Post #424553 by BeezleBug on Wed, Dec 17, 2008 8:32 PM

In between all the other holiday fun, I managed to finish the wax sculpt for the "Tiki Parade" mug. Clockwise, from top left, there's the visage of Mr. Bali Hai, Tiki Bob, the Suffering Bastard, the mug title, the Islander Smiley, and the Islander Bumatay. I won't have a chance to make a mold until January. I'm very curious how it will cast...

Here are my new favorite tools:

I bought a set of cheap metal dental picks from Dick Blick. Now I can carve wax and do some self-surgery on the side!

As an aside, Las Vegas is in the midst of a freak snow storm - the worst since the late 50's. We've had around 3 inches of snow today - enough to build a snowman. He may not be Tiki, but he's happy to be alive!