KERAMIC STUDIO 
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SUGGESTIONS FOR TULIP DESIGNS 
Henrietta Barclay Paist 
OF all our Spring flowers there are none which give us the 
variety and brilliancy that tulips do. These beautiful 
flowers which come almost before the swallow or any of his 
feathered brothers dare, shoot up between lovely silvery green 
blade like leaves and show all the colors from white to pink, 
deep red, variegated and yellow. 
The units shown are for adaptation, and for those who 
have some knowledge of the laws of design. The matter of 
adaptation is comparatively simple. 
The values as shown suggest the coloring, and the method 
of treatment can be made to suit any individual case. For 
yellow flowers, a background of grey either warm or cool is 
preferable, and the leaves in two tones of grey green. If the 
flowers are made pink, a greenish grey, or neutral yellow (Old 
Ivory) background can be used, and if dark crimson flowers 
are preferred, put them against neutral yellow, or a light value 
of bluish grey. The stamens can be made of yellow, gold or 
black. If of gold, outline with black. Any of these designs 
are effective carried out in metals, with etched background, 
or in color with an etched background, covered with lustre or 
gold or both. Lustre is very effective over gold, or an etched 
surface, and enamels can be utilized for accent, if one does not 
wish to use throughout the entire design. When planes are 
large, it is quite as well to use flat color, reserving enamels for 
the accents. 
PERSIAN BOWLS AND BOX (Page 7) 
Albert W. Heckman 
THESE designs were all planned to be carried out in Persian 
colors. The white in the design of the top one is to ba 
painted in with Gold. The grey in the border of the bowl is 
Emerald Green, and the black values in the design are to be 
painted in with a dark Persian Blue. An Old Chinese Blue 
answers very well if the Persian is not at hand. 
The small bowl is carried out in the same color scheme, but 
only the white around the design and not the background is 
painted with Gold. 
The bowl at the bottom of the page is done in three colors. 
The lightest value is Persian Red. The middle value is Emer- 
ald Green and the darkest value is a rich Dark Blue. 
The small box is done with the same scheme as the bowl 
at the top. 
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TULIP UNIT—HENRIETTA BARCLAY PAIST 
