Post #665131 by danlovestikis on Sat, Jan 26, 2013 9:13 AM

Yesterday was a day of cleaning tikis after opening the molds. Today we pour again.

Another Frankoma War God bowl, this one is for Dan. It keeps him working.

After cleaning off the mold lines I added a thick (air bubble free) layer of sticky clay (clay mixed with slip).

I cleaned the bowl inside and out and cut a hole so air can escape when I press the bowl on top of the tiki.

Once on top I start at the bowl side and press towards the center.

I keep pulling clay to the center and then I smooth it. Once this is leather hard I can remove most of this or carve it into a design.

I will use a small paint brush to smooth the sticky clay under the bowl.

I put a bag over him so that all the clay can slowly dry. Right now the parts are not equal in how much water they contain. It's important to let them equalize or they will crack.

Professor G's War God and rocky platform are dry. Today I removed clay until there was a space wide enough for the glaze on the tiki and the glaze on the rocks. This gap will be filled by those layers.

Poor Dan after this I took him for his annual blood test. They poked him in his left anticubital fossa and then his left hand and then the guy finally got it in his right anticubital fossa. I took him to lunch and then gave him a get well tiki when we got home.

It's Saturday. Another fun clay day. Cheers, Wendy