Post #692113 by danlovestikis on Sat, Aug 31, 2013 7:56 AM

MadDogMike hi Mike, the "peel off the label" might work for me in the future, thank you. I carved so many words on each of these mugs that the space left for numbering was different on each mug. I'd actually carved a box on the bottom of each one, none were the same shape. I think sometimes I work harder than I should need too.

WaikikianMoeKele when I read your message Dan went hee-hee too.

tigertail777 you are welcome tiger. I used to paint all the time, now I do ceramics every day. Those paints needed to go where they would be used. I know you'll turn them into something great.

hang10tiki I hope he doesn't get a spider bite!

On our trip Dan found this tiki in an antique shop in Ocean Beach where lunavideogames is located. It had a large chip but I told him to buy it and I'd repair it.

I found a way to put it into position so that I could use clear fingernail polish to build back the missing part.

It took five days and around 60 layers to build this up. Each layer is extremely thin. Going slowly also allows you to build up edges. So I was able to keep the right shape. This is an inbetween photo. It had a ways to go.

Once I had the missing piece replaced with the polish I found paint to match. First layer with the light color.

The next layer was darker to age the spot and blend it in.

Next I used an acrylic paint varnish to fix it so the paint wouldn't wash off.

All done.

I love that the label says it was made with coral.

Close up.

Fixing Dan's tikis is how this became my primary type of artwork. Now I'm addicted.

Cheers, Wendy