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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
L. K.— The Persian bowl design by Etliel Pearce Clements in March 1902 
Keramic Studio has a ground of dull red and deep cream. The bands at base 
are gold with black outline— band at top is dull green with gold lines above 
and below and across the green — outlined in black. Center lucdallion, dull 
red ground. White parts, gold ; dotted parts, dull green ; tear shaped center of 
leal, deep turquoise or dark blue, black outlines. Border of medallion, dull 
green with gold edges and tracery. 
H.E.B. — Amateur painters have a perfect right to make a copy, themselves, 
of anything published in color or black and white, also to receive money for 
that copy, but they are prohibited from reproducing by any mechanical 
process in such numbers as to lie ])ut upon the market in competition with the 
original design. Pencil drawings are seldom reproduced — craj'on is used or 
charcoal. A very black pencil might perhaps do for reproduction. 
To loosen caps of tubes of water color or oil- paints hold a, lighted match 
under side of cap and turn the cap slowly so as to heat on all sides — be careful 
not to heat the tube itself, and unscrew the cap before it cools again. The best 
way to get work to illustrate is to make an illustration of some well laiown 
book or poem and send to the different publishers asking if they wish any 
illustrating done and at what terms, if they like your work. 
A. W. — Historic ornament is the ornament or motifs used in design by 
Historic peoples such as the Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, etc., and the older 
styles of the English, French, Germans, etc. The first two years of Keramic 
Studio, have a series of articles on Historic ornament. You will find in the 
public libraries works on the subject by Racinet, Owen Jones and others. 
We give a design every month made from some Historic oi'iiament, but 
there are too many different styles to publish all at one time. 
\. H. — Prolial)ly with a \ase decorated natiiralistically gold handles, etc., 
would be as appropriate as anything. We should perhaps, prefer dark color- 
ing on the iiandles. JAi.stre could be used if desired but either gold or color 
is more desirable. 
Jj. M.E. — A painted piece can stand almost any length of time without 
firing if not exposed to moistui-e or any injurious contact. There is no color 
in the china palette which will make an exact Cardinal red. Blood red dusted 
makes a deep rich color. Maroon al.so. 
Mrs. S. M. W. — If you finish all your hard firing of Belleek before putting 
on your gold you will have no trouble with it. .\ medium fire brings out gold 
as well on Belleek as on French china. 
J. H. — You will find many suggestions for a vertical treatiuent of various 
shapes in the March 1902 account of the N. Y. exhibit. We give such designs 
in every mmiber and will continue to do so from time to time, of course vou 
cannot expect to find tlie designs adapted to the very shape you wish to 
decorate — you will usuall}- need to shorten or lengthen or otherwise change 
the design to suit the various fonns. If you cannot find good conventional 
designs in Keramic Studio we do not know where you will find them. You 
can refer to every month of this year. 
There is always a little danger in refiring old china tliat lias been used, 
dark spots may come upon the surface l)ut usually a second fire will remove 
them. 
S. — To repair your pinks which were fired too hard use your pink .strongly 
for a second fire or in some places use ruby purple — thej^ will, of course, never 
look as well as if properly fired at first. The only thing to do to blistered 
color is to sand paper off as much as possible and retouch with color, it prob- 
ably vn]\ still show somewhat — be carefxd not to use too much oil which 
causes blisters. 
ICE CREAM SET— ANNAgARMSTRONG GREEN 
This is to represent a garden effect of growing daisies in soft greys and pinks — the raised border is ; 
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