RERAMIC STUDIO 
273 
TREATMENT FOR WILD POPPY 
Emma A. Ervin 
THE wild poppy is naturally a bright yellow color with 
leaves of that beautiful tender green that so many of 
the early spring flowers have. The under part of the leaf is 
a blue grey and thickly covered with leaves, as are also the 
stem and buds, the calyx drops as soon as the flower begins 
to open and thus we have the opened flower so placed on 
the stem. 
In the design for salad bowl the general effect is delicate, 
of grey green. The flowers are painted somewhat paler than 
they naturally grow. In the background the bowl is shaded 
from dark green to grey for flowers (Dresden). The flowers 
are done in Albert Yellow with a little deep red brown added 
to shade the outside of petals; the stamens are Deep Yellow. 
The leaves are done in Olive Shading and Dark Green ; the 
stems in Shading Green fading into a pink tint at the lower 
part. 
A stronger treatment might be used successfully but for 
table-ware this seems preferable. 
CUP AND SAUCER DESIGN-ALICE B. SHARRARD 
TINT the lighter bands of the cup and saucer with Yellow 
Brown, darker bands with Deep Red Brown. Back- 
ground of border having also tint of Yellow Brown. Stems 
and leaf forms are painted with Dark Green No. 7, to which 
is added a bit of Deep Blue Green, making a delicate gray 
green shading as in the design. Small flower forms in border 
are of Deep Red Brown, using a lighter tint of same color for 
larger flowers, shaded darker on edge. 
Stamens Yellow Brown. Single leaf forms are Brown 
Green. Outline all in Black. 
