Post #566872 by danlovestikis on Sun, Nov 28, 2010 9:02 PM

Thank you Haole Jim. I love the HGTV building shows so Step by Step is my passion.

zerostreet, so you like her hair like I said I like your Monkey's fur!

Robb Hamel - I missed your ceramics, love your paintings. I had more problems today, I'll show you.

Vamp - those were big enough to blow up, at least the kiln survived.

Iokona Ki'i - Jason, Bai and I picked the same favorite. It's such an emotional painting. I think her sailor just left her for the sea.

ZeroTiki - I never tire of your compliments, thank you. I look at your bird painting every day, it's terrific.

Well we have been busy, a quick trip to Oregon for Thanksgiving to start. When we got back we put up more shelves so I can have more room for drying molds and what I cast. My first six for the Forbidden Island Anniversary party on April 22, 2011 came out fine with only one caving in a bit.

![](https://tikicentral.com/uploads/251/4cf33064.jpg[/img

[img]https://tikicentral.com/uploads/251/4cf33032.jpg)

More shelves.

Now on my next set after I poured out the excess slip they started pulling away from the mold sides and collapsed. I could see that by looking in so I just took them out of the molds and let them melt like the witch on Wizard of OZ. My guess is that the molds were still too wet. It's so cold here that they do not dry well even with a fan on them for 24 hours. I need a grow light to heat them.

I have hope that 3 of the 6 I poured today will survive. I'll check on them tomorrow. Thanks again friends, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2010-11-29 01:33 ]