Vo'. V, No, 6 
SYRACUSE NEW YORK 
October 1903 
vS the time draws near for the Fall 
Exhibitions and later for the St. 
Louis Exposition, it is to be hoped 
that the nienil^ers of the N. L. M. P. 
are planning a choice, rather than 
large collection of their work to be 
exhibited and that they will be 
strict in their judgment in regard to 
their own work. vSince the public is 
always more critical than ourselves, 
it would be a good plan to throw out am^thing we do not our- 
selves consider quite perfect. For a sale almost anj^thing goes, 
at prices to correspond, but an exhibit of a club should be 
dignified and show some unity of thought. 
The placing of exhibits should be in charge of some one 
who has good taste and judgment and is unselfish, having the 
good of the club at heart rather than her own advancement or 
that of her especial friends. 
Each piece should be carefully labelled on the base with 
name, address and price, description of piece also, if possible, 
for the information of judges and the press; in this way any 
unfairness is avoided, for if the press conmiittee have any 
personal dislike to one's work and pass it by without comment, 
it will attract attention in spite of the iiidifference of individ- 
uals, if the work itself is of sufficient merit, except in case of 
"write-ups" by those who really have no judgment and let 
themselves be told what to say. Praise from such a source would 
be of no value, as we take it that each one would prefer to have 
the real opinion of press and public rather than see in print 
simply a repetition of what themselves or their friends say of 
the work. After all it is our own personal opinion we value 
most and we look at our exhibit hoping that the enemy will not 
put his finger on the sore spot that we have tried so hard to 
cover. So it is the best policy to discard all pieces with sore 
spots, no matter what other good points they may have, then 
we will be judged strictly at our best and know where we stand. 
The naturahstic work should be placed together as also 
the conventional decorations, and plenty of space allowed — 
it might also add to the general good effect to have plates, cups 
and saucers and table ware all shown together, and the bric-a- 
brac separately. 
For the St. Louis Exposition an individual case is of 
course the best arrangement for those who wish to call special 
attention to their work. A collection of this sort is always 
likely to attract the attention of the judges and has also the 
advantage that one cannot then complain that one's work has 
not been given sufficient prominence . With so much work to 
examine, judges naturally are inclined to pass hastily over 
work to which their attention is not particularly attracted. 
No one should be disturbed if overlooked in an exhibit of 
this sort, it is after all a matter of individual opinion and 
another set of judges or representatives of the press might 
think quite differently. As long as we know that our exhibits 
show our best endeavor we should be satisfied to wait till we, 
bj^ good fortune or hard work, strike the keynote which will 
force attention. 
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The Ker.uuc Studio Autumn design competition closes 
the fifteenth of this month. A few words of warning should be 
helpful to those intending to submit designs: Read care- 
fully the rules before submitting. ReiTiember that a conven- 
tional study and a design are two different things. Miss 
Mason's wild carrot supplement in Keramic Studio for August, 
is a studj^ of the growth of the flower and its general character- 
istics — ^^vhen applied to a ceramic form it would become a 
design, as in her wild carrot IdowI .shown in the New York' 
vSociety's exhibit. 
The studies are to be enclosed with a line only as a panel 
or placque. The desigiis are to be applied to shapes. In 
making these studies and designs remember to appty the prin- 
ciples of spacing and balance as explained by Mr. Froehlich in 
this sinumer's issues of Keramic Studio. 
CHAUTAUQUA CRAFT'S VILLAGE 
TLIE name Chautauqua has become almost a household 
word among the literary minded but it is a new infusion 
of life which is developing in this widely famed resort the 
movement which has resulted in the establishment of a craft's 
village within its walls. 
Mr. Baker who is prime mover was al)ly seconded this 
3'ear by Mr. Hugo Froehlich who had general direction of the 
art policy. The crafts village is as yet in a primitive state, a 
little group of sheds and tents, sheltering the necessary im- 
plements for furniture making, metal work, wood carving, 
basketry, beading, leather work, book binding, modelling and 
pottery But often it is in these earlier stages of a movement 
that the most real enjoyment and enthusiasm is found. The 
teachers were all hard workers, skilled and enthusiastic and 
the work turned out both in quality and quantity much better 
than was expected on the start. Mrs. Froehlich's helpful spirit 
was felt in every department and her enthusiasm contributed 
greatty to the season's success. 
The pottery, tmder the direction of Miss Lucj^ Perkins, 
was exceptionally individual, the native clays found about the 
village were very SLiccessfuUy used, the designs from old pots 
and jars, mostly Indian in character, being particular^ suited 
to the medium. Mr. Walrath who was in charge of the wheel 
work, kiln and glazes, turned out some fine glaze effects. 
Mrs. Vance Phillips also was an enthusiastic worker in the little 
shed which constituted the pottery — ^in fact, this department 
owes much to Mrs. Phillip's energy. The year's work alto- 
gether augurs well for coming success. 
Both pottery and porcelain, are produced from clay. But 
there is a distinction and dift'erence in clays. What we usually 
denominate pottery denotes, first, objects made of minerals 
(generally clay) which is molded while soft and then baked until 
it becomes hard; second, a place where such objects are pro- 
duced; third, the art and process of their manufacture. In a 
narrower and more customary sense, the word pottery is applied 
onty to the coarser varieties of such objects; porcelain compris- 
ing the finer, translucent, or semi-translucent kinds. The clay 
which forms the chief ingredient of porcelain is kaolin. Kaohn 
is found in abundance in many places. Greenland, England, 
and many of the Southern States. It is found in great quanti- 
ties in China, and its name is said to be derived frcmi a hill near 
King-tih-chin named k'ao-lmg, or "lofty bridge. " 
