Post #781377 by danlovestikis on Wed, Nov 8, 2017 10:35 AM

The last of the early made wishes is for David Nelms aka Chippy. He is thinking of the day he will retire and wanted a mug to have for that occasion. He drew a picture and I asked him for a photo of his favorite Hawaiian shirt. Here are some of the steps.

He and his wife.

Here is his drawing.

I have to make the bottom of the mug taller so I can do the shirt so I sacrifice a mug and cut off it's bottom.

I add it to the mug that I'm working on.

I add clay so that it all ties together. (from prior posts you can see how I have to clean out the inside of this piece later on).

Glasses, shirt

and lei.

Done and ready to dry.

After bisque firing it's time to glaze the mug.

Here's his shirt and

here is the finished mug.

Five wishes have been finished and shipped. I also did a couple of unclaimed mugs that I'll share soon.

Cheers, Wendy