm making new wood bases for my ship's cannon tiki mugs!

In closing, It is odd to me that the drum mug is the piece that evoked another comment on my work being "not tiki", as I pulled the design for it directly from Hawaiian Pahu drums. Yes, it has a gillman-esque face on it (which I love), but the body shape and sounding holes follow traditional designs. Once I lash it up, it will look even more so. The second drum mug will follow the Pahu design even more so - but will be a bit crazier as well :)

That is my 2 coconuts on the topic. I make mugs and curiosities that I dreamed of finding in the jungle when I was a kid. Objects that transport those who hold them to a Pacific land of mystery and exploration. Now back to the topic of creating tiki!

Mahalo,
Henrik "VanTiki"

Post #624324 by VanTiki on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 12:11 PM