Post #480254 by MadDogMike on Sun, Aug 30, 2009 10:45 AM

On 2009-08-29 10:10, Bowana wrote:
Stay out of the desert heat, Bud.

Bowana, don'tya worry 'bout me, my blood is radiator coolant with boil-over protection to 265 degrees! Nice work on the War Pig, I left you a comment in the Clay Jam thread but it got buried in grandbaby stuff :lol:

On 2009-08-29 11:32, Tobor64 wrote:
This has got to be the nuttiest, most intricate mug ever created! I love it! Can't wait to see the final masterpiece.

Tobor, that's got to be one of the nicest things ever said about my work. I LIKE nutty!

Seems to be a slow TC day so I'll post pics of my latest epoxy casting experiment. I wasn't happy with a few things on my prototype waterfall casting, namely the color, size, and shape. I wanted a darker, more green color, I wanted it thicker, and I wanted a better fit at the lip where the water spills out of the mountain.

I started with some Sculpty clay and molded a waterfall on the mug. The lip and the back contour were the important points. Then I baked the Sculpty clay, mug and all.

I ended up with a rigid waterfall master to make a mold from.

I wrapped a slab of clay in Saran Wrap and pressed the master into the clay...

leaving a nice mold cavity.

I poured it full of epoxy and mixed in a little superfine glitter for a some sparkle in the waterfall

In 24 hours I'll see what I've got, in the meantime the mug is in the kiln for one last firing to glaze the canoe to the bottom of the "lake"