Post #784644 by danlovestikis on Sun, Mar 4, 2018 9:25 AM

GROG wake up you have glazing to do!

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As I progress through making the Sacramento Crawl mug and Wish List #8 I relax by making Tiki Bob's. Here are some step by steps on my most recent one. He is Warrior Hula Bob.

I start off with clay I have cut off from a prior mug. It is actually a cast of the area where the slip is poured into the mold. I just add clay to it to build out the hula skirt.

I let the skirt sit while I add a ring of clay and

I carve it into leaves on the Tiki Bob mug.

Day two I finished the rings and texture on Bob. The grass skirt is ready to add.

I put sticky clay on top of the skirt and then stuck him on.

I rolled him on the turn wheel to make the skirt longer. I will need to trim the bottom because it will be uneven.

Day three I added arms that will hold his club.

Not only will I use this tool for the grass I will use a wire brush.

Day four I made his war club.

I cut the shape.

Day Five the club is firm enough to carve. I did both sides the same.

Day six the skirt is now hard enough that I can carve out clay from inside. If I left it this thick it would crack.

After carving out the clay I smoothed it with a wet ball tool.

Later I will carve my name and copy write in this area.

Thank you for the visit, Wendy