Post #739424 by RVICTOR on Mon, Mar 16, 2015 5:53 AM

Now that I feel that I am getting comfortable with what the clay does, how it behaves (or chooses not to), and have a feel for carving into it, its about time i start trying more complicated builds. The barnacle mug was a start in this direction...building by applying blocks onto an underlying cylinder form.

This next one was based on a sketch I did in my sketchbook while I was waiting in the doctors office. It's based on the picture in the top left corner of the following photo.

I started with a cylinder that I had already build and used slab build techniques. This one was made similar to Vantiki (HR your awesome...hope your going to Tiki Kon this year) or Salty Sea Dog Designs...just not as good. I liked how this build came out though. Hopefully I joined everything correctly and there aren't any air pockets. Otherwise it's just a good looking kiln-grenade from what I've heard (not had this happen yet but I have heard some stories).