KXRAMIC STUDIO 
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MISS M. JVI. MASON 
EXHIBITION OF THE N. Y. S. K. A. 
[continued] 
UNDOUBTEDLY the overglaze exhibit of the Misses Mason 
was far beyond the average, showing careful study and 
steady advance. The Wild Carrot vase of Miss Maud Mason 
was certainly delightful, with all the quiet and simplicity of 
color and drawing of a Japanese Kakemono. The design 
so simply conceived and carried out in creamy white against 
soft greys was restful and satisfying. The silhouette of the 
flower was quite exact enough to satisfy those who want to 
know always what a thing is, and quite simple enough for 
those who look only for a pleasing spotting. But quite the 
best thing in her exhibit, we consider, was the charming bowl 
with Wild Carrot motif, the silhouette of the flower shown 
only by the painting in of the background with flat blue 
enamel. The same motif with a slight difference of arrange- 
ment was used in an inside band. The design was well bal- 
anced in dark and light and extremely well considered alto- 
gether. We admired also her ducks, which too were a har- 
mony of white and greys. They appealed to us more than 
the storks, which, while well executed, were too suggestive 
of the Japanese. We feel that while there is no more profi- 
table and prolific source of inspiration than the Japanese, 
Miss Mason has reached beyond the necessity of using their 
motifs; while the ducks might be Japanese motifs they surely 
are American as well, and we are looking longingly, and hope- 
fully too, for the evolution of a distinctly American decora- 
tive art. 
The lamp decorated in sea gulls and waves in blue greys 
was very interesting and had a clever shade with the wave 
motif designed and executed in copper by Miss Mason herself. 
Miss Bessie Mason's work in lustres, gold and bronze, and 
enamels, is quite distinct from that of her sister but quite as 
good in its way. One of the best things was a bowl in black 
lustre with gold discs enclosing designs in red, of dragons and 
shrimps outlined in black. It was exceedingly clever. The 
interior of the bowl was a creamy lustre. The jar of Chinese 
design in enamels was exceedingly well executed, with a 
MISS M. M. MASON 
