Artist creates pottery using Corolla wild horse hair, gives back to herd
Michael Middleton’s pottery is an amalgamation of local elements. Clay and sand dug up near his Moyock home go into the mix, but the most distinct feature of his work — smoky black lines branching across surfaces — comes from another habitant of North Carolina: wild horses. Middleton collects hair from the horses of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, which rescues and rehabilitates wild horses and ...