Post #772797 by danlovestikis on Wed, Feb 8, 2017 9:30 AM

hang10tiki it's OK, it gave me something to show that ceramics are hard work. Hey I was looking at your photos again and thought of something cute.
The picture where the coconuts are stacked on a rope made me think that it would be fun to do that with all the carved monkey banks that can be found for a couple of dollars at thrift stores.

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Wish List #7 I'm starting over on the Shark Attack Hula Girl for Jamie Sterling.

The only way I could figure out how to do this is to make the mug larger than requested. I hope it works out and that I can make her happy.

Her drawings are a big help.

I began with these two cast pieces. The tube mug will go inside the shark to make it a mug.

I began by adding clay to the top so that I could close it off into a nose.

I built it up and then pinched it off.

Now I smoothed the top so that as I add clay I won't trap air.

I built it up for the nose but I had to stop here to let the clay firm up overnight.

Since I would still be nearby I wrapped the sides to prevent drying and left the top exposed for an hour. Then it too was covered.

The next day I decided to map out the mouth like the drawing. I just added clay and smoothed it in place.

The nose clay was firm enough to add more so I worked to finish it off.

Next I added the eyes.

Side view.

I am now hopeful this will work. I do though need to add a mug inside and a hula girl. Wish me luck.

Wendy