Post #658147 by danlovestikis on Thu, Nov 8, 2012 7:52 AM

Cy I've just checked out your wood tiki carvings and was so impressed (as usual). Thank you for the visit. I love the creek where you found the gift of the ceder log. I get lots of fun orders those two were super fun to make.

Hale Tiki I have your order for the lovely lady. When they are fired and ready to glaze I'll send you some choices for green.

I love finding household items that are useful in sculpting clay. The container I used had colorful sunflower seeds that looked like M and M's in it until I started using it to store chisels.

Progress Wish List #3:

Loki Tiki
Santa Bob in progress. I started with a Tall Bob.

I cut off the top of his head and used the part I removed to make the fur brim of the hat and a

ledge inside the mug for the rest of the hat to sit on.

Jeff's wife supplied me with a drawing that I've copied.

I need to make as much of the hat hollow as possible. There will be a straw hole in the back of the hat. I am drying it a bit with the wooden handle keeping it from caving in.

Santa's beard is added.

Just checking the drawing again.

Carved on the back of the mug Santa BoB.

He's not done but I've gotten a good start.

Atomic Chick
A while back I made a Pac Man Key Bob for Atomic Chick. She then said she wanted the mouth open with a ball in it. It was too late so I have sold her PMKB to the original designer SM Bacon and I'm making her a new one shown here.

I just keep marking and carving areas.

I spun this chisel to mark the dots to be left.

More dots.

Photos really help. I just noticed I forgot to put the wide eyes on the mug. I'll fix that today as I start to carve out the excess clay and make the mouth open.

Another day playing with clay, life is good, Wendy