Post #776426 by danlovestikis on Mon, May 29, 2017 7:05 PM

hang10tiki thank you, it was a fun bowl to make.

hang10tiki you would make a great detective. Did the post say if the place is still open?

TikiHula Kohlacharms has many things we've never seen before. It's not possible to collect it all. I like collections that are of all one place or artist. Like Chippy's Tiki Bob collection. Good to hear from you here or there.

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Here's part one of my story of failure.

Owen Wright on fb designed an elaborate project for me to make for him. I tried but it could work out as designed. So I made this for him instead.

I took the pieces that I had started for his project and used them to make other things. Here is part one. I can't share his plans because we may try it again on the next Wish List #8.

He wanted this little tiki that Sophi Loren was holding.

To make it I cast a mug and then cut it up.

I rolled and sealed a nice tube for the moai's body.

Then I just started building by adding pieces of

clay,

The head is solid. It works as long as this is dried for weeks in and out of a plastic bag.

He has really bad posture but he's as close as I could make him to the picture with Sophia.

A long time ago to make the handles for a cannibal pot I would make each piece separately. Now I put the clay on and carve it.

Then I finish it off. Faster and easier.

I add the flames while it is upside down.

Now he is all done and

ready to dry. The coconut cannibal bowl with moai.

Cheers, Wendy