190 
KERAMIC STUDIO 
■<:•'.'*: .--s 
ards. How many homes we see with rich hangings and 
oriental rugs but inartistic couch pillows and table runners. 
Some homes which are the product of the commercial In- 
terior Decorators have every luxury except well chosen pic- 
tures or china. How many china decorators have never 
given a serious thought to the study of interior decoration 
with the view of making their homes a harmonious setting 
for the porcelain they are decorating? 
How many pictorial artists shrug their shoulders when 
keramic art is mentioned— as if they knew little and cared 
less about the subject. How many musicians are there 
who appreciate the value of color in their surroundings, the 
psychological effect it has on the emotions and on the creative 
instinct? We must enlarge the opening through which we are 
looking at life if we would see art as a unity and develop more 
uniformity. We must recognize the interdependence of all 
departments of art if we would seek a permanent place for 
our own specialty. 
The thing that is not born of necessity will not long 
survive. "No man liveth to himself alone." No branch 
of art can exist independent of all the other arts. So, friends, 
let us welcome and encourage and study to appreciate all 
art expression and not begrudge a part of our space to art 
products expressed in other mediums. Let us try to see 
them as necessary adjuncts to our products and hope for a 
TABLE RUNNER No. I— CORNELIA A. NEWMAN 
UNITY OF ART 
Henrietta Barclay Paist, Ass't Editor 
THE Art embroideries illustrated in this issue are the work 
of Miss Cornelia Newman and were shown — with other 
specimens — at the Minneapolis Art Institute in November 
last, and formed a brilliant and charming bit in the exhibition. 
The Art of embroidery has been slow to adapt itself to the 
modern thought concerning design, but there are a few pio- 
neers who having mastered the problem of design, have put 
their theories into practice in this direction. Among these the 
names of Mr. and Mrs. Johonnot stand out prominently. 
Miss Waldvogal, of Pasadena, is a Swiss woman, another 
individualistic worker, who is combining strong design and 
craftsmanship. It was in her studio that Miss Newman 
studied and while some of the designs show strongly the 
influence of the teacher, she is nevertheless fast evolving 
a style of her own and her craftsmanship is sincere and her 
sense of color harmony strong. 
When one sees specimens of embroidery like these one 
cannot helping associating them with the surroundings which 
they merit. 
It makes little difference what materials and tools we 
employ if we are interpretating nature in terms of design 
and have made a sincere and conscientious study of the princi- 
ples which govern design. 
A home cannot be furnished consistently and harmoniously 
unless every bit of furnishing measures up to the same stand- 
:'■--,. 
■: ■ 
TABLE RUNNER No. 2— CORNELIA A. NEWMAN 
