KERAMIC STUDIO 
2H 
which were deaf to its beauties. To them, the beat of the 
tom-tom far surpassed the white man's music. It is told that 
their faces brightened as the musicians, with a medley of 
discord, "tuned up," only to fall again as the beautiful har- 
monies of the symphony rose and swelled. One can hardly 
help feeling when faced with the apathy of a certain type of 
china painter (perish the title), that they and the Indians of 
the story have much the same spirit. 
CUP AND SAUCER, BIRD DESIGN— TILLIE PETERSON 
BEGINNERS' CORNER 
JESSIE M. BARD ------ Page Editor 
Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa. 
LESSON IN LUSTER WORK 
(Treating the above design) 
r I A RACE the design on the china according to instructions 
A given in the November, 1916, magazine, then outline 
the design with about 2 parts Copenhagen Blue and 1 part 
Banding Blue, this means that you should have twice the 
amount of Copenhagen Blue that you have of the Banding. 
These colors are to be mixed with Painting Medium. Use a 
No. 2 rather long-haired pointed shader. 
Second Fire — Oil the darker grey spaces in the design 
and also the handle (see instructions in December, 1916, 
magazine). Use a No. 3 pointed shader for the spaces and 
No. 4 square shader for the handle. Dust with Water Blue. 
Clean all the color from the china where it should not be and 
paint a wash of Light Green Lustre over the wide grey band 
and also the space next to outer edge of the china. Read 
carefully the article on Lustres by Fanny Rowell before using 
them on the china.* Use a No. 4 square shader for the luster 
*This article will be published in next issue. 
work very quickly as lusters dry very quickly and unless you 
work quickly it will show the join where you begin. When 
covering a large surface add a few drops of Lavender Oil to 
the luster. This will prevent it from drying so quickly. 
It is a good idea to clean the space to be covered, with wood 
alcohol to be sure that it is thoroughly clean for if the china 
should have finger marks on it or is dirty it will show in the 
luster when fired. Be sure that the brushes are very clean. 
The best way to clean them is to wash them thoroughly in 
turpentine as that removes paint and luster better than any- 
thing else and then rinse them in wood alcohol to remove the 
turpentine as the latter is an enemy to luster and care should 
be taken that they do not come in contact with each other. 
Rub the top of the brush lightly across the palm of the hand 
until the hair is dry and fluffy. 
Third Fire — Paint another wash of the luster over the 
wide grey band to make it brighter than the edge. Luster 
requires a rather hot fire. 
If you are planning a garden this year — and who is not, 
whether it is to occupy a yard or a window-box? — you should 
read "A Palette for Garden Making," in the March Country 
Life. The title alone is sufficient to attract the eye of any one 
artistically interested. 
