Post #750741 by danlovestikis on Sat, Sep 12, 2015 8:36 AM

kingstiedye you design great mugs. That was the easy part. See below for more.

zerostreet Bullet challenged me with tiny hands and other parts. Clay is a fun way to play.

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First here's a small project I completed. On a trip in a thrift store for $1.98 I found a broken tiki necklace. One leg was missing and it didn't have enough beads so it wouldn't go over my head but Dan said if I would fix it he would put it someplace fun.

Missing leg.

Using Elmer's wood filler to build the leg.

I did it with layers drying between them so that it wouldn't crack.

Sanding the detail into the patch worked better than using the carving tool. I just folded the sandpaper in half and used the edge.

Liquetex Glossies worked well to cover the whole tiki.

Dan hung the necklace on the lamp I had made for him. The Skull necklace was a present from Swizzle aka Robbie Toth.

He gave it to me when we found each other at Tiki Oasis. We made the trip to see him and were rewarded with this excellent necklace that he had made. He even strung the beads. Thank you Robbie.

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Update on Wish List #6.

I'm working on kingstiedye's Led Zepplien mug. My next part involved taking a flat image and making it 3D on the other side of the mug.

I started by building up the clay in a shape similar to what was in the photo.

I had to let the clay base sit overnight to firm up so meanwhile I carved all the bands names along the base.

Now I just go back and forth adding

more and more small bits of clay to

build the man, his robe, the lantern. I am using a stick for his walking staff. It will be painted to match the mug. I made a hole for the end of the staff so that it can have a bit of glue to hold the staff more permanently when finished.

I keep checking the picture as I add clay and remove clay.

I build up a rock to hide the bottom of the staff.

Now he has a hand, a face and a star on the lantern. I asked Dan to come and critique the mug so far.

He noticed that both arms were lower than in the photo. He was so right so I did an amputation.

I should have more to show tomorrow. It's wonderful how clay can be worked over and over again to get it right. Black Velvet paintings are set in stone. I hope to do some of those this winter.

Cheers, Wendy