Wendy Cevola - New colors of the Frank mug by Frankoma now available. - Other Crafts

D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Fri, Oct 19, 2018 2:33 PM Wish List #8 has had two waves where I did projects start to finish. The next four mugs I'm showing finish the second wave. Next up I will begin at the beginning by pouring mugs and setting up to make a big third wave. Some people have been waiting for me to start their projects for a year. I thank every one for hanging in there with me. As I age I have to go slower so I don't break down. I came close to carpal tunnel surgery earlier this year and now I have upper back cramps that cause shoulder pain. I will just go slower and eventually I will get most projects done. Sometimes they are beyond my skill set but I do try. Here I will show some of the glazing steps for four hula girl goblets. For Nelson Osorio, Jay Robinson, Eric Allred and Mary Ann Edwards. This has not been easy and I do not plan to make more after I finish these four. They are far too hard. You'll see why. Four to go. How hard could that be? three need bright white interiors the last one will be orange. Two are brown coconuts, one is green and one is tapa cloth. I covered the girls with a wet paper towel to avoid spots. Next I flip it over and keep on going. Two brown coconuts done and now it's time to do the green coconut. Three layers of glaze. Next it was time to do the tapa cloth. I decided to experiment. First I filled in the impressions with dark brown. All the glazes for these mugs are Duncan CN glazes except the outside of the coconuts, that is a CY glaze called Iron Ore. Done and I let it dry before going on. Next I put on a layer of off white with specs of dark brown. When this dried I wiped on a small amount of brown glaze to age it. I forgot to take photos of doing the inside of the mug orange but it has been done. Next I painted orange glaze over the raised parts of the mug. Before it dried I took a wire brush and pulled it through the wet glaze. I'm hoping for an aged effect. This was a few days work and now they sit to totally dry before I start again. It's good to be back to work. Wendy

Wish List #8 has had two waves where I did projects start to finish. The next four mugs I'm showing finish the second wave. Next up I will begin at the beginning by pouring mugs and setting up to make a big third wave. Some people have been waiting for me to start their projects for a year. I thank every one for hanging in there with me. As I age I have to go slower so I don't break down. I came close to carpal tunnel surgery earlier this year and now I have upper back cramps that cause shoulder pain. I will just go slower and eventually I will get most projects done. Sometimes they are beyond my skill set but I do try.

Here I will show some of the glazing steps for four hula girl goblets. For Nelson Osorio, Jay Robinson, Eric Allred and Mary Ann Edwards. This has not been easy and I do not plan to make more after I finish these four. They are far too hard. You'll see why.

Four to go. How hard could that be?

three need bright white interiors the last one will be orange.

Two are brown coconuts, one is green and one is tapa cloth. I covered the girls with a wet paper towel to avoid spots.

Next I flip it over and keep on going.

Two brown coconuts done and now it's

time to do the green coconut. Three layers of glaze.

Next it was time to do the tapa cloth. I decided to experiment.

First I filled in the impressions with dark brown. All the glazes for these mugs are Duncan CN glazes except the outside of the coconuts, that is a CY glaze called Iron Ore.

Done and I let it dry before going on.

Next I put on a layer of off white with specs of dark brown.

When this dried I wiped on a small amount of brown glaze to age it.

I forgot to take photos of doing the inside of the mug orange but it has been done. Next I painted orange glaze over the raised parts of the mug.

Before it dried I took a wire brush and pulled it through the wet glaze. I'm hoping for an aged effect.

This was a few days work and now they sit to totally dry before I start again.

It's good to be back to work. Wendy

Post #790575 by danlovestikis on Fri, Oct 19, 2018 2:33 PM