Post #687335 by danlovestikis on Thu, Jul 25, 2013 9:33 AM

Hi Friends, a couple of my severed heads are on eBay. It is really fun and scary to see if my art holds its value. So far they have. #2 is starting high so it may not get any bids. I think I know he seller, he bought three from me and I've had fun watching them go.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400536584896&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:3160
This auction is by Mahalo Tiki and we are sharing the money on this one. This one and the one with the snake were the hardest to make although they were all a challenge.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290950940457&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:3160

GROG don't send them drive them down and we'll have a glaze off. Don't forget to try Aqua Net on the one that has never held the glaze. I know you don't personally use this product but it doesn't cost too much!

tikilongbeach me too. It's always fun to open the kiln, then its either oh yeah or oh no.
Thank you for the link. We don't have smart phones but I can print out some info on paper to take with us. http://fleaquest.com/ very cool.

hang10tiki that's right no double post for GROG. He's cured, next up curing his heart. Well wishes for him every day.

I made Dan a pineapple snow cone yesterday. He'll be having these with real fruit juice every day. The machine is called Snowey and it does shaved Hawaiian ice. Good for hot days.

TikiAno I'm hoping the glaze doesn't just run off Bob's face and drip off the bottom. I've not tried this before. Gecko is the greatest at experiments and so is Babalu. I need to do them to learn as well. I hope it turns out well.

GROG I saw you in photos from the Tonga Hut. You're looking mighty good even if stressed by glazing and doctors visits.

Remember back when my volcano cracked when drying and I made a plug that fit nicely into the crack? Well it all bisque fired really well.

So I'm using a glaze called French Dimensions to glue the plug in place.

After pressing down I added more FD and smoothed it with my finger.

I also added and soothed the bottom and then glazed it with Red with black speckles.

My plan was to experiment with Fired Snow which makes pits and holes during firing. I tried once before to make it black by mixing in glaze but it didn't work. The company said I could add a small amount so I did that and stirred it up.

Then I made a mistake. I painted on the snow to the bisque volcano. I was supposed to glaze it first and then paint on the snow. Oh well this will be an experiment that I didn't plan. I could have backed up and washed it off but with the plug in place it was too much work.

After it dried I added three layers of black glaze.

When that dried I added a layer at the stop of a sandy black glaze that has been discontinued.

Now I added the red lava runs down the sides.

I checked it out in the bowl.

Then I placed it outside to dry.

I loaded the bottom shelf of the kiln.

Now I'm finishing up a few projects so I can fire tonight. This is the Maori super carved mug. It will come out green and brown.

If you looked at this post earlier you read I was leaving for a diagnostic test. It was normal so it's back to work! Cheers, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2013-07-25 12:42 ]