Post #782345 by danlovestikis on Sat, Dec 16, 2017 6:27 PM

hang10tiki you always take fun photos for me. Thank you. I'd already forgotten what my swap mug looked like and there it was.

Hamo nothing beats a Hawaiian island. In all our travels those are the best. I will travel back to see those Christmases, thank you for sending me there. I love coincidences.

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Finishing the Moai pedestal bowl.

When I had finished cutting and cleaning the bowl I saw that one side was starting to sag. I propped it up and left it sit under plastic for a day and then it was firm enough that it stayed put.

I'm really happy with my vinyl covers. I just wipe them off with a wet paper towel after use. No clay down the drain.

Using the backend of the same paintbrush I decorated the outside of the bowl.

All done and ready to mount. I checked to make sure that the bottom of the bowl was firm enough to hold it's own weight. I did this by holding the bowl with two fingers and a thumb in the middle of the bowl at the bottom. It didn't make a dent or sag.

I made sure all the tops were the same height and then I added sticky clay to each one.

I stuck the bowl on top and I was all done.

Now this bowl is with the other under plastic and slowly drying in the garage.

Two big bowls. Wendy