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Roots Rocka's Clay Journal - New Stuff pg 11
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10/03/2012
Wunderbar! |
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10/03/2012
Awesome Green glaze on dat one!!! |
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10/03/2012
Cone 10!!! That would burn my shed down. The glazing looks terrific as does the design. Good job, Wendy |
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TikiRootsRocka
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10/03/2012
Mahalo for the kind words, I'm having a blast! I love the Rods Bod clay because it's full of iron and pops through the glaze. It's kind of scary because of how unpredictable it can be, but I guess that's part of the fun. A few weeks ago I started working on a simple sculpt so I could try my first attempt at making a mold. It was gonna be a simple Easter Island Moai with big belly, nothing special. As I started to sculpt the head, it just had this Tiki Bob looking resemblance that I couldn't deny, so I went with it. I called him "Boboai," and built. Here's how he turned out:
Would love to hear your feedback, positive and negative. I'm most concerned about the design element as I feel like so much has been done. I haven't been able to find anything quite like this, and although I like the design, I don't exactly feel super creative, either. Thoughts? Thanks again!!! |
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Hale Tiki
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10/04/2012
That's really funny. I just mentioned a Bob Moai to Wendy, except that I wasn't sure how it'd look. Great minds, I guess. |
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TikiRootsRocka
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10/11/2012
Thanks Hale, I'm sure Wendy's would look a whole lot better than mine :) Although it was my first attempt, I've gotta say this wasn't easy and it took me an entire day to complete. I'm happy with the end result, I learned a lot, and definitely noticed where I wasn't as efficient as I could've been. ** My box is WAY too big, so it cost me extra plaster, and made for a heavy mold, that I have to lug around every time I want to pour a cast. ** I didn't measure my plaster:water ratio. I'm sure this has it's downfalls and I'll be measuring in the future. ** I tried to get all the air bubbles out of the plaster, but can see where some formed around the outside, where pieces of the plaster have chipped away from the outside of the mold. I did run my hands through the plaster to try and remove all the bubbles, so I'm guessing that my sloppy plaster mixing contributed to this. ** Original sculpt got destroyed. I used Pottery plaster #1 and Laguna Clay Speckstone cone 10 casting slip. When I get a chance I'll post some pics of my first casting failure and the successes since. Thanks for looking and your comments are always appreciatted! |
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10/11/2012
Hey Mike! Just seeing your ceramic thread for the first time... Great stuff! I love the patterned moais! and the Santa moai dish is so cute! Hope your mom likes it! Interested to see how your cast mugs turn out! |
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10/11/2012
Great mugs. Love the distressed look on the glaze. They have the appearance of a real artifact. Very cool. |
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10/11/2012
Mike, congrats on the successful mold making experiment! The "Boboai" looks great! I picked up a tip from BeezleBug about mold boxes that's worth sharing It eliminates those awkward clamps and lets you adjust your mold box to whatever size you want. Seems I read that you need a minimum of an inch of plaster wall thickness all around so that's what I use. Any more that that just adds unneeded weight and bult. |
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10/11/2012
Hi TRR, on your first half just push in a ball or scoop out some clay. Then you second half makes the bump. This is super fast and no where can the plaster get underneath. I bisque fired my sculpture and for the second half soaked it in three layers of mold soap. You are doing a wonderful job. I love your Moai Bob so Hale Tiki had a good idea. See you soon, Wendy |
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TikiRootsRocka
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11/17/2012
Thank you for the suggestions on the mold box and the scoops, Mike and Wendy. |
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danlovestikis
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11/17/2012
One hour per mug for clean up is what it takes me. You must be doing it right! Wendy |
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TikiRootsRocka
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11/18/2012
Haha, thank you for the reassurance, Wendy! |
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11/19/2012
been busy I see! nice, |
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TikiRootsRocka
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11/20/2012
Hi Dawn! Nice chatting with ya! |
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PockyTiki
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12/08/2012
That PNG mask way back is GREAT! Killer stuff, dude, keep going! |
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danlovestikis
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12/09/2012
I just looked at every page again. So much to see. You are doing wonderful designs. Wendy |
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01/02/2013
Love my Boboai, Michael!
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Sophista-tiki
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01/03/2013
Snappy New year Mike. heres to endless hours of making Stuff! |
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TikiRootsRocka
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02/11/2013
Happy New Year to you too, Dawn! I've been learning how to throw on the wheel and "Dongaroa" is sitting in the same spot as the last time I posted. Here are my first three pieces from the wheel. |
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02/11/2013
Are you making a bowl for the Bowlarama show at the Tonga Hut? I'm glad you're mkaing a mold of the Dongaroan guy on the pipe. |
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GROG
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02/11/2013
Are you making a bowl for the Bowlarama show at the Tonga Hut? I'm glad you're mkaing a mold of the Dongaroan guy on the pipe. |
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TikiRootsRocka
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03/01/2013
Here's how the PNG tumbler mug turned out. |
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03/01/2013
Nice glazing Mike, high fire? |
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Sophista-tiki
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03/02/2013
I was just wondering what you've been up to. Hope to see you at the next International Tiki makrket place event. |
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TikiRootsRocka
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03/02/2013
Thanks Mike. Yep, it's high fire. Next time I'm gonna layoff the superclear glaze a little and go a little darker on the brown. |
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danlovestikis
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03/02/2013
Your high fire glazes look terrific along with your tikis. Wendy |
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TikiRootsRocka
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03/09/2013
Hi Wendy, |
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danlovestikis
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03/09/2013
Wow, I took a whole semester of potter's wheel in college and I couldn't ever center the clay. I hand built all my projects and the teacher was not fooled. I got a C and was horrified. You are off to a great start. I sure love the hieroglyphic bowl it looks ancient. Everything looks great. Wendy |
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TikiRootsRocka
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03/29/2013
Thanks, Wendy! Hope to see you and Dan at the next ITMP.
Have a great weekend! |
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danlovestikis
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03/29/2013
I really like the high fire clay and glazes. You have made some bowls that look like they should be in a museum. See you on the 6th. Wendy |
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04/02/2013
Mike, I missed the last batch. Some great stuff in the past 2 posts. Love the petroglyph bowls and I'm a little envious of the high fire glazes :D Keep up the good work. See you at Mojave Oasis again? |
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TikiRootsRocka
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04/03/2013
Thanks for stopping by, Mike. Hope all is well. |
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GROG
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04/03/2013
You've become a clay maniac! Good stuff. Keep producing. |
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TikiRootsRocka
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04/15/2013
Hey GROG, Thanks for stopping by! |
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TikiPops
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04/16/2013
Hey Mike, the bowls are looking great! The Hawaiian father & son fishing is awesome. I really like the finish. Keep it up! |
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04/18/2013
Your work keeps getting better.... Awesome work! |
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TikiRootsRocka
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04/20/2013
Thank you sirs! I started a Moai, but he turned Marquesan. Leaning Moai with some moko in da face.
And, re-sculpting the Shaka Rocka. I usually add, then subtract, but I'm gonna try carving this one out, only adding when I screw up. Already gotta add some back on the toes.
I made some bigger coconuts with thinner walls that are getting bisque fired. |
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danlovestikis
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04/26/2013
These are looking great. Have you done more steps? Wendy |
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TikiRootsRocka
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05/03/2013
Hi Wendy, I've made a little more progress on the re-sculpt, but not much. |
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05/03/2013
Love the tribal pots, and the tikis are looking awesome! Great stuff! :) |
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TikiRootsRocka
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05/08/2013
Hey TT, thanks for stopping by. |
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MadDogMike
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05/08/2013
Cool glaze Mike. Reminds me of a Van Gogh painting (or a Don McLean song) |
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TikiRootsRocka
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05/08/2013
Thanks, Mike. I was pleasantly surprised by how the glaze came out. Hope to see you at TC! Primitive 3 Faced Orongo Birdman Cult tumbler (Bmix with sand) The Marquesan style is also glazed. (Bmix.) Hope to see you all at Caliente! |
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MadDogMike
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05/08/2013
All good stuff Mike. I like that firedancer graphic and the Marquesan is great ~ looks like torched wood carving. |
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TikiRootsRocka
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05/10/2013
See you next Saturday. Yes, I will be vending. I'll be in the same spot as last year, by The Tonga Hut bar. |
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TikiRootsRocka
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05/23/2013
Great seeing everyone at Caliente! Thanks again to everyone who came by my booth to chat and made a purchase. It was great to catch up with old friends and make a lot of new ones. I'll post something in the Market Place later, but I just wanted to post a link to my Etsy store, Jungle Modern Ceramics. I chose the name Jungle Modern because I like it. To me, it has a bit of mysteriousness to it. "You never know what you're gonna find in the jungle." I've always been intrigued by the dense greenery of the forest and not knowing what might be behind the next layer of vegetation. As I'm still new to ceramics, that's kind of how I feel about my pottery. There's still lots of other styles I'd like to explore and I'm not sure what's coming next. Maybe I'll make some Incan pottery inspired by my trip to Peru with some modern characteristics, who know? I also have a decent amount of WITCO. Elvis's Jungle Room and Sven's book, Tiki Modern, have definitely influenced my collecting, so I also felt the name was appropriate. Here's the link. Your feedback and constructive criticism is always appreciated. Thanks for looking! Michael Shigeru Sbicca |
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danlovestikis
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05/23/2013
Nothing to criticize since it is all so well done. I like the look of stone on the marq. |