Post #333031 by Babalu on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 5:45 PM

Paipo - Thanks, Man of Peace...yeah, ok, I see that. I will explain more on the carve of that log in the carving area soon. The whole grid thing (instead of drawing) is something I came up with on my own...it will either work really good, or it will fail miserably. Ya never know till ya try, right? Can't wait to get my new pendant brah...the wife is already saying it's hers...I don't think so.

Cammo - Thanks, but remind me to show you some ceramics books I have when your over next...if that sculpture mockette of mine is the best you've seen, then your in for a real treat brother.

JONESEY, JONESEY, JONESEY!!! Mucho thanks! I've got something special floating around in my brain for you Captain...it will become real soon enough.

Well, I have learned a great deal in the making of these first mugs...One thing is that it takes time to do all the steps yourself...I don't know how many of these steps the rest of you mug makers do yourself, but I can see where subbing out some of these steps might be a wise thing.

Lastly, I'm adding Jonesey, Bullet, LLT (thanks for the color choice), Vince, and La Esquina Del Tiki down for one of the Olive chop mugs at no charge...thanks for the PM's and standing behind this MOW mug so huge. That gives me about 37-40 total to do, of which I have most of done in one stage or another. Still need a little time before all of these will come out of last glaze firing. I know it says ?? of 60 on the bottom of these mugs, but I may stop it here at 40 and move on to the next mug designs, and some needed carving...will still do a few special "one offs" on these MOW's down the road??...I'm just getting kind of sick of playing with this olive one right now. We'll see?

Next year, for the "08" SD Chop Chop mug...I'll build it, but you cats get to glaze your own. I will show you how.

Peace out