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KERAMIC STUDIO 
BEGINNERS' CORNER 
JESSIE M. BARD Editor 
Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa. 
HYACINTH BOWL AND PLATE (Page 25) 
THIS design is to be carried out on Satsuma ware or Bel- 
leek and to be done in enamels. Trace design on the 
ware carefully and outline with a fine grey line of India ink. 
The enamel is mixed with enough enamel medium to make a 
thick paste, just enough to hold the color together and then 
keep the enamel thin while using it with fresh turpentine. 
If the turpentine is old the enamels will spread and having 
too much enamel medium in it will have the same result. 
The brush to be used is a long haired No. 1 sable liner. All 
bands and upright lines are black enamel and also the outer 
edge of open circles. The two upper flowers in bowl and 
the slanted one on plate are Citron Yellow. The remain- 
ing flowers are Mars Yellow. The black tone on the flowers 
and the large black figures on the bowl are Grass Green. The 
flowers on the plate should have the same dark space as on 
the bowl. The solid black circles are Orange No. 3 and cen- 
ters of open circles are Orange Red 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
A. B.G — There is an acid which dries instantly and is combined with the 
the paint to produce the flowers on ivory. It does not wash off with hot water 
and is very satisfactory in all Ways. The chemical is clear and resembles 
water. The paint comes in tin jars and is moist. The brush is first dipped 
in the acid and then in the paint and applied. Can you tell me where to 'purchase 
this? 
We do not know what the paint is to which you refer. Some of the 
Art Supply Houses advertise colors to be applied to wood, ivory, etc., but it 
does not answer your description. Possibly some of our advertisers would 
give you the information through us. 
Mrs. B. D T. — Can you tell me what makes silver look cloudy? 
If it was on china and does not burnish well it has been applied too 
heavy, silver should be applied very thin. 
J. S. M — Walsh's Universal Bander is made by B F. Drakenfeld 
& Co., 50 Murray St., New York, and by writing to that firm you will get 
information as to those who have purchased it and also the details as to its 
usefulness. 
WILD ROSE DETAILS— HENRIETTA BARCLAY PAIST 
DISPLAY OF WORK DONE BY STUDENTS IN DEPARTMENT OF CHINA DECORATION, STEPHENS 
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