Zerostreet's Tiki Art! - Other Crafts

D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 8:26 PM No sledgehammer for you when mugs look this good coming out of the kiln. About those holes. They look tiny but you can't rub them out with your finger when the clay is wet. You have to open them up and then fill them in with clay. Here's what I mean. Once you fire one of these holes you can't fill it with glaze. So you search for them when you are working with your piece. The eye is opened. Open the lip hole. Fill them with clay and smooth and sculpt them to look good. If you miss one you can sometimes hid it by using a glaze that is multicolored. One color you will always have it show. Thank you very much for the mug, we will treasure it, Wendy and Dan [ Edited by: danlovestikis 2013-09-19 21:12 ]

No sledgehammer for you when mugs look this good coming out of the kiln.

About those holes. They look tiny but you can't rub them out with your finger when the clay is wet. You have to open them up and then fill them in with clay.
Here's what I mean.

Once you fire one of these holes you can't fill it with glaze. So you search for them when you are working with your piece.

The eye is opened.

Open the lip hole.

Fill them with clay and smooth and sculpt them to look good.

If you miss one you can sometimes hid it by using a glaze that is multicolored. One color you will always have it show.

Thank you very much for the mug, we will treasure it, Wendy and Dan

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2013-09-19 21:12 ]

Post #694069 by danlovestikis on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 8:26 PM