Portait Sculpture
The most recently released Herman Mudget mugs have each been likenesses of a kind: the shrunken head portrait of Vincent Price. There are dozens...
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Slipcasting for Monster Mugs: Part Two
Ok so in the last newsletter we explained what slipcasting is and why we use that method for our monster mugs, But wait there’s...
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Everybody does things a little differently when it comes to making ceramic monster mugs, I think its about time we explained a bit about...
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I am retiring my elder vampire mold. This cheeky bugger will be the last of these mugs made. Because I work in a small...
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One tool that I find indispensable for my my process is this custom toothed rib. I use the tool during the initial rough in...
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Make yourself some tools for sculpting, really do it, don’t wait. Making your own tools for sculpting in clay is, at least in my...
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I have been doing some experimentation with using readily available low fire commercial glazes from The Amaco teachers palette and Duncan concepts glaze lines...
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