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MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - Shrunken Head Cat Food Dish |
mp
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Joined: Mar 12, 2009
Posts: 422
From: Nor Cal
|  Posted: 2 days ago; 11:09 pm Permalink
Mike, Your smile can light up a city block! Glad your having a good time.
Looking forward to the new progress pics. MP
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6412
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: Yesterday; 06:21 am Permalink
Gene - In theory I could fire it with the foam inside, but that much foam would smoke and stink like crazy. One trick I have used with polymer clay is to bake it in the oven at 300 ~ the foam shrinks down to about 1/3 of it's original size and be very easy to remove. It was a little difficult to seperate but the layers of tissue paper help and you can't let it dry too long first.
Lori - Thank you. Sorry, I didn't get a picture of the front 
TikiAno - The foam does not absorb moisture like plaster does so it's not as good as plaster but it is very quick and easy to make a temporary form. Although the tissue paper helps, the foam is also rougher than the plaster so the inside needs to be smoothed when I take it off the form. Wendy hit it on the head: clay pulls away as it shrinks when it is inside a cavity. But when you put it over a form it shrinks tighter to it. If you wait too long it will either get a death grip on the form or, more likely, crack the clay.
Wendy - Thanks. Too late for more clay, I popped it in the kiln this morning. I saved my form so I can make a thicker one if I need to. I don't make it up North very often but Teresa would love to see the wonder that is the Dan & Wendy Studio and Tiki Mug Collection Extraordinaire!  See ya again soon!
MP - So glad to see you around these parts. I am having a good time See ya at Oasis?
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littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 408
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: Yesterday; 07:45 am Permalink
Can't wait to see what you do with this bowl. That is one KittyKat that will be eating in style. I have refused to show this post to my cats (or dogs) as they will be demanding such an item.
- Dale
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6412
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: Yesterday; 9:52 pm Permalink
Thanks Giles. Just for the record, I don't give a rat's a$$ about the cat; my daughter left it when she got married and moved away. Just needed an excuse to make another headhunter 
One of the nice things about a little kiln is that you can fire one piece at a time and you can rapid cool bisque ware. I put this piece in the kiln this morning and pulled it out tonight
Next to start glazing and see how well a convex face translates to a concave dish?
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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
"And now, from the clay of the ground, the Lord God formed man" Genesis 2:7
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6412
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: Today; 06:18 am Permalink
Back into the kiln this morning but I'm off to Mexico for the 3 day weekend so that's as far as he'll get til next week.
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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
"And now, from the clay of the ground, the Lord God formed man" Genesis 2:7
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littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 408
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: Today; 06:30 am Permalink
So far it is looking great. I think you have done well turning it into a bowl.
Have a great weekend getaway.
- Dale
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 239
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: Today; 09:47 am Permalink
Mike- and Wendy, thanks. It makes complete sense- I realize I've only used "slump" molds, rather than "hump" molds- or vice versa. I usually press slabs into a plaster mold and let it dry- easier to separate, etc. Mike, thanks for showcasing this- now I want to try this method... 
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SandraDee
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Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 591 | Posted: Today; 7:51 pm Permalink
Love it!
But you know we will be expecting you to come up with a Shrunken Head themed camper now as well my friend
Have a great time in Mexico!
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