Post #673543 by MadDogMike on Sat, Apr 6, 2013 5:07 PM

I am having too much fun! :D
GROG & Amy, good to hear from you. Hope to see both of you next weekend.
Lori, it's called a "clay-cation"
Wendy, Tiger, & Dale, thank you. I enjoy those step by steps. I have learned so much from people on TC and hope maybe I can pass a little of that knowledge on.
SWIZZLE!!!! That is often alleged but never proven. Hope OZ is treating you well.

Dale, here's your update -
All 4 mugs survived the first firing, 2 are ready to go back in the kiln in a few minutes. They will all be fired at least 3-4 times.

Thanks to Capt R.H. Falernum's Tiki Bar Name Generator, I have a new name for my Tiki Deck: Headhunter Harbor. It goes well with the several Polynesian weapons that decorate the deck. It also goes well with the pirate ship anchored in the harbor. The mugs go with the theme, as does the new sign.

I started with a bamboo cutting board (accidentally appropriate for cannibals :lol: ). The bone lettering is fired ceramic clay (another project from my Mexican clay-cation) The spinal column "U" does not translate well in the photo but is made from 20 individual vertabrae. Since the cermaic letters could take the heat with no problem, I arranged the letters on the board and burned around them, leaving a slight unburned outline around the letters as well as an unburned surface under the letters to glue to. The resin shrunken head is from http://www.realshrunkenhead.com I'm not sure how well the hair will hold up outside, but they were reasonable priced so I can replace it every few years if needed.