Post #733417 by TikiAno on Thu, Dec 18, 2014 10:16 PM

Wendy, the lion tiles were finally glaze fired a week or two ago, haven't posted pics yet here. I used acrylic paint to add pupils to the eyes. Each is approximately 8-9" tall. The dots visible on the faces are due to the clay body ("Speckled Buff"). While not so tiki, they were photographed on top of the Hawaii Kai cookbook- does that help?

This is the "Mod Lion":

The Aloha Shirt Aloha Mugs were bisque fired, which now forces me to glaze them. I hate glazing, so I will attempt to avoid doing this for as long as possible. I have to glaze one before the end of January for the Art Swap. I'm firing a few test tiles to see how to move forward.

To make the decision a little easier, my friend Linda the potter left me a few more wheel thrown pieces to tiki-fy. One I'm using as a prototype for another design, and the other is... yes, another Aloha Shirt Mug (3.0). This one is considerably larger than the other two, and will have a different design on the "fabric."

I also started working on a new version of the Tiki Bar Tiki Mug (TBTM). First I threw a slab, then used a large stamp to add stone texture.

Then I wrapped it around a form, connected it, and added a bottom. I'm going to let this set up for a few days and then move forward with the design. Luckily I had some spare time while sitting around at jury duty (didn't get picked, whew) to work on the layout/ design. This version will include a contemporary Witco-like wall hanging, a small home tiki bar, and a few other details. This is how it looks so far:

Mahalo for the visit!