tikilongbeach I'm beginning to like carving tiny tikis. I'm happy you like these.

TikiAno you new tool will work well for carving small tikis and so does a tooth pick or other wooden point. Water and a brush to remove bits of clay and you are on your way. Glad you like them. Your thread has me interested in press molds.

hang10tiki you and I have so many ideas and not enough time. I'm enjoying your swap art coming to life.

WaikikianMoeKele when we go on tiki hunts I also look at all the kitchen tools to see what I can use with clay. Today is a great day with everyone giving me thumbs up.

============================================================================
Thank you all so much for giving me a lift and inspiration to keep on going.

Back to the MadDogMike Album Cover swap mug step by steps.

After using water to smooth my carving I let it dry. Some detail is lost when smoothing this way so I go back over my work with a wooden pick and do a bit more carving.

Before I bisque fire I'll sand and fine tune all my work again. So this is not totally done.

I used the same tool to outline the lettering and then to make scratches in the background.

Then where I wouldn't bump into any carvings I used this tool to continue the scratching around the backside.

Done for now. I'll finish my other projects and then I'll fine tune and bisque fire them all together.

Rough bottom will be sanded too.

Cheers, Wendy