IlERAMIC STUDIO 
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enough white to make the color opaque. For the leaves use 
olive green formed of Indian yellow and Prussian blue. White 
is only required in the green if the color of the paper is a very 
dense brown. 
In drawing the leaves, choose the leaf pointing to the left 
hand corner, then the one pointing to the right, and these will 
act as guides for the rest. B57 the time the leaves are finished 
the centers of the flowers will be dry and the seeds may be 
touched with emerald green and the edge of the bell in ver- 
milion. You can now line the edge of the study with a black 
border about one quarter inch thick. This will be found a 
quick and useful method for making studies for conventional 
forms and will bring out the originality of the student. 
The vase is intended to be worked out in underglaze 
colors. The background is a pale yellow green, put on with 
a soft sponge. Flowers in white with yellow centers and 
crimson line around the edge of the belt. The leaves are olive 
gi^een. Small flowers at base in crimson. Handles should be 
in red brown with chocolate brown bands. Sponge the inside 
of vase with a darker green. 
THE TEST 
The basket weaver breathed a song, 
And her heart was light as the day drew long; 
As hpr Avork took shape 'neath fingers deft, 
A^■ith its colors hloiidcd in warp and weft. 
The potter sang, as with whirring sound, 
The wheel he turned; and round by round 
The senseless hnnp took shape and grew, 
Transformed into beauty rare and new. 
The woven fabric would you choose? 
Or the child of the potter's lirain and thews? 
The one with its colors, smiling, gay. 
Or the soul that rose from the lump of clay.. 
The fiery ordeal here on earth, 
Is the proof of fleeting or lasting woi-th; 
And the fabric must yield to the clay its due. 
As it comes from the furnace tried and true. D. K . Ij. 
MOCCASIN FLOWER— HENRIETTA BARCLAY PAIST 
LAY in the leaves with a crisp green. The body or lip of 
the flower a clear bright yellow (Albert Yellow) , the in- 
side a soft green (White Rose) . The petals are reddish (Sepia) 
and the stamen spotted with the same. A pleasing background 
of lavender or grej^ (Copenhagen) helps to form a harmonious 
color scheme. Outline strongl5^ 
