Post #735250 by RVICTOR on Thu, Jan 15, 2015 7:24 AM

Well...Got the mug out of the kiln and there was some "imperfections" so to speak on the lip of the mug...a few small areas where the glaze moved and the underlying ceramic is showing through...not a huge problem but they have to be fixed before I would even think about calling it "tradable". I touched them up with glaze but it will be interesting to see how it comes out after I fire it again.

With the deadline rapidly approaching, I have decided to offer up something else in it's stead if the mug isn't completed in time. This swap got me thinking of ideas...and this was one of them that came out of it. I was thinking about Hawaiian shirts with Bamboo patterns like the following photo...

I also had some small tiki heads that i made that I was thinking about mounting somehow...and the end result was this...

So if the mug doesn't work out in time...this is what I would like to offer up in it's place. I didn't want to have to bail on my first Art Swap...So I hope this "door prize" will work for everyone if the mug doesn't come out in time.

Wendy-Just so you know...unlike my teenagers I find great value in receiving advice that can save me pain and heartache.