Post #764629 by danlovestikis on Sat, Jun 4, 2016 1:51 PM

hang10tiki pineapple is a wonderful fruit. I'm glad you like the texture. I end up re-carving it on every mug so that it's even better.

TikiAno he is so sweet.
I have enough projects going that I can do a glaze test once and if it works keep with it. If it doesn't I'll try again. As long as other projects fill the kiln I can keep going until I find the perfect way to glaze it.

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Well you all may have thought I had finished the HUGE bowl for Owen Wright but it wasn't done. Here are the last steps.

I wasn't sure how firm the bottom of the bowl was as of today. So I made some balloon supports so that the weight of the hula girl wouldn't pull on the bottom when turned upside down.

I put another disc on top of the bowl. I held it in place while Dan lifted all the weight.

Together we flipped the bowl over.

I easily removed the support.

Now I could tell that the bottom was firm and that the balloons weren't really needed. Didn't hurt either.

Now it's time to clean up the bottom of the bowl and the bottoms of the mugs.

I carved the opening that goes up into the hula girl to prevent trapped gas.

Next I started on the backs of each mug. I added texture to the monkey's tail.

Then I continued the carving from the front to the back.

It's a really weird angle to carve from but it still works.

One by one I

did all four.

Now the bowl is done being sculpted and can dry.

Here's a photo without the support under the bowl.

The monkey is happy to be furry and out of the bag.

Cheers, Wendy