Horse Hair Raku Bottle

July's First Friday Craft offering is this beautiful Horse Hair Raku Bottle. Horse hair raku is a method of decorating Raku pottery through the application of horse hair. The bisque pot is heated in a kiln, then removed while still extremely hot. Strands of horsehair are then laid across the hot pot, and the burning hair creates smoke patterns and carbon trails on the surface of the hot pots that remain as decoration after the ware cools. Raku horse hair pottery should never be considered functional ware. It is not food-safe and is also liquid permeable.  Each one of these beautiful decorative bottles was handcrafted by one of our resident Pottery Craftsmen. Each piece is approximately 5 inches tall and 4 inches in diameter.