Post #735678 by danlovestikis on Wed, Jan 21, 2015 3:55 PM

hang10tiki you are an excellent photographer. You catch Dan at all the right moments.

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Misc. stuff.

I framed my swap art today. All I need is the person to ship too and that comes at the end of the month.

My cat likes to "hide" nearby when I'm working on art.

Dan and I did the 23andMe ancestory by gene traits and guess what we may have had common ancestors!

No wonder we are at home in the garage working with clay from the earth.

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Tyber Tiki's HUGE Maori mug/lamp in progress.

After emptying the mold of the remaining liquid slip we pour it back into the jugs. It now has less water content than would be good for the next cast. I always check to make sure its not to thick to use. I add water and then we shake the heck out of it.

After the Maori was upside down over night I still worried that once it was out of the mold it would just collapse like when the Wicked Witch of OZ melted into a puddle. I wanted to turn it on its side and have the fan slowly blow air into it until I could feel that the insides were leather hard.

So first I decided that It should go face down so the flat side had the bridge shaped back side up. That way it should sag even though it was very soft. With the fan on low I've left it for overnight.

So it's drying to firm up enough that I'll be able to remove it from the mold. With Dan's help of course!

Cheers, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2015-01-21 16:03 ]