Post #675163 by TikiAno on Mon, Apr 22, 2013 5:28 PM

Mo Moai progress. While these two pieces look similar, the reddish clay one is actually around 10" high, quite a bit taller. I worked on the smaller one first, building a traditional Moai sniffer, as well as carving out his mouth (though admittedly it is kind of Simpsons-esque. The new additions are drying us, hopefully can fire this soon.

The red Moai (which should fire white, w/ a bit of speckling from grog (no, not you, Grog) took a bit longer, Instead of attaching slab rolled forms for the ears and mouth, I added small pieces of clay (a la Wendy) and built out each form. His mouth definitely has the look/feel of a traditional Moai- but will need to be trimmed up a bit more.

Now I just need to get some time to glaze these guys:

Thanks for the support, look forward to any/all feedback.