Deborah Bridle on fri 22 jul 05
Re: Horsehair and feather raku
Hi all :)
I have to agree with Robert Briggs about learning new things on Clayart, =
and just wanted to say thanks so much.
Reading about Horsehair raku on Clayart gave me the confidence to try it =
myself and it's great fun.( I even have some of my horsehair raku cats =
on ebay at the moment that are getting a bit of interest).
My poor horses tails are getting thinner and thinner, and it looks like =
I'll be out there plucking the chooks as well LOL
Regards
Deborah
Western Australia
I learn
something new every day...this must be why I love ClayArt so much!
Robert Briggs
Lezlie Finet on sat 23 jul 05
All this talk about horsehair/feather firing inspired me to try some of
the Emu feathers a friend gave me awhile ago.
Emu feathers are long - some of these are almost 12 inches - and the quill
is very thin & flexible. The vanes are widely spaced and don=92t have barbs
like most bird feathers, so they don=92t stick together and make a clumpy
black blob on the pot. They'd be difficult to apply on a windy day but I'd
like to try Marcia's method of rolling the pot onto the
hair/feathers/whatever.
The result was VERY COOL. The widely-spaced vanes make a well-defined
carbon shadow. I wish I had my website finished so I could post a picture
of the pot, but if anyone is interested in seeing it, email me and I=92ll
email you a pic. (One coming your way, Bill E.)
Having too much fun
in Spokane,
Lezlie
Vicki Hardin on sat 23 jul 05
>Deborah Bridle wrote:
> My poor horses tails are getting thinner and thinner, and it looks like I'll be out there plucking the chooks as well<
Thought I would share a resource for horse hair http://www.hideandfur.com/inventory/3625.html
Vicki Hardin
VickiHardin.com
Robert Briggs on sat 23 jul 05
I saw some Emu feather pots last May at our local ArtsFest here in
Springfield, Missouri.
They were very interesting looking. The impressions left by the feathers
kind of looked like
those little worms or trilobites you find fossilized in rocks. Really
ancient looking
Robert Briggs
www.corvusmoon.com
>All this talk about horsehair/feather firing inspired me to try some of
>the Emu feathers a friend gave me awhile ago.
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>The result was VERY COOL. The widely-spaced vanes make a well-defined
>carbon shadow. I wish I had my website finished so I could post a picture
>of the pot, but if anyone is interested in seeing it, email me and I’ll
>email you a pic. (One coming your way, Bill E.)
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