Post #643775 by danlovestikis on Thu, Jul 12, 2012 9:30 AM

Thanks bavtech, they are drying. I need to get two more mugs finished and dried and then I'll do the first fire.

The next two mugs I'm doing are for a wedding gift. The couple does not spend time on Tiki Central (their loss) so I'm able to post my step by step photos.

The two will be Tiki Bob conversions with a wahine on the back of one and a Ku god on the back of the other. Below these will be their name and the wedding date.

I've just started the wahine male(mare)which means married woman or bride.
The clay is very soft and sticky as I add it to the back of the mug.

I form the general structure.

Next I start to add more detail.

Photos really help. By looking at this I can see her jaw line is too long and needs to curve up just before the flower. There is much work to do on the eyes and a second flower to add above the first. All the detail will be added as the base firms up as the rest of the mug pulls out the moisture. So I lightly wrapped it in plastic for the night and quit.

Today I will work on the Spy/Tiki painting and tonight I'll do more on this wahine.

Thank you for the visit, Wendy