Post #8041 by TikiGuy on Tue, Sep 10, 2002 2:26 PM

In another topic area, someone asked about how to make Tiki mugs. That sparked my interest as well. How the doodle do they make mugs anyway? So I did some research. Since the college I work for has an art campus, resources were plentiful.

It would seem that the ideal method would be using a ceramics/pottery method called "Slip Cast". So if you are looking for how to make Tiki mugs, look up the "slip cast" method.

I came across two delightful books, one is practically a pamphlet and the other is a veritable tome.

The pamphlet info:
"Slip Cast Pottery" A.T. White, The Dryad Press, Leicester, England, 1970 16 pgs.

The tome info:
"Ceramic Design" John B. Kenny, Chilton Book Company, Radnor Pa., 1973 320 pgs.

I really like these books because they are concise and have that all too cool 60's/70's instructional thing going on.

Perhaps some day I will make a series of mugs and other items. It looks like a lot of fun.

Anyone have any resources to add to this?