Post #662151 by danlovestikis on Fri, Dec 21, 2012 8:49 PM

Hale Tiki and hang10tiki thank you for keeping my thread alive.
I stole all the hang10tiki photos, thank you. I hope we visit you one day to see "my area."

Hale Tiki your Prize has shipped by parcel post so lots of days from now it will arrive. Don't look now or you'll see what you won.
This is the moai I sculpted for Roge's chunk lamps. I molded it for bowls and to hang on walls. I've sent you a pewter version. I hope you will enjoy it.

Progress Report

This cold still has me down and Dan isn't allowed to drive until next Thursday so progress is slow. But I finally finished the Temple of the Jaguar Bowl and after the third time in the kiln there are no glaze skips, yippee!
Bottom shelf.

Top shelf of the kiln had two bowls. The glaze did glue the puffer fish to the bowl. Both bowls came out fine without any glaze skips, a miracle for the black rock glaze.

Next up I've been working on the Sea Creature Swap mug. I've had help from Hale Tiki. He mentioned that I should use the Fisherman Tiki so I did.
I got out my glossy paints and I printed a bunch of photos from Google images.

First I cleaned the ceramic with alcohol to help the paint stick.

More fish.

This is not done but I have a good start.

My after Christmas goal is to work hard and to finish everything on Wish List #3 and to start pouring the severed head mugs. The mold is not yet dry but it is getting closer.

Cheers and happy holidays, Wendy and Dan