Post #731935 by TikiAno on Sat, Nov 22, 2014 1:49 PM

Jon, the new frame looks awesome, great job. I could use a few frames for the home bar. I'll send you the sizes... :)

Wendy, I dig that shirt, haven't seen that print before... and I like it.

MaukaHale, great design, think the painting looks great. I'm using a similar design for the Tiki Shirt mug- first I drew out a bunch of plumeria (in pencil) around the mug....

I let it dry out for a few days (to get it leather hard), then added buttons, then let it dry a few more days. Finally I started carving using a scribe tool. It takes time, but after a few passes I got it where I thought it should be. The "pattern" is supposed to be disjointed. This is the slab built mug- I actually prefer this design over the wheel thrown one. Both will be glazed, but I'd rather use one that I built myself for the Art Swap. It's a bit taller- you can watch progress on the wheel thrown one on my thread or on instagram, I suppose.

It's drying up a bit more, and it'll go into the kiln to be bisque fired. Then it'll be glazing-time. Which is never fun. The hard part is whether or not to go over the top with different colors, or keep it a bit less "loud." :wink:

Looking forward to seeing everyone else's progress!