Post #578328 by danlovestikis on Tue, Mar 1, 2011 3:03 PM

The crates came out and I'm very happy with the color choice. I'll take photos soon. There is already another load in the kiln right now. I'm on fast track.

The bowl came out of the mold without any problems and so today I went to work on the Tiki Bob's for Grog's art show on the Events page. So here are my steps and hint for the day. Wendy

I had trouble getting the extra slip to pour out on my first Bob so I used a chop stick to start the flow.


Bob came out fine.

I poured the first bowl from my new mold, success. I cut away the clay on top that I didn't want for this bowl.

I cleaned up three small Bob's that I made this week.

I cut away some of the bowl and used slip to attach them to the sides.



Now that I see the photos I can see where they are not attached the same, live and learn. I should have made them on a surface that I could move. The bowl is stuck to my table. Hopefully it will come loose as it dries. I want it to dry slowly so I put a plastic bag loosely over it. 27 days until the show!

I started a second Tiki Bob project for the show. Dan and I went to Mazatlan in 1981 and he suggested that I make a Tiki Roberto in honor of the fellow in that show. That's Dan and I at bottom right dancing.