Post #704491 by VanTiki on Mon, Jan 13, 2014 12:07 PM

Mahalo Tiki Ano!

I've been pressing the new pendant designs and things are looking quite spiffy. I had a guest who practically begged me to make a magnet for him out of one of my pendants, so this round I pressed a handful that didn't get a hole punched in them. I'll attach a magnet to the back and they can bring a hint of VanTiki mystery to a refrigerator somewhere (I'm only going to offer these few magnets versions at my Mobile Curiosity Stand).

Mini Moai and The Ape God pendants freshly pressed:

While pressing the Mini Moais, I decided to get fancy and after popping them out of the mold I cut a nice undercut behind the chin, extended the cracks so they wrap around the sides of the moai, and I gently curved the pendant to give it a bit more "oomph". Takes a bit of time - but they look all the better with the extra effort!

Mini Moai pendants modified after pressing:

Off to Disneyland this weekend to run the TinkerBell Half Marathon with Ms. VanTiki, and I'll pop these pendants into the kiln when I return.

Mahalo for looking!
Henrik "VanTiki"