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Sea Creature of the South Pacific Art Swap ~ Done! |
LoriLovesTiki
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From: NJ
|  Posted: 2013-01-30 4:13 pm Permalink
Love it, Jason!
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WaikikianMoeKele
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Joined: Jun 25, 2008
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From: West Leroy, Pennsylvania
| Posted: 2013-01-30 7:12 pm Permalink
All the projects are SO tikiriffic!
Back to work...
~kele
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hang10tiki
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From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-01-31 07:32 am Permalink
Less than a month to go...
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TikiAno
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From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2013-01-31 09:37 am Permalink
Okay, I'm going to add a coat of glaze on top of the NOTNSP mug and refire. Since it's fired to Cone 6, hoping the original glazes don't run. This is a somewhat risky move, but I'd like it to have more contrast in color. Keeping my tikis crossed.
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TikiAno
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From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2013-01-31 3:43 pm Permalink
Fingers are crossed. Spent some time in the studio today and decided to add some glaze to the Art Swap mug. To get the new glaze to "stick," I heard it helped to heat it up first (many people use home ovens for this). I didn't have an oven lying around, but it was a nice warm day here, so outside (in the sun) would have to do. The top of the car seemed as good a place as any (inside may have been better)...
After a while I added three layers of glaze (one lime green, two light blue), and now we wait to see what happens..... Hoping it will get fired soon.
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ZeroTiki
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From: Rohnert Park, California
| Posted: 2013-02-01 11:26 am Permalink
STAGE FIVE:
The puffer comes closer for a look, as a school of fishes hover nearby.
Since Jason's work is multi-purpose, I'm a gonna do that TOO!
You can hang it on a wall:
OR, it can be a tasty treat!
...OK, not so much multi-purpose.
~Z.
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TikiDaye
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From: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
| Posted: 2013-02-01 11:59 am Permalink
Zero - brilliant innovation on the multi-purpose front... you are a genius
everything is looking good... wonder if anyone else might jump in to the swap. After all, there is a month left... plenty of time to whip up an art swap piece. Perhaps everyone can nudge a TC friend to consider joining?
Peace,
Jason <><
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hang10tiki
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From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-02-01 4:09 pm Permalink
Ano- good luck
Zero- looks great, and for some reason I just got hungry...
Jon
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Melekalikimaka
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Joined: Aug 03, 2009
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From: Palmdale, CA
| Posted: 2013-02-02 5:02 pm Permalink
Here is the first published photo of my art swap piece. I borrowed the image, but enlarged to a 14" x 18", canvas board. Detailing is still in process, but I didn't want to wait to show you all any longer.
I'm looking forward to this swap!
Aloha!
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hang10tiki
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From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-02-02 7:12 pm Permalink
Mele-Maka
That freekin rocks...
Jon
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Trader Tom
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Joined: Jan 26, 2006
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From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2013-02-02 10:51 pm Permalink
I thought I was going to run out of time, but today I was home alone and cranked out three hand-built mugs.
I did a tall mermaid mug using a press mold for the upper half, a second slightly smaller and wider mug with a seahorse design, and a shorter third mug with a Tangaroa head.
I used a different clay this time that my wife had bought for an abandoned project -- G-Mix 6 Stoneware -- which is a medium range stoneware that says it should be bisque fired at cone 04 and glaze fired at cone 6. Never used this before, but we'll see how it goes.
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6264
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2013-02-03 12:32 am Permalink
That should probably be cone 06 if it's a cone 04 bisque fire, Tom. Cone 6 is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY hotter than cone 06.
Nice job, Grasshopper.
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Pikeys Dog
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From: England
| Posted: 2013-02-03 05:00 am Permalink
Almost completed - just need to fit a wire, hopefully conversion to local power will be easy (i've converted US to UK with no problems thus far - unfortunately never had the forsight to keep hold of the fittings)
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Tabu
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Joined: Sep 07, 2004
Posts: 137
From: Port Hope, Ont.
| Posted: 2013-02-03 05:33 am Permalink
I need to get my but in gear. Lot's of cool stuff happening for this swap. Exciting.
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hang10tiki
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From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-02-03 07:56 am Permalink
TT- mugs look cool so far, hope that cone thing works out
Grog- and where is your entry sir? 
Pikey- looks awesome
Tabu- what will the Tabu mind come up with, something kool I'm sure
Jon
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