Tom "Thor" Thordarson's Pirate at the Helm Tiki Mug
“Maritime legend tells of a fine pirate that sailed the Pacific searching to add to his growing collection of Tiki carvings from the islands he explored.
So fascinated with this art form, he wove their beauty into the wooden skin of his galleon ! But great and mighty were the squalls that locked their talons grip upon his sails and left them tattered and a flutter!
The lighting and beckoning of Davy Jones took life and flesh from both ship and captain, leaving him lifeless, with iron grip at the great ships helm. His crimson red frock coat shredded and fluttering like the tell tails of a jib. His bones bleached from the salty sea and scorching sun. Yet he remains fast to the wheel...on a ghost ship destined for lands unknown.“
Pirate at the Helm is a continuation of Thor’s pirate tiki mug series.
This ceramic tiki mug is was designed by Thor, sculpted by Thor, and was one of our first two mugs, in it's original glaze, that has been manufactured in-house at TikiLand Trading Co. by the same team that previously made mugs released by Thor Arts!
'Golden Hour' Limited Edition
The Pirate at the Helm has returned but in the darkness of night. This edition features deep rich color with hints of a golden or bronze metallic shimmer. We're making these to order, up to 150 total. 100 have already been sold, so this is the last 50.
Ahoy! This glaze looks vastly different in different lighting. In the darkness of a tiki bar it has a deep rich color with a subtle metallic look when light hits it, but in the sunlight it’s golden tones are highlighted. We did our best to show the range of what this mug will look like in person, but please be aware it may not look exactly like the photos. This one was a real challenge to photograph!
Each of these mugs are unique in how light or dark the gold is, some much lighter, and some much darker - this is a feature of the glaze.
About this Tiki Mug:
- Limited edition (150 qty).
- This mug holds about 20oz (varies slightly mug to mug) and is about 7.75 inches tall, and weighs about 1.5 lbs.
- Ready to Ship!
- This is a collaboration between TikiLand Trading Co. and Thor.
- Designed and Made in sunny Southern California by TikiLand Trading Co.
- Each mug is hand made. Each mug is hand cast, hand cleaned up seam lines, then individually hand glazed! As a result, each mug will be unique and have small variations in glaze, color, cleanup, etc.
- Hand wash only!
- Please familiarize yourself with our policies.
**DECOR USE ONLY option:
Sometimes we have mugs that don’t pass our final quality control process for various reasons. These mugs aren’t considered “firsts” or even “whoopsies”. Many of them we do not feel are appropriate for use with beverages. Instead of destroying these mugs, we've decided to sell them in AS-IS condition and for Decor Use Only for a low price so that some people may still get enjoyment from them.
These mugs could be used on a shelf for display, used to make a lamp, used as a pot, some other DIY project, or even to hold things such as barware, swizzles, straws, pens, etc!
Again, for those of you familiar with our "Whoopsies" program, these are not considered the same. These mugs are not exchangeable. Mugs will be guaranteed to arrive without structural cracks/in one piece, but these could have superficial glaze cracks or chips, missing/incorrect glaze, as well as other issues (aesthetic or other). These will be clearly distinguishable from legit first quality mugs and Whoopsies because they will have a whole drilled in the bottom, so they will not hold liquid.
WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED QUANTITY OF THESE
About TikiLand Trading Co.:
Tiki Mugs by TikiLand Trading Co. are a collaboration between TikiLand Trading Co. and Tiki tOny.
Credits for this tiki mug:
Designed by Thor
Sculpted by Thor
Manufactured by TikiLand Trading Co.
Support and production by the team at TikiLand Trading Co.
