Post #708938 by danlovestikis on Thu, Feb 20, 2014 8:27 PM

swizzle thank you. I've sure had fun watching your projects. Are you the only tiki ceramicist in Australia?

MaukaHale even though these are often on the Wish Lists I will make them any time because I don't like to watch TV and do nothing. So when I finish my work day at 5 PM I will still carve for hours if we watch TV. When you want one let me know. I will even copy a Hawaiian shirt design onto Bob.

TikiAno they have lots of rules. Our senior center has three kilns but you can only fire things you pour from their molds.

ebtiki these are a fun challenge. Your Bastard is firm now and soon I'll see signs of drying.

hang10tiki and he smiles too, right at you!

Big Kahuna practice helps.

DooWop I keep showing your mug when we give home tours. I think it may be dry right when I finish all the Wish List sculpts. Then it will be time to sand.

LoriLovesTiki there is so much joy in working with clay. Everyone can play with it. I did many sculpey projects before I started ceramics.

kingstiedye I could mold one but it's so much fun to just make everyone different.

mondo-by-the-bay oh no do I have to confess that I tape General Hospital and the Housewives of Beverly Hills? I like background noise that I don't have to look up and see unless there is an argument or a gun goes off. These shows fill the bill. But as soon as Dan comes into the room the first thing that happens is I have to put something better on. So from there it was the new show Intelligence after we watched the local and evening news. So Bob was conceived during trash and news.

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The next Wish List mug is for Moai Mike. I've got a good start on this mug but there will be tapa and rocks and lettering yet to come.

When I cast these Moai I left the sides on so that they could be wall plaques.

But if I cut the sides off then I can use them to make a mug.

I also trimmed the back so that he wouldn't stick out too far.

I cleaned up all the sides until he looked good.

I cut out the bottom for that there is airflow and that he won't blow up in the kiln.

I added sticky clay all around the edges.

I put my hand inside the mug and pressed him into place.

Being careful not to make any air pockets I cleaned up the clay with a brush.

Large grain sand paper makes a nice rock texture.

I'm ready to call it a night.

The sun sets and the room becomes darker.

I put a plastic bag over the mug until I get back to work on it.

Have a great night. We are getting up at 5 am to take a friend for a colonoscopy. At least it's not us.

Thank you all for the comments and visits. I sure do appreciate all of you, Wendy