Post #753277 by danlovestikis on Wed, Oct 28, 2015 9:46 AM

RVICTOR thank you for posting. It's fun to see the first one again. I have a 3rd order for one on the Wish List. Each will have changes so no two are identical. Thank you for coming up with this unique design. Sven's book was the inspiration but your design is very different and wonderful. Thank you for having me make yours and allowing me to make more.

hang10tiki so do you!

LoriLovesTiki I'm sure Muskrat saw one of your mugs and was inspired to also request it. It really did make his mug complete.

Tyber Tiki Ken Ruzic is a friend of Jen Tiki and I. Wish his permission I was allowed to bring his painting into the 3D world. It was both an honor and a pleasure. I'm so happy that everyone is pleased with it. Thank you.

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Wish List #6 Update

When the Wish List is done I will be making another run of Hot Tub Hula Girls. I have 17 ordered right now and I'm going to make 20. If you want one let me know ASAP. Once I stop pouring these I don't know when I'll be making the next run. These are numbered 31 to 50. Swimsuit tops can be added at no extra charge. $100 plus shipping.

I pour three a day.

I have to add more slip to the hula girl molds every 10 minutes. I tried to cut that down by making a damn and raising the slip level. It made it possible to top off every 15 minutes. Not worth the clay and time so it's back to 10.

Opening and cleaning the molds. I started by hulas one day and coconuts the next.

I ended up just doing both each day.

opening the molds requires space. Each piece is cleaned and then

I have to fit them on the table with fans to blow them dry. As the cold weather approaches this step takes longer.

I'm storing all the pieces until the Wish List is over and then I'll work on them. That's a long way off.

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The summer is over and even though California is a warm state I dread even a small drop in temperature. So I've started to drag Dan away from his tikis and out into the world. Of course the way to do that is to say how about we go on a tiki hunt?

Here's what I've been doing to beat the winter before we stay indoors.

Last Sunday we went to the Roseville antique mall. It was there I saw this metal sign.

It made me think that the style I choose for the Retro Siren sign was indeed a vintage style. Of course hers will look like a mosaic when it is completed.

I dug deep into a mess of an antique booth and came up with this! On the back is written Easter Island March 1978. That's the year Dan and I got married. That was way before we discovered tiki.

I have to get to fb and work so that's it for today. I hope you all have a great one, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2015-10-28 10:24 ]