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monster · 04-27-2008, 10:42 PM

Thanks!

I believe they might sell at the right price, but sadly I think the labor involved would mean ther righ price would be a loss to me.

It costs me $12/hour for studio time and materials, it takes me about 1 hour to prepare the form, about 3 hours to refine it, 2 to carve it, 1 to make the ladybugs and about 6 hours to glaze.You cannot tell from these pics, but the gnomon has the longitude and latitude carved in, as well as the quotes "time waits for gnomon" and "time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana".

So that's over $150 just to recoup costs...

So I would need to charge $300ish for such a piece -whiich would only give me an income of about $10/hour..... would you like fries with your sundial?

mac_tire_daingean · 04-28-2008, 10:52 AM

Monster,
Was just browsing through and saw the sundial. That is super cool.

monster · 04-28-2008, 04:30 PM

thanks

monster · 03-02-2009, 09:11 PM

here's the dalek I made Beest for christmas. The head comes off so he can store ...erm...things inside.... it's a stuff holder.

and a bowl, inside (boring) and then upside down.

also, I realise I never posted the finished pieces of that work in progress , I'll try and find that in a mo....

monster · 03-02-2009, 09:29 PM

OK, here we go, work in progress continued....
two more at the building stage, then bisque fired, next to my "test tile" to help me decide which glazes to choose.

Then glazed and awaiting the glaze fire...

monster · 03-02-2009, 09:31 PM

and here are the finished products....

the were gifts for teacher appreciation day, and we asked the children each to bring in one flower from their garden to make a bouquet for their teacher

jinx · 03-02-2009, 09:31 PM

beautiful!

zippyt · 03-02-2009, 09:40 PM

Verry Cool Monnie !!!

footfootfoot · 03-02-2009, 09:49 PM

Those were awesome Monster. All that talent! <

Pie · 03-02-2009, 09:52 PM

love the dalek! How did you make the gripper/plunger thingies?

monster · 03-02-2009, 10:02 PM

thanks you all

electronic components, mostly, Pie.... oh, and a silver candle holder

Tulip · 03-05-2009, 12:22 AM

You've got great artistic talent, Monster! I love all your ceramic pieces.

wolf · 03-05-2009, 01:19 AM

I am in love with the Dalek. How do you keep beest from bouncing it across the table saying "Exterminate, exterminate ... you are the Doc-tor!" over and over.

Or is it just me that would do that rather a lot?

DanaC · 03-05-2009, 05:03 AM

No, that's exactly what I'd do too Wolf. I currently have Nick Briggs' dulcet tones echoing around my head...."Exterminate!" "Exterminate!" "Maximum Extermination!"

Monnie you are ridiculously, annoyingly, most troublingly talented. You remind me of my brother. He's another of these can-make-anything-with-his-hands-and-random-bits-of-stuff type peoples. Oh and those pencils. What a smashing idea.

Razzmatazz13 · 03-05-2009, 06:59 AM

Cutest teacher gift EVAR!!

04-27-2008, 10:42 PM	#31
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Thanks! I believe they might sell at the right price, but sadly I think the labor involved would mean ther righ price would be a loss to me. It costs me $12/hour for studio time and materials, it takes me about 1 hour to prepare the form, about 3 hours to refine it, 2 to carve it, 1 to make the ladybugs and about 6 hours to glaze.You cannot tell from these pics, but the gnomon has the longitude and latitude carved in, as well as the quotes "time waits for gnomon" and "time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana". So that's over $150 just to recoup costs... So I would need to charge $300ish for such a piece -whiich would only give me an income of about $10/hour..... would you like fries with your sundial? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-28-2008, 10:52 AM	#32
mac_tire_daingean snow shovel sledding champion 2005 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Golden Posts: 38	Monster, Was just browsing through and saw the sundial. That is super cool. __________________ Shockingly referred to as "Mr. Case" bain ceol as an tsaol

04-28-2008, 04:30 PM	#33
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2009, 09:11 PM	#34
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	here's the dalek I made Beest for christmas. The head comes off so he can store ...erm...things inside.... it's a stuff holder. and a bowl, inside (boring) and then upside down. also, I realise I never posted the finished pieces of that work in progress , I'll try and find that in a mo.... Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2009, 09:29 PM	#35
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OK, here we go, work in progress continued.... two more at the building stage, then bisque fired, next to my "test tile" to help me decide which glazes to choose. Then glazed and awaiting the glaze fire... Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2009, 09:31 PM	#36
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and here are the finished products.... the were gifts for teacher appreciation day, and we asked the children each to bring in one flower from their garden to make a bouquet for their teacher Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2009, 09:31 PM	#37
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	beautiful! __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-02-2009, 09:40 PM	#38
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Verry Cool Monnie !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-02-2009, 09:49 PM	#39
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Those were awesome Monster. All that talent! < __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-02-2009, 09:52 PM	#40
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	love the dalek! How did you make the gripper/plunger thingies? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-02-2009, 10:02 PM	#41
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks you all electronic components, mostly, Pie.... oh, and a silver candle holder __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-05-2009, 12:22 AM	#42
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	You've got great artistic talent, Monster! I love all your ceramic pieces.

03-05-2009, 01:19 AM	#43
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I am in love with the Dalek. How do you keep beest from bouncing it across the table saying "Exterminate, exterminate ... you are the Doc-tor!" over and over. Or is it just me that would do that rather a lot? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-05-2009, 05:03 AM	#44
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	No, that's exactly what I'd do too Wolf. I currently have Nick Briggs' dulcet tones echoing around my head...."Exterminate!" "Exterminate!" "Maximum Extermination!" Monnie you are ridiculously, annoyingly, most troublingly talented. You remind me of my brother. He's another of these can-make-anything-with-his-hands-and-random-bits-of-stuff type peoples. Oh and those pencils. What a smashing idea.

03-05-2009, 06:59 AM	#45
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Cutest teacher gift EVAR!! __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

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