Wendy Cevola - New colors of the Frank mug by Frankoma now available. - Other Crafts

D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9083	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 9:24 PM Thank you Blue Kahuna, I hope I can remember queue in the future. TikiTomD a few more details on your mug today I'm so happy you like it. littegiles the details are the most fun. For years making molds stopped me from making my own ceramics. Babalu and a fellow in Wheatland named Mike (he's at the beginning of my thread) saved me from being frustrated for life. It feels so good to share what I've learned. MadDogMike send me a good photo of your cannibal tiki and a photo of you with your goatee. I need a reference for an art project. Clarita that was such a nice note. Thank you. I tell Dan every day how lucky I am to have him. I really couldn't do this alone. Molds are so heavy. Progress Report: Today was a great day. We made a mold for a sombrero and I think it worked just fine. Like the mold for the Bumatay it is also a 1 piece mold. Here are the steps. Torbor64 had one of my South of the Boarder Bobs but the sombrero was so heavy that when he went out he used a Made in Mexico cloth and cardboard version. I found one just like his and covered it in clay. The top was completely covered. For a mold you can't have undercuts. I put clay all the way around the hat. I made it perpendicular to the bottom so that the hat wouldn't be trapped in plaster. I used a tool to dent the clay to make it like a straw hat. I did it over the edge too even though some of the clay once cast will be cut away. In the box I used clay snakes to stop leaks. Our work area all set up. After the plaster became hot I took the mold apart and rasped the sides. I flipped it over. I removed enough clay to take out the hat. I don't leave the clay because it will harden as it dries making it more difficult to remove. I was really happy to see the detail for the straw style sombrero was all there. This is The South of the Boarder Bob who will wear the Sombrero and be owned by The Blue Kahuna. I did more work on TikiTomD's Fu Manchu Mug. I still have to fine tune the bottom writing which says Toasting Dr. Funk. More detail on the facial hair. More hair detail on the back. When this dries more I'll carve the letters better. At the end of the day my sweetheart helps me clean up. Over and Out and ready to rest. Thanks for popping in. I stole that line from MadDogMike. Cheers, Wendy

Thank you Blue Kahuna, I hope I can remember queue in the future.
TikiTomD a few more details on your mug today I'm so happy you like it.
littegiles the details are the most fun. For years making molds stopped me from making my own ceramics. Babalu and a fellow in Wheatland named Mike (he's at the beginning of my thread) saved me from being frustrated for life. It feels so good to share what I've learned.
MadDogMike send me a good photo of your cannibal tiki and a photo of you with your goatee. I need a reference for an art project.
Clarita that was such a nice note. Thank you. I tell Dan every day how lucky I am to have him. I really couldn't do this alone. Molds are so heavy.

Progress Report:

Today was a great day. We made a mold for a sombrero and I think it worked just fine. Like the mold for the Bumatay it is also a 1 piece mold. Here are the steps.

Torbor64 had one of my South of the Boarder Bobs but the sombrero was so heavy that when he went out he used a Made in Mexico cloth and cardboard version.

I found one just like his and covered it in clay.

The top was completely covered.

For a mold you can't have undercuts.

I put clay all the way around the hat. I made it perpendicular to the bottom so that the hat wouldn't be trapped in plaster.

I used a tool to dent the clay to make it like a straw hat.

I did it over the edge too even though some of the clay once cast will be cut away.

In the box I used clay snakes to stop leaks.

Our work area all set up.

After the plaster became hot I took the mold apart and rasped the sides.

I flipped it over.

I removed enough clay to take out the hat. I don't leave the clay because it will harden as it dries making it more difficult to remove.

I was really happy to see the detail for the straw style sombrero was all there.

This is The South of the Boarder Bob who will wear the Sombrero and be owned by The Blue Kahuna.

I did more work on TikiTomD's Fu Manchu Mug. I still have to fine tune the bottom writing which says Toasting Dr. Funk.

More detail on the facial hair.

More hair detail on the back.

When this dries more I'll carve the letters better.

At the end of the day my sweetheart helps me clean up.

Over and Out and ready to rest. Thanks for popping in. I stole that line from MadDogMike. Cheers, Wendy

Post #625191 by danlovestikis on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 9:24 PM