Post #799375 by danlovestikis on Wed, Dec 18, 2019 8:27 AM

hang10tiki not only did you find the Tiki Bob's for me you also showed the Tiki Pop post I did last time and I had forgotten that my Zombie Torch mug was inside the book back then. Thank you so much. I am having a fun response to showing all those photos on fb.

Getting back in the frame of mind to work work work on tiki mugs is work in itself. I've always chosen projects that get me moving.
The very last casts I did this summer were of the Frankoma War Gods after making and drying the molds. So I decided that I would get back to work by cleaning these up. Here is how it went.

I brought all 12 of the War Gods into the kitchen and lined them up.

I took one out of the bag and went to work.

I cut off the excess clay at the top of the mug.

Next I will remove all of these mold lines.

Slowly I removed them and

used water on a brush to "sand" the entire mug.

Here's how the bottoms look out of the mold.

I use tools and shape the bottom into an acceptable shape. Later I will come back and add Joniece Franks initials as I promised her and my own copy write.

More "sanding".

These are all done and

drying slowly under a plastic table cloth.

Frankoma returns in 2020! Cheers, Wendy