LoriLovesTiki we will definitely do something fun and we'll share it in a couple of weeks.

hang10tiki we wish you lived behind us. What fun we could have.

Woodtiki #2 is saved for you. I saw the PM and I'll make note of the colors.

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Thank you all for the messages.

Progress Report on Wish List #5

I've done some more on Tyber Tiki's HUGE Maori mug. I think it will hold a gallon. When it's done I'll check that out!

The mug has been continuing to firm up so I was able to pick it up and lay it on its back so clean up the bottom.

First round of cleaning. Sanding and fine tuning comes later.

Photos really help to show problems. I could tell that the eyes were not matching, one looked sideways. So using the photo I was able to fix the eyes to match.

I added some more detail to the little tiki. The places where I made pinpoint holes will cause the glaze to pull back and that should look really good.

This photo is just before I started to carve the top two corners.

Here they are done.

Front view.

Next I carved around the top opening.

All done.

Next I did a design around the bottom.

Close up.

Now I carved a line straight down from the top and then continued the horizontal lines from the front to this back line.

Sanding with water.

I even got the other side done!

Now I'll let this rest again to firm these areas before I tackle the HUGE backside.

Cheers, Wendy