Post #741521 by danlovestikis on Mon, Apr 20, 2015 9:05 AM

hang10tiki I wish I'd thought up that design. That's what makes the Wish Lists special. Things are made that I'd never have done on my own. I hope Sven approves of it.

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Wish List #5 progress report.

Tiki Vato your Cactus Body Bob is glazes and waiting for kiln time.

Tiki Bob is upside down because I just glazed the bottom of the mug and it's drying. This photo shows the blotchy green glaze I choose to use.

His eyes and mouth were painted and then clear glaze put on his face and inside the coconut mugs in his hands. I've filled the lid with glaze by plugging the straw hole with my finger.

I removed my finger and let the glaze drain back into the jar. When making a lid you want it to fit as tightly as possible. But you always need to leave room for the glaze layers. So after glazing the inside of the mug I checked to make sure it still fit. The rim of the lid is not glazed in case it needs to be sanded to fit in case it's too tight.

Layers and layers of

glaze all around the mug and on the lid.

Now I've painted the lovely set of coconuts!

Front and

Back.

The last couple of steps was to enhance the cactus thorns. I used a knife to scrape off the glaze on each thorn. Then I wiped them with a wet paper towel.

I then painted each one with layers of white glaze.

All done and posing.

Tiki Vato what drink is appropriate for this mug?

Time to get back to glazing. Cheers, Wendy