Post #799701 by danlovestikis on Tue, Dec 31, 2019 8:03 AM

First I had to save as many of the coconuts for the Hot Tub Hula Girls as possible and now it's time to see how many of the hula girls I cast starting in October of 2018 can be saved.

The first one was so dry I cracked the bottom. So I turned it into a necklace.

The next one was fine so I cleaned off all the mold line and

added the hair down her ample chest!

I use slip as glue. I dipped and then added a ring of soft clay to the bottom.

I then squish it down into the coconut to glue it in place. Then I remove the excess clay.

Then I add hair in the back that further glues the girl into the mug and then I carve the coconut texture.

The coconuts and two of the hula girls (that were to dry) were cleaned up and are on the drying

table. By the time I got to the end there were only three girls too dry to put into coconuts. So I just poured more to match the number of coconuts ready to be made into the HTHG mugs.

I am so happy that in the end I will have been able to make these for all those who wished or are on the waiting list. This is just the start of the work to make these. Two hours to get each mug to this point. Then there is sanding then firing then washing and glazing and firing and re-glazing and firing again.

Happy New Year, Everyone, love from Wendy and Dan