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BeezleBug Mugs (Pg. 14: New Cup/Mug) |
BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
|  Posted: 2012-09-23 9:35 pm Permalink
Thanks zerostreet...
Here's an early sculpt of another new mug based on a Kwoma figure from Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Region. Still need to work out the proportions and how it's going to accept tasty beverages...
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6408
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-09-23 9:59 pm Permalink
Great looking glaze on the Que, love the new PNG sculpt.
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-09-24 10:59 am Permalink
Thanks MadDog...love the pirate-y pursuits.
Here's a Peanut Jr. mug. Been on a green/blue glaze kick lately, but now I'm returning to browns... Time to stock up on more crystalline glazes.
Oh, if anyone uses Pinterest, I'm keeping samples of my more recent mugs here: http://pinterest.com/leelanier/beezlebug-tiki-mugs/
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BeezleBug
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From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-09-25 09:25 am Permalink
Pimpin' it with some gold finish today...
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BeezleBug
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Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-09-25 11:25 pm Permalink
Alright, Kwoma is ready to cast... Uh oh, left myself with another complicated mold...
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-10-01 6:07 pm Permalink
Mold for Kwoma mug. Only 6 pieces, so not too horrible...
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danlovestikis
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Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3568 | Posted: 2012-10-01 6:11 pm Permalink
He's really nice. Wendy
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-10-04 10:53 am Permalink
Thanks, Wendy...
First Kwoma mug out of the mold...
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-10-10 12:17 pm Permalink
Kwoma #1 is finished...
I was asked to replicate the finish of the original wood sculpture, which was an interesting challenge. So, here were the steps: 1) Instead of sanding or smoothing the cast, cut in tons of tiny tools marks; 2) glaze with multiple layers of black and brown gloss; 3) after firing slightly below the recommended temp, sand the surface with 600 grit; 4) burnish with black oil; 5) burnish with metallic bronze and gold oil; 6) burnish with brown oil; 7) spray outside with clear matte finish. The "hair' is synthetic fur attached with silicon glue.
I've also started a new mug. This one is a chunky bamboo, reed, and seashell tumbler - something that Gilligan might have made for Thurston Howell III for his evening cocktail of coconut liquor.
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danlovestikis
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Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3568 | Posted: 2012-10-10 12:42 pm Permalink
Hey thanks so much for all the glazing information. I know that to make something look old is hard work. I have yet to master that and you just helped. Thank you, Wendy
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-10-10 12:56 pm Permalink
I've been experimenting with glaze since I got my little electric kiln. Sometimes, the glazes come out pretty darn weird. I don't stock many glazes, but I do mix them or layer them. One thing I hit upon - out of necessity - is that you can fix or improve any exterior glaze with cold-painting and burnishing.
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-10-25 4:04 pm Permalink
Yay - one of my Peanut Jr. lamps is now on the shelf at Forbidden Island (thanks to Lisa Michelle).
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2012-11-27 6:34 pm Permalink
New mug - Bamboo Tumbler -
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BeezleBug
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Joined: Oct 01, 2008
Posts: 212
From: Boulder City, Nevada
| Posted: 2013-01-03 7:16 pm Permalink
Happy new year, everyone.
Back on the Tiki bandwagon. Had to divert my kiln last month for a big batch of Christmas presents.
First mug of 2013 - happy to finally get a classic translucent glaze without bubbles or roughness:
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TikiAno
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
Posts: 238
From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2013-01-03 10:11 pm Permalink
Looks great! Thanks for posting all of the glaze and mold info, too!
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