VanTiki Mugs: Octopus Time Lapse - Other Crafts

V VanTiki Member Hawaii Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 1046	V VanTiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 6, 2011 4:47 PM The Great Tiki Oasis Demo Mug Experiment! Aloha everyone! I am finally back home after our fantastic voyage to Tiki Oasis. We had a wonderful time, and followed it up with a few weeks of intense work in Seattle, and a trip to DisneyLand for the Half Marathon (and, more importantly, a few stops at Trader Sam's). Now that I am home, it is time to finish an experiment that began Oasis weekend! As those who stopped by the VanTiki booth know, I sculpted a pair of demonstration mugs over the weekend: I had planned on throwing them away after the show, but Babalu convinced me that the best course of action would be to pack up the wet clay mugs and ship them back home! I ended up doing just that - I placed each mug in a soft bed of packing peanuts and shipped them back to Hawaii Monday after the show. THis is where it gets interesting - the mugs have been slowly drying in the box this entire time! Tonight I finally get to crack open the crate and see how they did. I've decided that I'll glaze and fire them no matter how they look - perfect souvenirs of a perfect Tiki weekend! :) Stay tuned for the 5:00 unboxing! Mahalo, Henrik "VanTiki"

The Great Tiki Oasis Demo Mug Experiment!

Aloha everyone! I am finally back home after our fantastic voyage to Tiki Oasis. We had a wonderful time, and followed it up with a few weeks of intense work in Seattle, and a trip to DisneyLand for the Half Marathon (and, more importantly, a few stops at Trader Sam's). Now that I am home, it is time to finish an experiment that began Oasis weekend!

As those who stopped by the VanTiki booth know, I sculpted a pair of demonstration mugs over the weekend:

I had planned on throwing them away after the show, but Babalu convinced me that the best course of action would be to pack up the wet clay mugs and ship them back home! I ended up doing just that - I placed each mug in a soft bed of packing peanuts and shipped them back to Hawaii Monday after the show. THis is where it gets interesting - the mugs have been slowly drying in the box this entire time! Tonight I finally get to crack open the crate and see how they did. I've decided that I'll glaze and fire them no matter how they look - perfect souvenirs of a perfect Tiki weekend! :)

Stay tuned for the 5:00 unboxing!

Mahalo,
Henrik "VanTiki"

Post #605725 by VanTiki on Tue, Sep 6, 2011 4:47 PM