Post #799812 by danlovestikis on Mon, Jan 6, 2020 9:38 AM

To save all the parts that we cast while making the Sacramento Crawl mug for 2019 I went to work. First I used up all the dry pieces that couldn't be used for the Hot Tub Hula Girls and now it's time to use the pieces that will work.

Since I've shown all the steps so many times I only took a few photos while working long days week after week. I have in the past made 129 of these mugs. These that survive all the steps will start at 130 and go up accordingly. All total I have made 47 more. Maybe I will have enough to cover all the requests. I would like to have a few extra. Time will tell.

The coconuts are waiting to be cleaned and cut down.

I decided to do a few of the girls with lei's. I will glaze them in a variety of hair and eye colors.

Once a girl is cleaned and placed inside the mug I have to build her hair in place. This makes her solidly in the mug.

I also have to keep in mind the glazing steps. So the hair is placed to help that out as well.

Some will have bangs to be different.

Here's one with bangs and a lei.

Every coconut is hand carved. No two will match.

I also change the hair in the front to make it fuller.

Dan and Scottie keep me company from time to time.

Here are the 47 that I hope all turn out. The have to dry, be sanded, fired, glazed, fired, touched up and re-fired. Then the faces are done in enamel. So these are very far from being finished. But sometime this year I will contact those on my list and waiting list.

So my goal now is to make everything cast before they are too dry. Then all I will have left to do is the Wish List #8 (2018) custom pieces. I am hopeful to have this all work out.

Happy New Year, Wendy