Post #729397 by danlovestikis on Fri, Oct 10, 2014 7:25 PM

TikiHula thank you and may your weekend be truly spectacular.

hang10tiki Dan was asked if we were going to have a party and use the mugs. Dan hovered over them like a parent protecting his young. He shook his head no and said they would just be looked at and admired. hang10 you are brave with your mugs.

cy thank you, it's so much fun to picture you in the woods, on Frog Island and in your home. That was such a fun visit.

Dr.TikiMojo it was extra fun for us because we had never seen this show before and I'd bought a set on our trip to Monterey and again from Tacky Tiki at our crawl. I have three sets on the dining room wall. So tasteful.

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I love reading comments, thank you all for posting here.

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Last year when I did the super big mug for the Sacramento Crawl I had visions of super carving one. I had Dan drag out the huge mold and I poured one. Here's all the fun carving I did on this mug. Of course Dan has claimed it. I will have another Wish List before the year is over. Right now I need to do some pieces so I can fire my glaze test strips and then do the dozen new glazes. Then I'll be ready to take on your challenges.

Here it is, the Coral Reef Tiki

First step was to clean off all the mold lines and make the mug look smooth all over.

Then I started at the base and carved in all these lines.

I got out some clay cutters to use as a guide on

the tiki's rear end.

Using the guide lines I deepened the circles.

It is easier to also work with the mug upside down.

Here are the rest of the steps.

All done and ready to slowly dry.

It's fun to just play with clay. You all should try it. Cheers, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2014-10-10 19:40 ]