Post #750126 by danlovestikis on Tue, Sep 1, 2015 3:41 PM

IDoVoodoo I often look for the "like" button when I'm on here reading. Thank you.

Comicbookhero thank you. It's all fun. Dan is a collector and I'm an artist with a greedy husband. I do the Wish Lists so that he can't take off with what I've made. You can send me your idea and I'll let you know if I can work it in. Welcome to all the fun we have on here.

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Wish List Progress Report. The first projects I've started are anniversary mugs for Krista and Jason (secret from Jason) and The Hot Tub Hula Girl mugs.

This is a marathon of pouring, drying the molds and pouring again. I did 6 of them to begin with and this time I'm doing 24 more so that I will have completed 30 at the end of this Wish List. This is an open ended mug meaning I number them as I make them but there is no end to them unless I quit. I will have a few extras so if you are interested let me know and I'll add you to the list.

Mixing water into the slip.

Pouring the molds.

dumping them and leaving them upside down.

Opening the molds.

Storing the casts.

Drying the molds.

We have been doing this ever since we got back from Tiki Oasis. It took 8 days to make the coconuts and 12 days to get enough of the hula girls.

Now the detail works begin.

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While in the pouring mode I went to work on the anniversary mugs.

I just clean up the basic mug removing mold lines and then I start to carve.

The requested mugs have their names and anniversary dates on the back.I clean up the carving as I go with a wet brush.

Once this part was done it is set aside to firm up.

Now I started on Krista's mug.

During the next two days I did all the super carving on the mugs. This is Krista's and

This is Jason's.

Now it was time to make the little Moai mugs that will be held in added hands.

A couple of days later the mugs were firm again and I cut out squares where I wanted to add the hands.

After putting the Moai mugs into the hands I supported them with little balls of clay.

Next I did Jason's little Moai.

Close up showing the supports.

All done.

Without the flash.

Krista, please examine your Wishes and see if you are happy with them. They will now dry for a few weeks until it's time to bisque fire.

As hang10tiki has said in the past...busy, busy, busy. I love playing with clay. Wendy