Horsehair Gallery

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. The pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. Red glaze is brush applied, then the pieces are fired in a raku kiln. The hot pieces are removed from the kiln while hot and pieces of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay wheel thrown and altered, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. The pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. Red glaze is brush applied, then the pieces are fired in a raku kiln. The hot pieces are removed from the kiln and pieces of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Exotic black bamboo is attached with mechanical fasteners. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay wheel thrown and altered, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. The pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. Red glaze is brush applied, then the pieces are fired in a raku kiln. The hot pieces are removed from the kiln while hot and pieces of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay wheel thrown, bisque fired to cone 06. Sprayed with an iron compound, then fired in a raku kiln to 1250 degrees F. Removed from the kiln while hot and pieces of horsehair draped on hot piece, leaving squiggly black lines. Found driftwood attached to lid with mechanical fasteners. This was our first piece decorated with driftwood. Photo by Jason Dowdle.

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. Then the pieces are fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and pieces of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Here is a close up detail of how wire is attached to the back of all our wall pieces, allowing them to be displayed flat on a table, standing up in a plate rack, or hanging on a wall. Photo by Jim Dalton

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Colored glaze is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. Pigmented slip is spray applied and the pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. The pieces are then fired in a raku kiln, the hot pieces are removed from the kiln and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.

Stoneware clay is wheel thrown, then coated with a fine slip and burnished to a high shine. The pieces are then bisqued to cone 06. Red glaze is brush applied, then the pieces are fired in a raku kiln. The hot pieces are removed from the kiln while hot and strands of horsehair are applied, leaving the black squiggly lines. Photo by Jim Dalton.