Thread: Horse Hair?
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Old 2008-06-20, 9:30am
Torch&Marver Torch&Marver is offline
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Default Horse Hair?

Here's the background:

(borrowed from http://www.cactuslands.com/shop_horse_hair_pottery.htm)

"Horsehair pottery is a Native American art form that dates back years. As its name implies, it is made using hair from the tail and mane of a horse. It's said that a pueblo potter whose long hair blew against a piece of pottery she was removing from a hot kiln, stuck to the piece, first made horsehair pottery. The result was so interesting that she duplicated it with hair from a horse's tail."

Here's a link to a gallery with a bunch of finished pieces:

http://www.windymesapottery.com/Gallery.html

My question is, has anyone ever tried this with glass? (Would it even work or are the temps too high?). What about fusing? If no one has tried it, anyone with a horse willing to give it a go? I'm curious to know how it works out...
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