Post #784015 by danlovestikis on Fri, Feb 16, 2018 3:27 PM

hang10tiki that's a lot of years to have that mug in production and I've still only seen yours. Thank you for finding that out.

Hamo thank you that's so very nice to hear. Mine will at least be much larger. It's just a bummer that I thought my volcano would be the first with Waikiki on the front bottom. Oh well.

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Sacramento Crawl mug for 2018 more steps.

I wandered around the house looking for the tiki that would look good on the front of the volcano. I found it. Freddie Coester made this cast and gave it to us as a gift many years ago. I think it's impressive and it has a great feel. Thank you Freddie.

So first I cut out a piece of clay just the right size to fit in the arch.

Then I began to add clay.

I think it is now ready to put on the volcano.

Just right.

When I do the mold I can't let any plaster get behind the pieces so I'll have to seal this tiki in place.

I made little snakes and pressed them into place.

Then I begin to clean it all up.

Done and ready for more detail.

I wasn't looking straight on as I carved the side. It became slanted. This will not work for a mold that has to be pulled straight off.

Time to smooth it out and to start over. Cheers, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2018-02-16 15:29 ]