iandol on sat 1 apr 00
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According to Chester Neeley, the best place to look for these raw materials =
is
your local fishing tackle specialist where they cater for fly fishers. Fox
Brushes, Moose, Wild Hog, Wild dog and so an all give fibres which make =
ideal
paint brushes. Don=92t despise and soft hair either. I would imagine feral =
cats
would work well. The make excellent Dave Crocket hats.
If you can find wing bones of larger birds, they make good handles.
Ivor .
Dannon Rhudy on mon 3 apr 00
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At 02:28 PM 4/1/00 EST, you wrote:
=3E----------------------------Original message------------------------.....=
Fox
=3EBrushes, Moose, Wild Hog, Wild dog and so an all give fibres which make =
ideal
=3Epaint brushes....... Don=92t despise and soft hair either.....
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I have a wide selection of various fur/hair to make
into brushes, have not done it yet. I plan to use some
of the dreadful-heat-of-summer days to do that. Some I expect
to be a bit soft, but they may be great for water
color, oxide washes, ink. Have some fox, beaver,
rabbit, mink, coyote, goat, and a number of others.
I'm hoping the mink will be as good
as sable, can't think why not. I like the idea, as sable
brushes cost a mint. I'll report on what ones
seem best with slips/glazes.
Cane =26 bamboo grow wild here, and any culvert/ditch
has an endless supply of handles for
the taking. If they work well, maybe I should set up a
booth at NCECA.....the brush sellers seemed to be awash
in customers every time I walked by.
Nah. But I could trade some for mugs.......
regards
Dannon Rhudy
potter=40koyote.com
=3EIf you can find wing bones of larger birds, they make good handles.
=3E
=3EIvor .
=3E
Marcia Selsor on wed 5 apr 00
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Dear Dannon,
I had a local potter friend who gave my students demos on brush strokes
of brushes made form various road kill. They were beautiful brushes and
brush work. They included racoon, squirrel, deer, elk, etc.
They were much in line with a cafe up the Boulder River, =22the Road Kill
Cafe, from our grill to yours=22
Hope this doesn't offend our veggie friends out there.
Marcia in Montana
Dannon Rhudy wrote:
=3E
=3E ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
=3E ------------------
=3E At 02:28 PM 4/1/00 EST, you wrote:
=3E =3E----------------------------Original =
message------------------------..... Fox
=3E =3EBrushes, Moose, Wild Hog, Wild dog and so an all give fibres which =
make ideal
=3E =3Epaint brushes....... Don=92t despise and soft hair either.....
=3E
=3E ---------------------------------------------
=3E
=3E I have a wide selection of various fur/hair to make
=3E into brushes, have not done it yet. I plan to use some
=3E of the dreadful-heat-of-summer days to do that. Some I expect
=3E to be a bit soft, but they may be great for water
=3E color, oxide washes, ink. Have some fox, beaver,
=3E rabbit, mink, coyote, goat, and a number of others.
=3E I'm hoping the mink will be as good
=3E as sable, can't think why not. I like the idea, as sable
=3E brushes cost a mint. I'll report on what ones
=3E seem best with slips/glazes.
=3E
=3E Cane =26 bamboo grow wild here, and any culvert/ditch
=3E has an endless supply of handles for
=3E the taking. If they work well, maybe I should set up a
=3E booth at NCECA.....the brush sellers seemed to be awash
=3E in customers every time I walked by.
=3E Nah. But I could trade some for mugs.......
=3E
=3E regards
=3E
=3E Dannon Rhudy
=3E potter=40koyote.com
=3E
=3E =3EIf you can find wing bones of larger birds, they make good handles.
=3E =3E
=3E =3EIvor .
=3E =3E
--
Marcia Selsor
selsor=40imt.net
http://www.imt.net/=7Emjbmls
http://www.imt.net/=7Emjbmls/spain99.html
http://www.silverhawk.com/ex99/selsor/welcome.html
Mary on thu 6 apr 00
I own a hair salon, and when my favorite Asian client decided to remove over
8" of her hair, I saved it as a ponytail. I have made many and various
brushes using her hair. I even have one that has only 3 hairs in it, which I
use in my acrylic painting for very fine, detailed strokes. I also made a 4"
long one with tapered ends which is wonderful for loopy, spiral-y strokes.
Maybe you could ask your stylist to save some for you?
Mary
martin howard on thu 6 apr 00
No problem, speaking for those veggies out there. Why not use the remains of
road kill for worthy purposes?
But let's not support fur farming and similar cruel pursuits such as
reckless driving.
I do still wear leather sandals, because the cow has been killed and the
leather is purely a by-product and I cannot find vegetarian sandals to suit
my taste. I have good boots that are pure veggie.
One day there will be such good bristles from non-animal sources that the
ethical problem will disappear.
Still, for the present, why not use such things as bone ash from pet
crematoria? I included the analysis for my local one in an earlier posting.
Why not use the physical remains of human beings for our purposes? The
essential essence of the person has moved on. All that remains in physical
form is waste for recycling.
Why not use human ash in glazes for a dinner service for the next
generation? Natural deaths only, of course.
Am I stretching your elastic a little? Good :-))
Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road
Great Saling
BRAINTREE
Essex CM7 5DZ
01371 850 423
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
www.webbscottage.co.uk Should be ready for 2000 :-) or 2001
June Perry on fri 7 apr 00
Dear Mary:
Thanks for the reminder about the Japanese hair. On one of my trips to Japan
we visited a mountain artist community and there were some people varnishing
furniture and they explained that their brushes had to be made with Oriental
hair; and not only that but it had to be a specific tint. I don't remember
whether it had to have a red tint or be absent of red tint; but it was that
specific. Evidently, the right hair was critical to getting the smooth flow
and finish on the varnish.
Warm regards,
June
Diane G. Echlin on fri 7 apr 00
> Why not use the physical remains of human beings for our purposes? The
> essential essence of the person has moved on. All that remains in physical
> form is waste for recycling.
> Why not use human ash in glazes for a dinner service for the next
> generation? Natural deaths only, of course.
> Martin Howard
Martin, somebody is actually DOING this! On page 25 of the March/April Clay
Times there's a little write-up of a guy who produces "Spone," offering family
members "...an opportunity to make your loved one into an urn." I can't help
myself from giggling about this--it certainly opens the doors for some serious
examination of life and death issues!
Di
Tittering uncertainly about the whole issue
Jean Todd on sat 8 apr 00
> Still, for the present, why not use such things as bone ash from pet
> crematoria? I included the analysis for my local one in an earlier
posting.
>
I have always told my husband that when he is cremated I will turn him into
a glaze and put it onto a vase and thus have him around permantly.
Jean
"Lang may your lum reek"
E-mail mallyree@ix.net.au
martin howard on sat 8 apr 00
Thanks, giggling Di.
How does one over here get that article? Could you possible e-mail it to me?
We often laugh about something we are uncertain about. The laughter,
giggling, tittering etc is all a means to cover up our uncertainty.
My wife has just written a book, specially for Quakers, about the Afterlife,
showing the evidence for it and why it should be just accepted as the other
part of living.
I will put details of it, together with several spiritual web sites which
discuss the problem, on my web site SOON :-) when there is nothing more
pressing to do.
Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road
Great Saling
BRAINTREE
Essex CM7 5DZ
01371 850 423
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
www.webbscottage.co.uk Should be ready for 2000 :-) or 2001
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