Vol. VIII. No. 7 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
November, 1906 
HE exhibition season is at hand 
and everyone will soon be mak- 
ing his or her supreme effort of 
the year. The National Soc- 
iety of Craftsmen will make its 
initial bow to the public Novem- 
ber 30th at the rooms of the 
National Arts Club, Grammercy 
Park, New York. Great things 
are expected of this Society and 
we do not look to be disappointed. 
The Art Institute of Chicago will hold its annual ex- 
hibition of arts and crafts in December. At both of these 
exhibitions keramics will have a prominent place. 
The New York Society of Keramic Arts having omitted 
its annual showing last year is expected to do great things 
this year to make up for its delinquency. 
We will be glad to receive notices of coming exhibitions 
of the various keramic clubs, with illustrations of the 
work. 
This extract from a personal letter to the editor will 
be of interest to our readers: 
"As you know, we have been abroad all summer, paint 
ing in England and France besides making a flying trip 
through Holland and Belgium. You will however be sur- 
prised to learn that we are as busy as we can be, preparing 
to return to London on November 3d. My mother goes 
with me and I shall work all winter under Swan for draw- 
ing and Paul Brangwyn for painting. I am hoping to 
get inspiration in London not only for painting but for 
ceramics. Many imagine that, because I devote so much 
time to landscape painting, I am necessarily giving up 
interest in ceramic work. On the contrary I shall devote 
much time and thought to the subject this winter, and 
shall have a summer class next season, perhaps some- 
where in Long Island. Marshal Fry." 
The May, 1907, number of Keramic Studio will be 
edited by Mr. Marshal Fry. January, 1907 will be de- 
voted to the work of Mrs. Henrietta Barclay Paist, and 
March, 1907 to that of Miss Margaret Overbeck. while 
Miss Leta Horlocker, who is now in California, has offered to 
edit a California flower number, which will probably 
make one of the summer issues. 
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An interesting lot of class work from the pupils of 
Miss Maud Mason appears in this number, a little late, 
but it was crowded out by our special numbers. 
The competitions for Christmas have been closed and 
the results will be illustrated in the Christmas number. 
Some very clever work has been submitted, very little was 
sent in that did not have some merit of originality. We 
regret to say, however, that no one seems to be acquainted 
with the "Christmas Rose." 
The treatment for the plum study of Miss Jeanne M. 
Stewart was delayed and is published on page 167. 
We begin in this number an extremely interesting 
series of articles on pewter by Jules Brateau, the famous 
French pewterer and craftsman. The artistic possibil- 
ities of pewter are little realized in this country, except 
perhaps by the few people who have noticed at the St. 
Louis Exposition the finely chased articles which were 
exhibited by Jules Brateau and a few other French pewt- 
erers. 
The first articles will treat of the history of pewter 
and will be profusely illustrated with specimens from the 
different countries and periods. The second part will 
treat of the technique of the work, giving thorough and 
practical instruction. Tin is a soft metal, its lack of hard- 
ness and resistance makes it poorly adapted to the making 
of table ware and common utensils, although at times it 
has been so' used in large quantities. But the beautiful 
soft grey color of the tin alloy called pewter, its flexibility, 
its non-oxidation under atmospheric conditions which 
would badly oxidise silver, make it eminently suitable to 
the production of fine works of art which will not be rough- 
ly handled. 
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LEAGUE NOTES 
We need more hours in the day, more days in the week, 
and more weeks in the month to accomplish what we plan. 
We need more love for the best, and more, the spirit of 
truth and demand of reason. Our standard must be high, 
and our work up to the standard. Japanese children in 
school learn to draw. American children in school learn to 
write. It is a matter of instruction. Hugo says, "There 
are no bad weeds and no bad children ; there are only bad 
cultivators." We are children in Ceramic art, we need 
instruction and cultivation. It is the purpose of the League, 
and the course of study is prepared with that view. We 
cannot multiply the hours, lengthen the days, nor increase 
the months or years, but we can systematize our work, sim- 
plifying and eliminating, until we have made time for these 
lessons. The problems of this month are coming in, but not 
enough of them. We will not be satisfied until all the 
members are studying the course. Send Problem 3. 
Drawings for a nut bowl, to be made of clay, with a simple 
design or decoration, to 
Belle Barnett Vesey, Pres. 
6228 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 
N. Y. S K. A. NOTES 
The first meeting of the season was held at Miss 
Mason's studio on October 8th. A contest of sketches for 
a tea jar and stein had been previously planned. The 
sketches were displayed in an attractive manner on a 
screen and were criticised by Mr. Ralph Johonnot of Pratt 
Institute. After the criticism Mr. Johonnot gave a most 
interesting talk on the beauty of line and form, and those 
who failed to attend the meeting missed a rare treat. An 
equally enjoyable and instructive programme will be ar- 
ranged for each meeting of the year. For the next one 
members are expected to submit sketches for a bowl and cup 
and saucer, also drawings for a club monogram or insignia. 
