3/1 Ocea Otica's makins another one off zombie - Other Crafts

O OceaOtica Grand Member (1 year) Joined: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 1064	O OceaOtica Posted posted on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 7:09 PM Hey, it's been a while since i posted anything new. Here is the TDN Zombie night mug given to the winning cocktail from that evening. This is the last of the custom one off zombies i am going to do using this hobbyist mold as a base head. I appreciate the folks who have continued to ask when i will be making more of these, but i am ready to move on, and the truth is there was so much time in cutting, trimming, and sanding of this greenware head just to get it to the point that i had a blank canvas to cut, sand, and sculpt into it, that it starting ruining the fun of making them. These have been a blast to make, allowed me a lot of freedom, and gave me a way to work out some ideas for the two zombie cocktail related designs i have been working on, before committing to sculpting and molding the new ones. I never got back to discussing the two bowls above, the Pele Wakes and Modern Maori prototype. Both were made using pieces from older hobbyist molds combined with customizing that greenware and handbuilt elements. Those who have read my blog or seen my Vintage Beauty Monster series recognize the lady from the vintage mold i love, and the shell i believe comes from the same mold # that Trader Vics at one time used. The hand built elements are the Hei Tiki, the fur coat, and the feather. This bowl was a very delicate stressful thing to make, and involved an attachment technique i had not done before. Really did not know till it came out of the kiln whether or not it would be a disaster. This was a good way for me to see a prototype, something i hope to revisit later when i get to sculpting a Maori woman. The Pele Wakes bowl has two separate pieces from from hobbyist mold completely reworked to the point that you would not recognize the original greenware. She also has handbuilt elements. I like the found art collage approach to bastardizing greenware from hobbyist molds, and will get to continue with this approach in a collaboration with other mug artists soon, getting an opportunity to put a different spin on some of their designs.

Hey, it's been a while since i posted anything new.
Here is the TDN Zombie night mug given to the winning cocktail from that evening.

This is the last of the custom one off zombies i am going to do using this hobbyist mold as a base head. I appreciate the folks who have continued to ask when i will be making more of these, but i am ready to move on, and the truth is there was so much time in cutting, trimming, and sanding of this greenware head just to get it to the point that i had a blank canvas to cut, sand, and sculpt into it, that it starting ruining the fun of making them. These have been a blast to make, allowed me a lot of freedom, and gave me a way to work out some ideas for the two zombie cocktail related designs i have been working on, before committing to sculpting and molding the new ones.

I never got back to discussing the two bowls above, the Pele Wakes and Modern Maori prototype. Both were made using pieces from older hobbyist molds combined with customizing that greenware and handbuilt elements. Those who have read my blog or seen my Vintage Beauty Monster series recognize the lady from the vintage mold i love, and the shell i believe comes from the same mold # that Trader Vics at one time used. The hand built elements are the Hei Tiki, the fur coat, and the feather. This bowl was a very delicate stressful thing to make, and involved an attachment technique i had not done before. Really did not know till it came out of the kiln whether or not it would be a disaster. This was a good way for me to see a prototype, something i hope to revisit later when i get to sculpting a Maori woman. The Pele Wakes bowl has two separate pieces from from hobbyist mold completely reworked to the point that you would not recognize the original greenware. She also has handbuilt elements.
I like the found art collage approach to bastardizing greenware from hobbyist molds, and will get to continue with this approach in a collaboration with other mug artists soon, getting an opportunity to put a different spin on some of their designs.

Post #437235 by OceaOtica on Sun, Mar 1, 2009 7:09 PM