Post #389728 by teaKEY on Thu, Jun 26, 2008 9:43 AM

Babalu, yeah, a whole pit which wasn't even there before I started. If I would have taken to a shop ( time premitting) it would have probably been $.50 to fire. But it felt kinda like camping and I always wondered about firing this way. Just like the Native Americans.

Roughing in & then Polished up

A view of the nose which doesn't show up in most of the pictures. I liked it cause it would have been hard to mold a mug like this one with a nose like that. Undercuts.

A finished shot on the raw mug before any paint. I like this shot before the top knot matches the grill it's sitting on. And I liked the colors here. The black hat on a white body.

You can see the eyes that I went with. Really the best set after I tried different combinations. The breast ** with nipples** the ears and a lot of work went into the ears. I thickened them more toward the bottom which gave a good weight to the mug to balance out the top. I even brought the bottom of the ears forward to.

The bird men on the back

Stay Tuned, more of the birdmen to come