Post #223903 by tikitony on Wed, Mar 29, 2006 9:39 PM

tHanks guys! Each one of you was right there with me every step of the way. From the 8 hour straight day in 90 degree heat in the Valley next to a raging hot 20x20 foot kiln making the first mold, to the last few days of cleaning up the mugs before firings where I was almost sure that my insides were going to be sucked out through my skin because of the dryness clay causes. Good observation on the lean! This was my first mug, so it took me about 20 mugs to realize how to keep them straight. The purply-blue ones got really bent because my buddy fell asleep and the kiln went an extra 400 degrees than it should have. Just wait to see the boxes and the magical story that comes inside! Originally I was gonna have a skirt and skull necklace, but they really detracted from the mug. I obsessed over the skirt and necklace, but after keeping seeing them for a few days on display, I made the call... no skirt, no necklace. Maybe in the future on a different design. I really got to thank Tiki Diablo for pushing me to make my own mug, and also to Munk Tiki for the inspiration after meeting them at their studio while on a surf trip up north this past summer. Next 25 should expect emails within a month or so! Thanks everybody again, you're too kind!