Post #658994 by danlovestikis on Sat, Nov 17, 2012 8:46 AM

hang10tiki I didn't think of a trade dang it. But I tell everyone about Tiki Central and how its so much fun. Thank you again for all the wonderful pinups.

Progress Report:

I've opened the kiln load that sat for 30 hours in 1400 degrees. First off on the top shelf I could see these two had glaze crawl. I think it was dust. I kept washing these Moai but they still dried dusty. Still I was worried. What would the rest look like?

Top shelf had 3 out of 5 that were fine.

Second shelf all were fine.

Bottom level only one small Frankoma tiki had some glaze loss.

3 items to re-glaze and all of these plus two bowls were just fine. Don the Beachcomber's sale here we come!

We immediately re-loaded the kiln with another full load. It fired last night and opens tomorrow.

It was fun that what I had glazed was exactly what I had space for in the kiln.
Top shelf.

bottom shelf.

My goal is to finish all of the rest of my bisqued ware so that tomorrow or Monday I'll fire again.

Most of what I'm working on now are Bob's.

I'm choosing off the wall colors for fun.

After all the bodies are painted I go back and do the faces.

This is the first step for this PNG mug. I let it dry overnight. I'll work on him first this morning.

It's cold and raining outside. I perfect day to work work work. Well, I do that every day rain or shine. I just love doing this work.

I'm excited to hear from you and see some of you at Don's. Cheers, Wendy