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KERAMIC STUDIO 
MAUD M. MASON - Page Editor 
218 West 59th Street, New York City 
FLORAL TILE IN SOFT RELIEF ENAMELS 
WHEREVER black is introduced use Black Enamel. For 
the flower use equal parts of Soft Yellow and Citron 
Yellow. For the grey tones in the leaves use equal parts of 
Soft Yellow and Leaf Green. For the grey around the center 
of flower use equal parts of Madder and White. Old Blue may 
be substituted for the black in the leaves. For the light spaces 
in the leaves also the light band of the border use equal parts 
of Soft Yellow and Ochre. If the design should be repeated 
to form a facing of a fireplace or the bottom of a tray, omit 
the black edge and carry the green tone the full width of edge. 
STUDIO NOTE 
Mr. Coover, now on a trip to Pacific Coast cities, finds 
a growing interest in enamel painting on Satsuma and Ameri- 
can wares, also enamel on glassware. These, together with 
the increased interest in water color painting carries the teach- 
ers through this year with good classes and order work. Mrs. 
A. E. Wright, demonstrator for the Coover studios, spent the 
month of August in various cities of Wisconsin. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
A Subscriber — I decorated a Satsuma bowl with Mason's Enamels. After 
it was finished I put it in Black Tea to bring out the crackle, (/ learned to do this 
through your magazine). It took a long time to do this although the tea teas strong, 
however at last the crackle was brought out but it spoiled the paint more or less, 
the lea is deposited on the enamels making it dull and irregular looking. I tried 
to wash it off but can't do anything with it. In some places the color is changed 
entirely and in some places the black outline is eaten away. 
The length of time for this work depends on the strength of tea and the 
tone you wish to obtain. It will soften all the colors a little but should not 
change them if the tea is applied properly. The tea leaves should be put in a 
bag while boiling and then removed when you put the Satsuma in. If a deep 
tone is desired, place the ware in it, bring it to a boil and then let it remain in 
the tea over night. It becomes darker after standing a day or two, the piece 
should be entirely covered with the tea or it will leave a mark where the ware 
is exposed. It should not have eaten away the black outline. Possibly you 
did not fire it before putting into the tea or it may not have been fired hot 
enough. The only way to remove the tea is by firing it again, 
FLORAL TILE— MAUD M. MASON 
