KERAMIC STUDIO 
121 
BEGINNERS' CORNER 
JESSIE M. BARD 
Williamsport, Pa. 
Editor 
COPTIC PLATE, CUP AND SAUCER 
Design by Albert W. Heckman 
TRACE design on china and oil the scroll and dust with 
Bright Green or Water Blue. Straighten edges of the 
design with an orange stick and clean all surplus color from 
the china. Paint the bands and circles with Green Gold. 
Another treatment of the design would be to paint the 
designs and band with Black, then let it stand about three 
hours and dust Black powder color over it the same as for 
dry dusting. Clean all parts well and fire. Second fire, 
oil the background on the border and dust with one part 
Deep Ivory and one part Yellow Brown. If the black is 
not even, paint over it again. 
Treatment by Albert "W. Heckman 
This design is to be carried out in green gold with a 
touch of bright color. Use the color in the little circles and 
in the scrolls. 
DESIGN OF HOLLY FOR VASE OR JARDINIERE 
Henrietta Barclay Paist 
"POR a naturalistic treatment, use for brightest berries 
*■ Yellow Red Shaded with Pompadour, for darker ones 
use Pompadour and Blood Red shaded with Blood Red and 
just a bit of Ruby added. The very darkest berries may be 
painted with Ruby and shaded with same. In painting the 
blue green leaves, care should be taken not to get them too 
dark as they would look very solid and "painty". For 
lighter leaves use Apple Green and Russian Green, shaded 
with Brown Green, while bluer ones are made of Russian 
Green and Shading Green used thin and shaded with same 
color. The stems are made of Gold Grey and Copenhagen 
accented with Gold Grey and occasionally a dash of Finish- 
ing Brown. In the second painting, in the darkest berries 
a little Black may be used in darkest parts, but care should 
be taken not to use too much. Leaves should be strengthened 
with same colors as for first painting. 
ART NOTES 
Henrietta Barclay Paist 
T^HE annual local Art Exhibition of the Minneapolis 
x Institute of Art was held during October. The ex- 
hibition, while not as large as in former years, was pleasing 
throughout. There was a noticeable lack of the spectacular 
and much that was sincere and worthy. 
The case of Porcelains was dignified and of a high 
degree of excellence and compared most favorably with 
the academic department of the exhibit. 
In spite of the fact that years have elapsed since the 
passing of the redundant floral specimens of our early ef- 
forts, the local press reporter wherever he may be, cannot 
yet refrain from comment on the contrast of the type of 
work to that of former years. 
Verily, "Their works do follow them," and one feels 
like crying out, "How long, oh Lord! how long" shall the 
sma of the last generation be visited on us? Keramic Art 
arrived" years ago and in sincerity, excellence of design 
and technique, holds its own with any craft. We have no 
apology to make for being Keramic Artists from any angle 
whatever. Press reporters, please take notice. 
The "Art World" and "Arts and Decoration" are now 
combined under one cover. 
In the October number of the "Connoisseur" is illus- 
trated a remarkable collection of Inkpots, ancient and mod- 
ern. These articles, while utilitarian in object, strongly rep- 
resent the imagination or "play impulse" from the artistic 
side and remind us of days when artists and artisans were 
free to give full play to their impulses regardless of time 
or commercial demands. 
In the October number of "Art in America," are some 
beautiful specimens of "Delia Robbia," pottery from The 
Quincy Adams Shaw collection in the Boston Museum of 
Fine Arts. 
