Post #693725 by TikiAno on Mon, Sep 16, 2013 3:34 PM

Jon, funny- they look slightly less like coasters now... (though not a bad idea for a future project). These will both be hanging tiles, slightly larger than the 'Stachetiki ones I've made in the past. They will most likely be used in decorating the new bar I'm planning to build at home. They have holes for lanyards built into their backs. I added more clay to add dimensions (from my earlier post), let that dry a bit, then shaped and trimmed the forms. (Jon, the space below the nose on the Moai-ish tile is not quite large enough for a glass- or tiki mug):

This tile was trimmed fairly thin, hoping it won't crack when bisque fired, though I'm ready to start another one that's a bit thicker...

The Maurice Sendak inspired tile seems a little less "Where the Wild Things Are" right now and a little more mod...

Though not quite tiki, here are a few photos of some thrown pieces (shapes inspired by some midcentury designs, which is kinda sorta related to tiki....?).

The first is made of black clay- finally figured out the technique for getting bolder colors to set onto this interesting clay body. The others are on white/ b-mix clay.

(going for a slightly atomic look....)

Low bowl/ plate, used as a glaze test- dig how this came out, plan to use same glaze combo on future tiki pieces....