Post #647607 by danlovestikis on Thu, Aug 9, 2012 9:43 AM

Wow I wish it were my birthday every day so I could hear from so many friends. Thank you each and every one for making my day special. I've read your wishes several times and I treasure having them here and on Ohana.

I had a lovely day but in the end I couldn't resist getting back to the clay. So I worked on WaikikianMoeKele's small Bob statue. It slowly dawned on me that I was doing the hotel whose name she has here at Tiki Central, The Waikikian.

So on the back of Bob I did the hotel. On the front she wanted some carving and a hand holding a small bob just like LoriLovesTiki's big Bob mug.

Here are the steps I took:

Kele sent me photos of drawings and a previous carving of the hotel.

I cut up a picture and used it to trace the outline of the whole building then cut the picture up some more to do the roof.

Too many ki's. I messed up. This is a dry Bob

so I dunked him in water then added clay to cover the wrong letter and to add the correct one. I then kept dunking so that the new clay would stay on.

Then I did all the fine carving to finish the hotel and plants.

Next I added the hand and tiny Bob.

That's not a chip by the eye just some clay I removed later.

Since Bob was so dried out I dunked him in a water bath one last time and wrapped him in plastic. This will help the hand to dry out and not fall off. Once it is dry I will carve fingernails and the Bob face.

We leave in the morning for visits with family and friends on the way to Oasis. Please come up at any time to introduce yourselves to us. I hope to be overwhelmed with hugs and to know you better.

I'll be watching and posting notes from the hotels along the way so please keep writing when you can. Thanks again for all the wonderful birthday wishes, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2012-08-09 10:11 ]

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2012-08-09 10:15 ]