Post #739009 by danlovestikis on Mon, Mar 9, 2015 8:20 PM

hang10tiki that's my goal every single time. It's so good to know you think so.

TikiAno when we are open during the crawl there is so much to do. The tour covers all but our master bedroom which is Egyptian.

I do want to see Tiki Ari in his outfit. I just saw the photo of him looking at the dog whose ears are perked up.
There is a set of tools for carving wet and dry areas of clay. By the end of the week I'll try to have a photo of the tools for you. You could almost do it with a screw driver if you go slowly and gently. The tools come in different sizes.

IDoVoodoo by the end you may wish that parts were done differently. So we'll go over it area by area in case you want changes. My goal is to have very happy wishers.

kingstiedye get some rest. It will be weeks from now before all the projects have dried. If nothing cracks then they'll all be fired together and then it will be time for glazing. I'm glad you are home safe and that your project is in Buzzy's capable hands. I'm so glad you are happy with Franken Fink, guess I've been spellin the thang wrong.

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Wish List #5 Progress Report

IDoVooDoo's Tattoo Coconut mug.

Now I've started making the tentacles for the octopus. The tattoo has waves that I didn't add so the match is not perfect.
Not the shot glass which is full of slip. When you use it as glue it helps push out any air that could cause an explosion in the kiln.

I keep checking back and forth using the picture.

Dan stopped to look and took a photo so I could prove I made this mug.

Tentacles are done and they wrap around half of this huge coconut mug.

They just keep going and

going!

Now it was time to let the octopus rest and firm up and to start to add the flower around the skull. I can already tell I didn't leave enough room for the Tiki Torture to go over the flower. Also the skull has very long teeth. That will be fixed when the mug is dry and sanded.

I started with the back petals and keep

working forward one layer at a time.

I stopped with the petals so I could add some bones to the bottom and leaves around the flower.

More petals and

more petals.

See how big this mug is, Dan's hanging out inside of it.

All the petals have been added and

I'm not sure the skull is as recessed as IDoVooDoo wanted it.

Whoa that was a lot of photos. I hope they help you see how I build the designs that are flat photos to begin with.
I'm doing my interpretation and it may or may not be what it right. I'm always fine with starting over.

I loved getting so many messages and I look forward to tomorrow. Cheers, Wendy