Post #432895 by MadDogMike on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 10:43 AM

Thank you Sophista-Tiki :)

I wasn't part of the Kona Swordfish Tribute but wanted to make something as a personal challenge. I wasn't "fishing" for an invitation (pun intended) so I wasn't going to post it until after the show, but now it looks like there isn't going to be a show :(

I have been experimenting with a faux mosaic technique, this was a test. It was supposed to be a square platter but it was too big to fit into my kiln, I had a couple of options to fire it but both require waiting and I don't wait well. When one of the corners of the platter slumped during drying, I took a knife and whacked it down to fit my kiln. Voila! No more waiting!

I fired and glazed it then filled the gaps with sanded acrylic grout. I really wanted black but the acrylic grout came in gray. Turned out OK, all things considered.

EDIT - Spelling

Blurring the fine line between art and crap.

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2009-02-06 10:47 ]