MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - Boar Tusk - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11045	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Fri, Jul 19, 2024 6:22 PM I've got some catch-up to to. Made a Vulcania Bowl for a friend who is building a Nautilus themed bar in Florida. Inspired by Captain Nemo's secret lair in the base of a volcano. Started with a block of Styrofoam and carved it to shape. Covered the foam in plaster to smooth it and to keep the clay from sticking. The depression at the peak will hold a bit of 151 and fire Rolled out slabs of clay and laid them over the plaster form. Let it dry a bit. I had hoped that the clay would slip off the plaster foam in one piece but I had to cut in into 3 pieces to remove it. Clay pieces reassembled, textures, dried, and some black under glaze brushed on the wiped off A small Nautilus Finished! [ Edited by MadDogMike on 2024-07-19 18:28:29 ]

I've got some catch-up to to. Made a Vulcania Bowl for a friend who is building a Nautilus themed bar in Florida. Inspired by Captain Nemo's secret lair in the base of a volcano.

Started with a block of Styrofoam and carved it to shape.

Covered the foam in plaster to smooth it and to keep the clay from sticking. The depression at the peak will hold a bit of 151 and fire

Rolled out slabs of clay and laid them over the plaster form. Let it dry a bit.

I had hoped that the clay would slip off the plaster foam in one piece but I had to cut in into 3 pieces to remove it.

Clay pieces reassembled, textures, dried, and some black under glaze brushed on the wiped off

A small Nautilus

Finished!

[ Edited by MadDogMike on 2024-07-19 18:28:29 ]

Post #813388 by MadDogMike on Fri, Jul 19, 2024 6:22 PM