Post #118269 by yumyumkid on Tue, Oct 5, 2004 9:43 PM

Thanks. It is a white clay, very smooth and clean to work with. Unfortunately I probally won't be making the mold myself. I have been interested in making tiki mugs ever since I began working with clay in high school which was 4 years ago. The only thing that was holding me back was I didn't know the mold making process. I recently purchased "The Clay Lover's Guide to Making Molds" by Peirce Clayton. It is a great moldmaking book but after I finished reading it I decided to have a mold outsourced on this design. One, I can only get the mold plaster in 50# quantities from my clay supplier(way to much) and two (the deciding factor,) if I get any of the plaster mixed into my clay it will ruin it and I'll have to clean my workspace top to bottom if it gets contaminated. Not enough room to work with plaster in the 2/2 apartment I rent. Most landlords would flip if they saw the pottery stuff I do in the extra bedroom! It's going to cost around $150 to have the mold made but I think it will be worth my while and investment. If so, I have two more designs ready to be sculpted.