Post #772818 by danlovestikis on Thu, Feb 9, 2017 8:07 AM

hang10tiki I was at Goodwill yesterday and they wanted $7 for one of the coconut monkey banks. They used to be a dollar. I like your photo. I'm going to keep looking for $1 banks.

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Wish List #7 the Shark Attack Hula Girl mug continues with the building of the drink pocket.

Drawing by Theo Stool on facebook. Check out his site. The stool goes everywhere and meets famous people too!

I took the tube mug cast and rolled it on the bread board to soften up the clay.

I cut off one end to make it shorter.

I put some sticky clay along the edge. (sticky clay is clay mixed with slip)

I pressed the edges together and

smoothed the inside of the pocket with a wet ball on the end of the stick.

So I am ready to put the pocket into the back of the sharks head. This is where I might trap air and if I do then this will explode in the kiln.

I used the sharp stick to cut a hole the shape of the pocket.

Close as I can make it.

Next I shoved it into place.

Here is a top view into the drink pocket.

I placed a balloon inside to prevent it from collapsing.

I pinched the sides together and cut them off.

The weight of the pocket needed more support so I started adding clay to the back of the head.

Thank you for the visit. This mug has a lot more steps to come. Wendy