Post #745539 by RVICTOR on Thu, Jun 25, 2015 8:46 AM

Aloha,
It's been pretty busy this summer...not allot of time for posting. The efforts on the mug making are coming along well enough for part-time, part-time work. Last night I dropped off 10 of the Taki Tiki mugs for firing. Picked up the first three from firing. They just had an arts festival in Edmonds so the place I do my firing out was down for a week. That being said...I was able to pick up a few things...

The Taki Tiki 2.0's came out about the size I had calculated (roughly). I took a photo with them lined up next to one of the Tommy Bahama mugs for scale. Once I go to wash them out (get any loose ceramic removed), I will check the final average volume. They are on the larger size...but I like the wide opening...it's so much easier to fill with ice and pour drinks into...Plus allot of surface space for garnish.

Pictures of some other Taki Tiki 1.0's in various stages of glazing...

a picture of the Ku mug I posted earlier...

and finally (posting on the regular thread as well), the enchanted tiki room chalice survived the kiln!!

Now...lots of glazing, test tiles, casting, etc. Much work still to go...but it's fun finally getting some fired pieces back.

Mahalo for looking.

RV