Post #752616 by danlovestikis on Thu, Oct 15, 2015 9:05 AM

JenTiki we will pour the next bowl later today. So I learned that 6 weeks in the plastic is too long and 1 week is too short. The bowls felt fine as I put them together and then like the Wicked Witch they began to melt. The bottom bowl couldn't support the weight. I think I'll flip them over after a week and let them dry in the bag the the top exposed for awhile.

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Wish List #6 Progress Report, this time for lunavideogames aka Treg.

Treg's idea was to have a Tiki Bob floating in the ocean until one day he was captured by an octopus. This is his drawing to help me understand the project.

I thought about what I would have to do to build the octopus. I remembered how a balloon is used with paper Mache, why not with clay.

I stuck the balloon into a ring of clay.

I added more clay to cover the ends. Dan's dad gave him this octopus years ago and I barrowed it to use as a guide.

I smoothed it until I was happy with the shape.

I added octopus detail.

Smoothed again.

The octopus will hold a lot of weight so I decided to add more clay to the bottom for both weight and strength.

Suck on with sticky clay. I will smooth the bottom until it is part of the body.

Next I poked the rest of the balloon inside of the body and closed it inside. I will eventually need to remove the balloon. I have a plan.

Here I am just starting to add clay for the tentacles.

That's it for today. Cheers, Wendy