KERAMIC STUDIO 
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DESIGN FOR BOWL 
It is to be regretted that china decorators, even those who 
have devoted much time to the study of design and color, have 
fallen into the indolent habit of using designs of others or 
imitating certain types of decoration, foreign to their individ- 
ual style, just because certain talented artists have made a 
particular type of work popular. They are thereby sinking 
into the imitative class and losing the opportunity of cultivat- 
ing their own talents. Work of any pronounced type loses 
its original charm by being worked over, reproduced or imi- 
tated by others and in time loses all of the vitality and charm 
of the original. One of the most charming pieces shown was 
a small Belleek bowl done in Turquoise Blue enamel and silver 
on an etched background. The piece was the work of Mrs. 
Richard Lavell, and was charming in design and color and 
excellent in technique. It was a duplicate of one which has 
just received the Atlan prize at the Chicago Art Institute. 
This makes the fourth consecutive year for this prize to come 
to Minneapolis and should stimulate Minneapolis artists to 
try to live up to the reputation gained by these serious workers. 
Mrs. Lavell work is always original and has a distinctive 
charm and never fails to catch the eye of a discerning art critic. 
BOWL (Page 131) 
Albert W. Heckman 
THIS bowl design was made to be carried out in two tones 
of yellow, two tones of grey and dark blue. The flowers 
are Light Yellow for Dusting with centers and buds of Deep 
Yellow. The dark bands and spots on the leaves are Dark 
Blue for Dusting and all the rest of the design is in grey. 
First Fire — Oil in all the grey in the design and dust. 
Then oil in the flowers and dust with Light Yellow. 
Second Fire — Oil in the design in the centers of flowers 
and buds and dust with Deep Yellow. Also oil in the dark 
bands and dark spots and dust with Dark Blue. 
Third Fire — Give the whole bowl a very light wash of 
grey and clean out the buds and flowers. 
A very satisfactory color scheme in enamels for this design 
on a Belleek bowl is in Persian Red, Chinese Blue and Chinese 
Pink. Use the Chinese Pink and Persian Red for the flowers. 
Use Persian Red for. all the buds and use Chinese Blue for all 
the bands and leaves. 
FULL SIZE SECTION SERVICE PLATE 
SERVICE PLATE— HENRIETTA BARCLAY PAIST 
