Post #560048 by VanTiki on Fri, Oct 15, 2010 7:59 PM

Babs and Grog - I'm literally counting the days to next Oasis (seriously - there are 306 days and 7 hours as of now to Oasis 11). I can't wait to see you guys again, and I MUST spend more time with you both! Hopefully I won't be totally overwhelmed like a deer in headlights next year and I can enjoy the events more. Not that I didn't have fun! Quite the contrary! It just was over so gosh-darned fast!

Ok! Onto new mugs. Been a busy bee over here after Oasis catching up on illustration/animation work - so I haven't had a lot of clay time. Well, I haven't had any clay time till this week! Some of you may remember the musical mugs I've made in the past. They were a lot of fun, and I thought I'd continue exploring musical mugs by making a few rattles!

Here is a peek at the Bone Rattlers. They are still a bit rough, and when they dry out a bit more I'll do a second detail pass. The rounded bottoms are actually part of a Hollow sphere at the base of the mug. The sphere is filled with these guys:

You can get a better look from the back of the mugs. Note the "sound holes" at the base to let air vent and sound squeeze thru.

I also did a set of big big big porcelain bones for these fellows to use as stir sticks:

Can't wait to bisque fire them and see how the rattle sounds! I'm off to Seattle next week for work, and when I get back these should be dry enough to put in the kiln. More photos as things develop!

Mahalo for peeking -
Henrik "VanTiki"