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 Wed, Mar 1, 2017 7:14 AM hang10tiki I am so happy that Treg and Psycho Tiki D inspired a Tahiti crawl mug that has now morphed into lunavideogames home bar mug. What an excellent run. lunavideogames I hope that with glaze it will be as much fun as your octopus Tiki Bob mug. You always challenge me. Next up is hoping that they stay stuck together. I will dry them very slowly to have the best shot at that. If this is the only one of these I make I'm good with that so no need to try to find more buyers for these. If someone who doesn't know you wants one with your bar name are you OK with that? You can answer under PM's. ============================ Ceramics have a lot of behind the scenes work. I share it all on these pages so that every one can see the steps if they want to do this craft/art. Once a year I take all the shelves outside and use a chisel to remove any glaze that dripped off of projects onto the shelves. The only reason this fired on glaze can be removed is that the shelf have a produce called Kiln Wash on them. It is like chalk and protects the shelves. I have on gloves and a mask because Kiln Wash is a poison. Touching it or breathing it can destroy your health. I slowly mix it with water to make a paintable solution. Dan and I found this table in our neighborhood with a free sign on it. We brought it home to use for these types of projects. After removing all the glaze spots I began the process of painting on the kiln wash. One layer in one direction and then I let it dry. Then I do them all again in the opposite direction and let that dry. After a third layer I put them out in the sun so that they completely dry. While still wearing my protective gear I vacuum out the kiln to remove dust (some of it is old Kiln Wash). I even vacuum the elements (wires). Then I use a wet cloth and wipe down the surfaces in the kiln shed. Now I will be ready to fire the Wish List and Sacramento Crawl mugs. ================= The lawn we let die during this drought is coming back as weeds. The only problem is that they grow so fast that Dan has to mow twice as often. All the rain and sun if helping them grow with a vengeance! There is so much to do that each day starts with a big smile of anticipation at the fun tasks ahead. I am so lucky to have you all to join me in this journey. Cheers, Wendy

hang10tiki I am so happy that Treg and Psycho Tiki D inspired a Tahiti crawl mug that has now morphed into lunavideogames home bar mug. What an excellent run.

lunavideogames I hope that with glaze it will be as much fun as your octopus Tiki Bob mug. You always challenge me. Next up is hoping that they stay stuck together. I will dry them very slowly to have the best shot at that. If this is the only one of these I make I'm good with that so no need to try to find more buyers for these.

If someone who doesn't know you wants one with your bar name are you OK with that? You can answer under PM's.

============================

Ceramics have a lot of behind the scenes work. I share it all on these pages so that every one can see the steps if they want to do this craft/art.

Once a year I take all the shelves outside and use a chisel to remove any glaze that dripped off of projects onto the shelves. The only reason this fired on glaze can be removed is that the shelf have a produce called Kiln Wash on them. It is like chalk and protects the shelves.

I have on gloves and a mask because Kiln Wash is a poison. Touching it or breathing it can destroy your health. I slowly mix it with water to make a paintable solution.

Dan and I found this table in our neighborhood with a free sign on it. We brought it home to use for these types of projects. After removing all the glaze spots I began the process of painting on the kiln wash. One layer in one direction and then I let it dry.

Then I do them all again in the opposite direction and let that dry.

After a third layer I put them out in the sun so that they completely dry.

While still wearing my protective gear I vacuum out the kiln to remove dust (some of it is old Kiln Wash). I even vacuum the elements (wires).
Then I use a wet cloth and wipe down the surfaces in the kiln shed.

Now I will be ready to fire the Wish List and Sacramento Crawl mugs.

=================

The lawn we let die during this drought is coming back as weeds. The only problem is that they grow so fast that Dan has to mow twice as often. All the rain and sun if helping them grow with a vengeance!

There is so much to do that each day starts with a big smile of anticipation at the fun tasks ahead. I am so lucky to have you all to join me in this journey.

Cheers, Wendy

Post #773493 by danlovestikis on Wed, Mar 1, 2017 7:14 AM