Wendy Cevola - New colors of the Frank mug by Frankoma now available. - Other Crafts

D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Tue, Jan 3, 2017 7:13 AM hang10tiki I am so happy to be able to post again. It must have been that TC had many working to post at the same time. Next up will be a Blog by Ray Wyland on facebook. He is also coming to Sacramento to visit us and the Jungle Bird in March. What are you doing for Janelle's birthday on Sunday? Photos to share? Wish her a happy one from us. =============================== Wish List #7 progress report. Since I got a head start I am able to post the sculpting from start to finish in one long post on some of the projects. The Wish was to have a volcano bowl made with the name and log of this hotel bar on the side. I can't reveal the name of who ordered this bowl. I started with cleaning a bowl and then using a shot glass to cut a center hole. This will open the volcano to outside air for drying and releasing gasses when fired. I cast and cleaned up a fogcutter mug and cut off the top. I attached it to the bowl with sticky clay and then I built a floor inside the volcano for a rum and sugar cube for lighting. Once this had firmed up overnight I worked on the sides of the volcano. Side view. Top View. About a week later I could turn it upside down to finish off the bottom. Time for the name and logo. I found some stiff hair curlers at a thrift shop. They were in 6 sizes and perfect for pressing into clay to make a circle. I carved the circle deeper and then the logo. Now it was time for the name of the hotel. I used the photo and a stick to press along the words. Now I have a guide. I sanded a stick to the right size and shape for carving the letters. I'm always so happy with this part is done. He requested a wood-grain on the bowl so that's what I carved. A few days later I did the smaller lines. As the grains of clay dry I will be able to brush them off. Another week of drying one hour in the plastic bag and one hour out it was finally dry enough to turn over onto a plastic tub so I can do the bottom as well. The bowl is now completely dry after almost a month. It is just waiting until I can fire. Cracking is always a possibility. I never say a piece is safe until it is in the hands of the Wisher. Cheers, Wendy

hang10tiki I am so happy to be able to post again. It must have been that TC had many working to post at the same time.

Next up will be a Blog by Ray Wyland on facebook. He is also coming to Sacramento to visit us and the Jungle Bird in March.

What are you doing for Janelle's birthday on Sunday? Photos to share? Wish her a happy one from us.

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Wish List #7 progress report. Since I got a head start I am able to post the sculpting from start to finish in one long post on some of the projects.

The Wish was to have a volcano bowl made with the name and log of this hotel bar on the side. I can't reveal the name of who ordered this bowl.

I started with cleaning a bowl and then using a shot glass to cut a center hole. This will open the volcano to outside air for drying and releasing gasses when fired.

I cast and cleaned up a fogcutter mug and cut off the top.

I attached it to the bowl with sticky clay and

then I built a floor inside the volcano for a rum and sugar cube for lighting.

Once this had firmed up overnight I worked on the sides of the volcano.

Side view.

Top View.

About a week later I could turn it upside down to finish off the bottom.

Time for the name and logo. I found some stiff hair curlers at a thrift shop. They were in 6 sizes and perfect for pressing into clay to make a circle.

I carved the circle deeper and then the logo.

Now it was time for the name of the hotel. I used the photo and a stick to press along the words.

Now I have a guide.

I sanded a stick to the right size and shape for carving the letters.

I'm always so happy with this part is done.

He requested a wood-grain on the bowl so that's what I carved.

A few days later I did the smaller lines.

As the grains of clay dry I will be able to brush them off.

Another week of drying one hour in the plastic bag and one hour out it was finally dry enough to turn over onto a plastic tub so I can do the bottom as well.

The bowl is now completely dry after almost a month. It is just waiting until I can fire. Cracking is always a possibility. I never say a piece is safe until it is in the hands of the Wisher.

Cheers, Wendy

Post #771673 by danlovestikis on Tue, Jan 3, 2017 7:13 AM