Plaster Mold Making & Some Ceramics - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11040	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Fri, Apr 25, 2008 9:17 AM Guys, thanks for the tips! I am in the process of trying one myself. I've never tried any ceramics before, we'll see what happens. I want my mug to be a miniature of my first carved tiki (on the left), which is somewhat simple and crude. Instead of clay for my model, I started with a 3x7 inch pillar candle and carved it with loop tools. The wax is soft enough to carve easily but hard enough not to damange by handling. It also leaves the tool marks, I'm hoping it will look like carved wood when I'm done. Seems like plaster shouldn't stick to the wax. I've made the model and the mold box, hope to pour the mold this next week. Babalu & Bowana, I'm about 100 miles east of you, where is a good place in San Diego to buy ceramic supplies (slip, glazes, etc)? Thanks! PS The guy in the hat in the pictures looks like BW, a tiki artist I knew back in the 70's!

Guys, thanks for the tips! I am in the process of trying one myself. I've never tried any ceramics before, we'll see what happens. I want my mug to be a miniature of my first carved tiki (on the left), which is somewhat simple and crude.

Instead of clay for my model, I started with a 3x7 inch pillar candle and carved it with loop tools. The wax is soft enough to carve easily but hard enough not to damange by handling. It also leaves the tool marks, I'm hoping it will look like carved wood when I'm done. Seems like plaster shouldn't stick to the wax. I've made the model and the mold box, hope to pour the mold this next week.
Babalu & Bowana, I'm about 100 miles east of you, where is a good place in San Diego to buy ceramic supplies (slip, glazes, etc)?
Thanks!
PS The guy in the hat in the pictures looks like BW, a tiki artist I knew back in the 70's!

Post #376155 by MadDogMike on Fri, Apr 25, 2008 9:17 AM