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KERAMIC STUDIO 
NEW ART BOOKS WORTH READING 
Anita Gray Chandler 
"The Cathedrals of Great Britain," by P. H. Ditchfield, 
M. A., F. S. A. (E. P. Dutton & Co., $1.75). 
This is a reprint of a well known book giving descriptions 
that are at once instructive and interesting, of the cathedrals 
of England, Scotland and Wales. There are many artistic 
illustrations. 
"Stately Homes of California," by Porter Garnett. (Little, 
Brown & Co., $2.50). Mr. Garnett has pictured the homes 
and gardens of wealthy California residents. The illustrations 
are rich with color. 
"How to Study Pictures, by Charles H. Coffin. Century 
Co., $2.00. There are comparisons of famous pictures from 
Cimabue to Monet. The illustrations are cleverly arranged to 
make the text clearer. Anyone who has the least interest in 
pictures should read this book. 
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CONVENTIONAL MOTIFS (Page 73) 
F. R. Weisskopf 
FIRST ROW 
LEFT Square— First Fire— Outline in Banding Blue. The 
large corner ferns are Gold. Second Fire— Go over Gold 
and fill in flower forms with enamel using Bright Green for 
the centers and the petals with alternating light and dark 
Blue. 
Middle Figure— First Fire— Stems, leaves, outer petals and 
outlines in Silver. Second Fire— Go over Silver and fill in 
flower forms with enamels. Yellow centers, darker part in 
Orange and petals in Grey Enamel. 
Right Square — First Fire — Paint in leaves (omitting out- 
line and stems and outlines of flower forms) with Grey Green. 
Second Fire — Tint over surface with a delicate coat of Ivory 
and clean out flowers. Fill in with Enamels as follows: berries, 
Pale Green Enamel with Black spots. Four petal flowers, 
Pompeian Red centers, Black circles and Bright Yellow petals. 
Round flowers, Black centers, Bright Green circles, next circle 
Bright Blue, and small scallops around in Black. 
SECOND ROW 
First Figure — Leaves, stems, outlines Yellow Brown, 
centers and squares Gold; square around centers Enamel 
Green; larger flowers Albert Yellow, smaller pale shade of 
same color. 
Center Figure — Outlines Black, leaves and stems Black 
Enamel, tall petals Yellow Enamel, dark part Black, round 
part Orange Enamels. 
Third Figure — Leaves Black Enamel, outlines of flowers, 
Black. Fill in flowers with bright shades of Enamels, using 
Blue, Green, Yellow and Red. 
THIRD ROW 
First Square — Leaves Dark Green Enamel, square flowers 
Deep Purple with Gold centers, round flowers Yellow Enamel 
with Orange centers. 
Second Square — Outline and lines Gold, dark part, 
Crimson Enamel, outer petals Grey Enamel, oval petals two 
shades of Green Enamel. 
Third Square — Stems and tendrils Black; leaves Dark 
Blue Enamel, berries Yellow Enamel. 
Fourth Square — Leaves Apple . Green; center of flowers 
Gold, light circle Bright Yellow, dark circle gold, petals Laven- 
der and outside lines Gold. 
Fifth Square — Outlines, tendrils and little oblong forms, 
Emerald Green, scalloped circle and other two dark parts of 
flower Dark Blue, remaining sections of flower Yellow and 
Orange. 
FOURTH ROW 
First Square— Outlines, circles and dots Gold; leaves 
Black Enamel, corner flowers Carmine with Black centers and 
Pale Carmine centers inside the Black. Large center flower 
Black center, Gold around this, petals in two shades of Purple 
Enamel, six petaled flowers same as corner flowers, other 
flowers Gold centers, Black next to it and petals Grey Enamel. 
Second Square— First Fire— Outline all forms with Band- 
ing Blue. Second Fire— Tint entire surface with Banding 
Blue and a little Grey ; clean out flower forms. Leaves and long 
ovals in flowers in Dark Blue Enamel, petals Gold with outer 
petals Bright Green, inner oval Orange and circle center left 
White. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
W. F. L. — Will you please tell me where I can, get the crackle ware for dec- 
orating? Also what kind of glass is used for silver deposit and decorating"! 
Almost all the dealers who handle white china carry the crackle ware or 
Satsuma. 
Any good quality of glass can be used and can be bought from a firm 
carrying china and glass ware or tableware, there is no firm making a specialty 
of it. 
G. P. — Hoiv do you fire glass? 
2. What kind of glass ware can one paint and where buy it? 
3. Should I scald good china when washing it, I've been advised not to. 
1. Glass is fired the same as china but requires very little heat. Turn 
off the heat as soon as you see a glow in the kiln and then open the door to keep 
the heat from increasing. 
2. Answer to W. F. L. in this column will answer this question. 
3. Yes, you may scald the china it should not affect it if it is well fired. 
B S. — Kindly tell us what paints to use to paint on Ivory? 
Water colors are used. It may be necessary to add a little gum arabic 
to the color 
M. M. W. — I etched a grape fruit dish and did not etch deep enough as the 
design does not show plainly.. Would you advise the use of lustres over the 
gold in the design? I would dislike to take the gold off the background and do 
the etching again on account of loss of gold or do you think it advisable? 
2. Will you tell me hoiv to shade with lustres? I have a study for a vase 
that has yellow lustre at the top, then shaded into light green, then dark green, then 
olive at base. 
3. / have a charcoal kiln and in last firing had a stack of twelve plates with 
1-8 inch rim of liquid bright gold. When taken from kiln the gold on one side 
of nearly all of the plates looked as if it had been fired off just a light yellow brown 
or cream color and could be rubbed off. The other side ivas alright. There were 
little spots and specks where it seemed to have popped off between the bad and good 
side of plates. There were a great many other pieces in kiln that came out beauti- 
fully so I did not think they were underfired. I did not put that on ami the 
fault may have been in that as the lady is a beginner. Do you think it m<:> . <•, .,. 
to use the test cones in these kilns and ought the kiln to be out of edl drafts? 
4. Will you suggest a study suitable for a tobacco jar that is tall and straight 
I have tried so many studies and none seem to suit the shape. 
5. Am sending a piece of broken china mug, will you please tell me. what 
color was used to get the purple background? Also please tell me if the design 
is stamped or hand painted? 
1. The lustre would separate the design more from the background. Of 
course it would be better to etch it but that depends on yourself whether you 
care to do it. 
2. Use a separate brush for each color and change quickly from one 
color to the next so the edges do not dry and leave a fine where you join when 
applying the lustre and then they may be padded to help the blending. 
Are you sure the plates were not in a cooler part of the kiln than the rest 
of the china, it sounds as though the damaged side must have been near the 
cool place? Although the trouble may be that the gold was applied too thin 
perhaps the lady made one brush full of gold do for the entire rim causing the 
last part to be thinner than the first. 
It is not necessary to use cones nor to keep the kiln from the dark unless 
it is a strong one. 
4. A medallion design or panel design will answer on an all over pattern. 
In May, 1916, magazine, page 5, in upper group the pitcher design on lower 
row could be adapted or the jar on the center row and also the jar in the lower 
group. 
5. The purple is probably Roman Purple, or American Beauty, or a 
Violet No. 1. Yes, it is hand painted. 
