Post #751368 by danlovestikis on Wed, Sep 23, 2015 12:18 PM

hang10tiki I could feel the heat clear here. I hope you jumped in the pool soon after.
We displaced Gecko and hung SewTiki's wonderful swap art today. I took a photo soon to be posted.

LoriLovesTiki your note brings back so many memories of school and work. Just remember one day you'll be retired and playing with clay. Then you'll be a kid again.

Most of the tikis in front of the fireplace were done by a man in Florida. We had them all shipped here. He did a series of 6 once a year and put them on eBay as a set. He worked in a shipping company and used their space. I don't know if he still does this.

Tyber Tiki thanks to your photos I can picture the lamp on in your home. I'm so happy with your wish resulting in this lamp. Dan is too.

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Progress Report for Wish List #6.

This is a Wish of Barbara Lawrence. She is on facebook. She wanted a sign for her business Retro Siren. She wanted it to look like a mosaic.

I was going to cut a couple of slabs of clay but when I found my clay was super firm I cut just one.

Then I quartered it and moved the pieces to the corners.

Next I began to fill in the space with softer clay.

I leveled it with a rolling pin.

The next day I used a vegetable chopper to remove clay from the center.

Oops, I slipped and chopped my thumb. Clay is dirt and filty so I stopped and disinfected the cut. Steri stripped it together and

put on a glove.

I kept on working to smooth the slab.

Now I put her printed sign on the clay and outlined it with a blunt stick.

Removing the paper it was time to start.

I rolled out piece of clay and dipped them in slip. This glues them to the slab.

I used tools to push down the edges to remove air pockets.

Retro done and little balls of clay placed where the stars go.

Next I started the mermaid and did the word Siren.

I finished the mermaid.

Now the sign needs to

sit and firm up for a few days under plastic.

I squared up the edges and

started to carve the mosaic effect.

All done though I may tweak it later.

I smoothed the edges with a wet brush.

This sign is very thick and heavy. It will take a few weeks for it to dry.

Close up of the mermaid.

Now it's time to start another project. I wonder who is next? Cheers, Wendy