http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/25/tiki-scores-and-nacho-bars-at-forbidden-island Reports from your intrepid tiki explorer, Humuhumu Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:10:46 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/25/tiki-scores-and-nacho-bars-at-forbidden-island/comment-page-1#comment-29093 Humu Kon Tiki » Blog Archive » Severed Head Mug Sculpt, by Nacho Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:45:34 +0000 http://blog.humuhumu.com/2006/09/25/tiki-scores-and-nacho-bars-at-forbidden-island#comment-29093 [...] Bay Area artist Nacho (who was responsible for the massive and awe-inspiring Ku tiki bar seen at Forbidden Island’s sale event and at Viva Las Vegas) has created this stunningly faithful reproduction of the famous Ren Clark Severed Head mug. What is even more impressive is that Nacho has never actually seen the mug in person; he was able to create this sculpt using only photographs of the mug he found online. I think that Nacho’s version is actually an improvement — the shaping of his face is more realistic without losing its style, and has cleaner shaping and details. I can’t wait to see it in mug form — Nacho plans to paint it as true to the original as possible, right down to the pink and red blood drips. Aside from Nacho’s obvious sculpting skills, he’s an experienced painter, specializing in hot rods and classic cars. [...] [...] Bay Area artist Nacho (who was responsible for the massive and awe-inspiring Ku tiki bar seen at Forbidden Island’s sale event and at Viva Las Vegas) has created this stunningly faithful reproduction of the famous Ren Clark Severed Head mug. What is even more impressive is that Nacho has never actually seen the mug in person; he was able to create this sculpt using only photographs of the mug he found online. I think that Nacho’s version is actually an improvement — the shaping of his face is more realistic without losing its style, and has cleaner shaping and details. I can’t wait to see it in mug form — Nacho plans to paint it as true to the original as possible, right down to the pink and red blood drips. Aside from Nacho’s obvious sculpting skills, he’s an experienced painter, specializing in hot rods and classic cars. [...]

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