Post #736357 by danlovestikis on Sat, Jan 31, 2015 10:26 AM

hang10tiki kingstiedye will be very happy to hear that. No word from Dave Burke.

Tyber Tiki is does look kind of real.

IDoVoodoo I want to resemble that remark. I see Tonie is doing a wonderful job on project #3. I'll have to work hard on your other two wishes to keep up with her. I'm so happy that the referral worked out.

hang10tiki he does speak in full sentences. He said, "I love daddies tiki mugs."

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The finishing touches to kingstiedye's Dave Burke/vintage bottom tiki mug for Wish List #5.

I always turn my mugs upside down once they start to firm up so that I can fine tune the rest of the carving.

Each section as smoothed and where thin more clay was added.

I carved the bottom of each face shingle to match the painting better.

Now I've added a bit of cracks to finish off the mug.

Now it will sit for a month to dry out extremely slowly because of the thick areas of clay. If it doesn't crack then the next hurdle will be the bisque fire. I'm not sure that there are no trapped air bubbles. We'll find out once more projects are completed and it's time to fire.

Cheers, Wendy