Post #631805 by danlovestikis on Mon, Apr 9, 2012 9:28 AM

hang10tiki thank you for the encouragement. I need it. See below!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT:

I posted this photo a few days ago. It slowly dawned on me that the colors of the glaze test mug were darker and richer than the run mugs I thought I had finished.

I've made the decision to add another layer of brown and green glaze to every one of these mugs and to fire them all one more time. The Zombie Torch mugs are very important to me and they have to be right. We couldn't disturb our neighbors with the compressor noise on Easter Sunday so we will do this today.

Professor G we missed our friends yesterday but we will see them Tuesday night. Thank you for saying we deserved a day off. I hope everyone has a day off when they need it. I wish I had a photo of you and the Bob mug.

Yesterday we got started by putting the ZT mugs on trays.

Dan carried them from the house to the kiln shed.

I relaxed and watched him work!

Together we put all the molds together and poured them with slip. I have started working on the wish list projects that came after the last run of orders. These are now in the draining position.

Dan does all the heavy work for me. Here he is finishing off one mold.

He is my star of the show!

If anyone has an order they would like made please contact me by Friday. For this bunch the cutoff date is my favorite day Friday the 13th at midnight!

I'll take orders for:

Bumatay Bowls $300
Big Bob Bowls $300
Small Bob Bowls $150
Super Carved Bob Mugs $75
Altered Bob Mugs $75 unless they involve a lot more work. Example: MadDogMikes' cannibal mug.

PLUS actual shipping costs unless we can meet at an event.

I will be working on two Missionary Downfall bowls. I have a few women left. If you are interested in a woman already made $75 or one of these with a bowl that would be $150.

If you missed it here is a little history. After sculpting the woman she was molded. I poured a bunch.

A lot of them broke when I was cleaning off the mold lines.

Those that survived soon blew up in the kiln.

Those that survived the kiln had their skin, hair and flower glazed.

Then I hand painted all the detail in enamel.

Here is WestADad's 1/1 Missionary's Downfall bowl and woman.

I think the total that I have made is 15 or less.

Now its time to go out back and spray those mugs! Cheers, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2012-04-09 09:39 ]