Post #775088 by danlovestikis on Sat, Apr 15, 2017 7:02 PM

Wish List #7 this maybe for Owen Wright. He has to see if I made his wish come true.

Owen requested a machete carve coconut so I got out my scary big knife and started to cut.

I did uneven slices because if I was doing it with a machete they would be uneven.

I added clay to the inside at the top so that it wasn't too thin. Next I added clay to the outside to make the shell.

I used this tool to fuse the clay parts together and to form the shell around the coconut meat.

Then it was time to carve the coconut texture.

All done.

Top view.

To make the girls sit upright instead of leaning back I cut them in half and removed some clay from their stomachs.

Then I put them back together with sticky clay and

let them sit overnight.

One by one I fine tuned the girls waists and other parts.

I put them together to see how they fit. Looks like I need to remove some hair.

I kept whittling away until they were as close as possible.

I put a piece of sticky clay in place and push them all together.

I bush the excess into place or remove it with a wet brush.

I now form a platform on the top for the coconut.

I carved some detail into the hair.

I kept putting water on the sticky clay so it would stay sticky.

I found out the hard way that you can't keep air from getting between large pieces that are stuck together. So to prevent an air pocket I carve out a hole.

Then I press it into place. The excess clay around the heads will be removed with a wet brush.

You can see where the clay is coming up through the hole in the bottom of the ccconut.

then I add more clay.

I wet these two tools to smooth the clay I had added.

Done enough and it will be sanded when dry.

Done and posing.

What do you thinks about this style or mug? Cheers, Wendy