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Meheadhunter
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 355
From: Wichita KS,
|  Posted: 2010-07-18 6:42 pm Permalink
Too Cool!!
I always enjoy your work!!
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Tiki Baï
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Joined: Jul 30, 2007
Posts: 202
From: Paris France
| Posted: 2010-08-03 06:41 am Permalink
Hello everyone 
once again... all your comments are a very good therapy  I always feel good after a visit on TC. Thank you
so now... note for later : never mix differents types of clay... it's a very bad idea... you spend lot of time and energy... and when it looks like it could works finally the glaze come out totally broke... all these to tell you forget about the kraken... I'll try next time an other one...
anyway, here are some new creations :
PROJET NOIX DE COCO ( moins glamour en français) 
Bottle of rum (I succed my mold.. YAY!!!!)
KOMEA ( the name means kind od beautiful.. in Finnish language.I'm half finnish that's the reason and some words looks like polynesian to me.
and I show this one just because I forgot to do it.:
MAURICE
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GROG
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6262
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2010-08-03 10:14 am Permalink
Holy Mackerel! How do you make everything so clean and sharp? GROG stuff only caveman quality.
Great stuff as always.
GROG must be half Finnish too, because most of GROG' stuff half finished.
GROG miss Bai.
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cheeky half
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Joined: Nov 22, 2002
Posts: 790
From: Tucson, AZ
| Posted: 2010-08-03 11:49 am Permalink
Beeoootiful work as always! Love the Goodyear sticker on Maurice's shell. Wish I could Buy Bai.
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-08-03 12:00 pm Permalink
Beautiful Bai! Komea is too cool and I love the moustache on Maurice 
PS Congrats on the mold, it's a skill well worth developing
[ This Message was edited by: MadDogMike 2010-08-03 12:01 ]
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Iokona Ki'i
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Joined: Nov 14, 2008
Posts: 815
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2010-08-05 10:36 am Permalink
All of the above statements x 10!
Wish you were at Oasis! You would clean up!
Brilliant!
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laojia
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Joined: Feb 04, 2009
Posts: 920
From: Metz Lorraine France
| Posted: 2010-08-13 12:20 am Permalink
J'aimerais bien voir cette bouteille de rhum de plus prés... Fantastic work you do Baï!
j.
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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7463
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2010-08-13 12:25 am Permalink
OMIGAWRSH!
I love them all
PROJET NOIX DE COCO is too cute!
and that lil menehune....
makes my heart swell!
you are unstoppable!
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Babalu
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
Posts: 2498
From: Lemon Grove
| Posted: 2010-08-13 08:37 am Permalink
Sister, you are a clay goddess! I adore your work.
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Tiki Baï
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Joined: Jul 30, 2007
Posts: 202
From: Paris France
| Posted: 2010-08-29 03:30 am Permalink
aloha,
I have some technical question ...
I would need some help from some talented mugs artist on TC.
I'm looking for some satin glaze or something like mat glaze looking.( see picture)
I would need a "brand" suggestion. I saw that duncan makes some... but they only have a very few colours.
http://www.duncanpaintstore.com/nmclay-bin/shop.pl/page=satin.htm/SID=1283071637.1914
first I was wondering if it was only underglaze ( with no glaze) or some "bisque-stain like acrylic if so... does it support to be wash since it does need to be fired?
http://www.duncanpaintstore.com/nmclay-bin/shop.pl/page=stain.htm/SID=1283071637.1914
Also... I try to find some colors like "honey- kind of wood looking" glaze ... ( see picture) lot of mugs makers use this kind of color... but I still don't know what color it is and what brand.
another question ; about some effect glaze.
I bought several effect glaze... but it never worked out like it suppose to be. I guess I have a problem with the kiln program. I've try several time to apply exactely the Duncan or Amaco notice but it never works.
and my last question: I'm looking for a red glaze (non toxic) I've also tryed to find it here but the red is always dark. I need something bright.
so... if anybody could help me with all this... I would be very grateful
and since I think you are expecting me to show something... here a new mug I made.
Flyin' eyeball. actually it's very funny when you have 2 of them on a bar.... looks like the bar have bigs eyes
Thanks for looking
à bientôt
Baï
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zerostreet
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Feb 06, 2010
Posts: 1712
From: http://www.zerostreet.com
| Posted: 2010-08-29 06:32 am Permalink
Great work Tiki Bai!
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-08-29 09:23 am Permalink
Bai, hopefully some of the more knowledgeable people will pop in too but here's what I have found;
The more matte a finish is, the more porous it is and is not considered to be food safe. Food particles and bacteria can get embedded in the pores in the glaze. It is best to use a glossy glaze inside the mug and then you can decide how daring you want to be with the outside. I see lots of mugs with matte finish on the outside, I doubt there is any real bacteria risk. One option that's would be rather radical is to switch to high fire clay. As I understand, after about cone 5 or 6, (not 05 or 06) the clay shrinks enough in firing that it is food safe even without glaze.
Underglazes are fired and wash fine but are very porous. You can use underglaze then coat it with clear satin glaze, that really increases your color options.
Some of the Duncan Courtyard Glazes and Designer Glazes have a less glossy finish, I like the Courtyards but Duncan had some formulation problems with the Designer Glazes, I have been hesitant to buy any new ones because I'm not sure they got that fixed.
As far as honey glaze, check out Duncan's Envision Butter Toffee
And the Duncan Envision NEON Red is pretty bright
Hope that helps
Mike
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Babalu
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
Posts: 2498
From: Lemon Grove
| Posted: 2010-08-29 3:47 pm Permalink
pm sent -
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Tiki Baï
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 30, 2007
Posts: 202
From: Paris France
| Posted: 2010-09-06 02:15 am Permalink
Thank you for your Help Maddogsmike I really appreciate
and.. thank you Babalu to explain me.. how all the ceramist world works
so now here is the tiki tribe mug.. in construction need to work a lot now.. for having the right glaze on that one
Mahalo
Baï
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AKUAE
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 11, 2007
Posts: 129
From: Alsace - France
| Posted: 2010-09-06 05:00 am Permalink
Hey Bai,
definitly better without the teeths .... very very beautiful
Absolute amazing work
have a nice day
AKUAE
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