Post #764414 by danlovestikis on Mon, May 30, 2016 12:48 PM

hang10tiki thank you and here are the next steps for Owen's HUGE bowl.

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The HUGE bowl for Owen Wright is being built step by step. I had a lot of re-starts trying to get a support under the bowl that was the right height but also allowed for the base of the tiki to fit underneath. All those photos I'll skip. Here's what makes sense.

I have four full size Tiki Bob's to attach.

I start by cutting away clay so I can fit it to the bowl.

When I think I have it right I add sticky clay and slip to the attachment edge.

A good fit.

Now I go all the way around the tiki with more clay to make a firmer attachment. Here I'm also filling in where I cut the opening too high.

There isn't room for my fingers when I got to the edge at the bottom. So I dipped a clay snake into a jar of slip and

then I lay it on top of a tool. I moved it behind the tiki and then lifted up to press it into clay. I slipped the tool back out.

Next I took a wet paper towel and fed it behind the tiki. Then taking the two ends I was able to lift and move it back and forth to smooth the clay and to make the
clay hold tight.

I did these steps until all four tikis were firmly in place.

Now the bowl is wrapped in plastic until the new clay firms up and is the same as the rest of the bowl.

Cheers, Wendy