MadDogMike that was really fun to read. Sorry I'm missing you and Teresa at events this year. You two are always welcome here.
After last night the AL DEAD bowl is finished. See below.

hang10tiki than you for fixing the photos. I've learned to never turn my camera if I want to take a photo to post.
I like that coaster/candle holder fix. It really makes a mug look special.

TikiHula and then you ended up your day here painting your AL DEAD bowl with Mahalo Tiki's pin striping paint.

TikiAno your swap mug is great. I need to start posting photos of my project. I have worked about 30 minutes on it this week.

Holler Waller isn't it fun that tiki has so many areas in art. Tiki Bob started off in Africa not Hawaii. Good to see you here.

hang10tiki I can't remember who has what mug that I've made so I love these drink photos that bring it all back.

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Mahalo Tiki loaned Tiki Hula a can of pin-striping paint in gold so that he could paint the letters on the Fez of the AL DEAD bowl. Thank you Nelson and Mary.

I started the first section and

then I turned it over to Tiki Hula.

This paint is very runny and wants to accumulate at the bottom of each section.

So every so often he would swipe up from the bottom to relocate the drip to the center.

It all worked out and

now the bowl is finished

and is worth showing off in a few angled views.

Tiki Hula will be at Caliente so please say hi and let him know if you liked his bowl design.

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Speaking of Mahalo Tiki...it's a small world.

I went to Alpha Fired Arts to buy glaze from Brian the owner.

Dan hangs out on the couch while I walk through my dream store. I'd be there every day if it weren't an hours drive away.

When I checked out there on the counter was Mahalo Tiki's business card. He'd been there the day before to pick up supplies.
Nelson and Mary have a kiln now and plan to make mugs.

This is all such fun.

Mahalo Tiki I abused your kindness. When Mike was painting his letters I painted the tiki on the Sacramento Crawl mug as a test.

I like it. I still haven't decided the final outcome for the mug. I have other tests in the works.

Same can of paint.

A very light layer.

It's looking good.

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I have started to receive checks for the Wish List Projects. I work on the honor system. I ship and wait to be paid when everyone is happy with my work.

I had two wonderful surprises yesterday. The first was from DooWop who had the blue Creature mug made for Jerry her boyfriend.

She sent us the album cover that matched the mug I'd made along with a letter I'll have to save and a check I'll have to spend.
Thank you very much DooWop. We will treasure the album and letter.

Meet Jerry and see his Jerry's Jungle Room. Very cool.

I've never received presents for my work before. Imagine our surprise to have two in one day.

I did the Rat Fink in Disneyland for Tiki Wahini. She sent us two Reyn Spooner Hawaiian shirts in our sizes

and a mug Dan quickly grabbed from my hands.

He didn't have this excellent mug in his collection.

Thank you so much. We'll think of you when we wear the shirts and see the mug in the danlovestikis collection.

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Well our Friday couldn't have been better. Now it's time to, what else, work on clay. Cheers, Wendy

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