Post #576042 by beadtiki on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 6:42 AM

On 2011-02-13 14:27, MadDogMike wrote:
Thank you MauiRose, that was fun and quick project
Wendy, I will definitely show pictures of the completed project. Less than 2 months away, time to get crackin"!
Rick, I looked at some Raku kiln plans and I like the 30 gallon steel drums. I think they cost about $100 to make with the burner and ceramic blanket - I'm just not sure I would ever make 100 bucks worth of Raku :D
TikiG, my deepest sympathy on the passing of your beloved Sea Monkeys :lol: I can't take credit for the Sea Monkey concept, Bowana made some adorable Sea Monkey pendants a while back. I took his idea and I'm driving it like I stole it (oh, maybe I did steal it :lol: )

That's not Tiki! I'm taking a mosaic class, something I wanted to learn how to do. The class makes rainforest animal themed pieces that will be public art - I think my Quetzal will end up on the side of a concrete trash can, seriously!

For this technique, the main pieces are cut from wet clay slabs then fired and glazed. Next I'll cut all the all the background pieces from commercial tiles and grout it all together.

My Hear No Evil and See No Evil Sea Monkeys are ready to go into the kiln, I'll post a picture of the set when they are done.

Hey, is that leaf yours too? Nice! The quetzal would have been cool in the bird swap!