There's horse hair plaster there are horse hair brushes. There are also really cheesy felt and glitter pictures of horses running through mountain streams. Horses and crafty art tend to go hand in hand (or hand in hoof). But using a horse as a canvas? Hmm...
Artist and photographer Kandace Wilson's living canvases are of the equine variety. According to this interview on Beautiful Decay her portfolio contains "stellar images of the painted horse, textiles created from the painted imagery, and fashion designs using those textiles". Kandace's idea is to get painters to paint on the horse which she then takes photographs of.
Native Americans used to put war paint on their horses to ride into battle so it isn't anything new, and you have to admit that the images are rather stunning.
Still I'm not sure how impressed the horses standing hour upon hour being poked at by a paintbrush. The phrase "Why the long face?" comes to mind.
Yay or neigh, crafty folks?
