Horse Hair Raku Twig Vase, by Jo Priestley.Side Street Studo

Hand crafted in Mission B.C. this Horse Hair Raku Jar measures 12.5 inches high by 8 inches wide. The lid is separate and finished with a natural twig. Before firing these finely thrown forms, terra sigillata is applied to the piece and carefully polished to a high sheen. The pots are then fired once before being placed in the Raku Kiln and fired at 1700 degrees F. The pieces are then removed with tongs and placed on trays coverd in a small amount of combustbale material. Horsehair is then applied to the pots. The high heat causes the protein in the hair to change to carbon leaving the black lines. The pieces are then fumed with iron and given a final polish when cool The pieces are non functional and will not hold liquids