Custom Horse Hair Pottery and Portrait Photography
Horse Hair Pottery and Equine/Pet Photography
Custom Horse Hair Pottery and Portrait Photography
Horse Hair Pottery and Equine/Pet Photography
About Hearts Aligned Studios
About Us
Hearts Aligned Studios was established in 2024 in Oshkosh, WI as a way to use my Art background to fund future opportunities for my daughter & I to participate in Saddlebred Horse Shows.
We have two handsome American Saddlebred geldings that we look forward to showing in Country Pleasure, Equitation and Country Pleasure Hunter at local horse shows this Summer.
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Custom Wheel Thrown Horse Hair Pottery
At Hearts Aligned Studios, we specialize in decorative pottery with custom horse hair and functional glaze ware that could meet your Horse Show Awards and Unique Equine themed Gift needs.
If you're looking for options for online auctions and raffles I am happy to help find something special.
CUSTOM WORK AVAILABLE
Photography
Photography
I enjoy capturing unique connections between people and their equine partners. Schedule your Portrait session today.
My freelance photos are available to view/purchase on National Horseman. Click on the photo galleries below for each horse show:
MINI Wheel Thrown GALLERY
Blue/Purple Metallic vase (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Green Metallic vase (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Green Metallic heart bowl (decorative-horse hair pottery)
White & Pink heart bowls (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Green and Blue Metallic heart bowls (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Purple heart bowl (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Red Violet Metallic heart bowl (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Pink heart bowl (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Gold Metallic heart bowl (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Green Metallic heart bowl (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Small wheel thrown GALLERY
Lidded urn (functional glazed ceramics)
Lidded urn (functional glazed ceramics)
Lidded urn (functional glazed ceramics)
Lidded urn (functional glazed ceramics)
Purple bowl (decorative-horse pair pottery)
Medium wheel thrown GALLERY
Red Violet Metallic vase (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Blue/Purple Metallic vase (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Green Metallic vase (decorative-horse hair pottery)
White vase (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Gold vase (decorative-horse hair pottery)
LARGE wheel thrown GALLERY
Red Violet lidded vase (decorative-horse hair pottery)
Horse Head Gallery
American Saddlebred
Quarter Horse
Quarter Horse
Quarter Horses
Quarter Horse
Quarter Horse
hearts aligned studios custom horse hair process (2 Months to complete)
Step 1: Stoneware clay has been weighed, wedged and prepared for the pottery wheel.
Step 2: Freshly thrown clay dries for 2-3 days to allow for trimming and refining the forms.
Step 3: Clay becomes leather hard-trimming and shape refinement occurs at this stage.
Step 4: Clay dries for 2-3 weeks to allow for all water to evaporate to allow for burnishing.
Step 5: Clay is burnished in 4 layers.
Step 6: Clay dries for 1-2 more days to allow for all water to evaporate before kiln firing.
Step 7: Pieces are loaded in the kiln and fired at 1800 degrees.
Step 8: Pieces are re-loaded into the kiln and heated to 900 degrees-for application of horse hair.
Step 9: Pieces are removed for cooling after hair is applied.
Step 10: Pieces are cleaned and photographed.
Step 11: Pieces are carefully packaged awaiting shipment or pick up.