horse hair pottery?

Horsehair is usually used with raku. Once the pot is heated sufficiently to temp, it is removed from the kiln and a single strand of (unburnt!) horsehair is carefully laid on the pot surface. It burns and shrivels, lending a nice "line and smoke" effect into the clay. It can be done with glazed or unglazed work. People also use hair from people, pets, wild animals, they all work. Horsehair tends to be thicker, lending a more defined line. Hope that helps, Wayne Seidl

If you check on pottery.org (the archives under forms: mugs: mug exchange), there is a wonderful potter whose custom pot using horsehair fired into the matte glaze I was fortunate enough to exchange with. They regularly burn horsehair into customized pots for equestrian fans (using the hair from the customers' own horses).

He throws it into the kiln in the last hour or so of firing I think.

Gina

Here's something I found while googling that might interest you:

There's a little demo in pictures of someone doing horsehair pottery, plus a couple of links to a description of the process and a gallery of finished pieces.

I have no connection to the site, I was just looking around for some information.

Deb R.