Post #750271 by danlovestikis on Thu, Sep 3, 2015 8:26 PM

Tiki Ano you've got Dan considering growing it that long. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! He looks like a skunk.

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Progress Report Wish List #6

This a very rare mug from the Lanai in San Mateo, California. There is a thread for it here on TC if you want more information.

I did this tribute mug for the Lanai back in January 2010. I made around 35 of them and most are in Dan's collection.

Jessica who is married to Woody Miller saw them when visiting here and requested one be made for her during this Wish List.

I made my own version with three differently decorated tikis. I called it my Eat Drink and be Merry mug using Hawaiian words that matched best.

Here is how the mug looks out of the mold.

I don't just clean up the mold lines.

I want each mug I make to be the best that it can be. So...

I start by re-carving the words.

Then I cut into the clay around each tiki.

Then using sculpting cutting tools I deepen every line.

She will pick her colors making it a 1/1 mug.

One more Wish carved and I can start another tomorrow. Cheers, Wendy