. Art crafts for amateurs . be done ata foundry. Of course, silver can only be used for smallwork, as its cost would be too great. Bronze is the metalemployed, though some castings have been made inaluminium. Such designs as the hinges and ornament on door ofyacht designed by Mr. Haite, No. 52, are more within thescope of amateurs, as Nature is of so much assistance insuggesting motifs. The animal forms are manifestly inspired CLA Y MODELLING. 79 by Japanese lacquer work, and to that source I direct thetyros attention, for a study of good Japanese art will teachthe decorative artist much, as t
. Art crafts for amateurs . be done ata foundry. Of course, silver can only be used for smallwork, as its cost would be too great. Bronze is the metalemployed, though some castings have been made inaluminium. Such designs as the hinges and ornament on door ofyacht designed by Mr. Haite, No. 52, are more within thescope of amateurs, as Nature is of so much assistance insuggesting motifs. The animal forms are manifestly inspired CLA Y MODELLING. 79 by Japanese lacquer work, and to that source I direct thetyros attention, for a study of good Japanese art will teachthe decorative artist much, as their genius lies entirely inthe treating of surfaces with natural forms. There is nooccasion to slavishly follow ones model, for in the hingesthemselves Mr. Haite has introduced an original note, thesuggestion of seaweed being very happy in such a situationas a yacht door. The details shown in Nos. 53 and 54give one some idea of the modelling of the originals. Afterthe work returns from the casters, it may be tooled up and. No. 55.—Portion of a Frieze. Designed by J. Moss. worked with advantage. Files are used for this purpose,and if the surface is too smooth a certain texture is givenit by filing. This, of course, must be done with knowledgeand discretion, and you had better only file away any roughplaces or defects, and leave the casting alone, than tinker atit and so spoil it. After all it is the art that one pays for in all fine work, andsuch articles as jewellery, table ornaments, etc., might wellengage the amateurs attention, for even if he have his workcast in silver, at the present price, some 2s. 3d. per oz., it so ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. would not be a ruinous outlay, while in bronze the cost ofmetal is trifling: and to see any work that one has wroughtentirely oneself gives a pang of pleasure that must beexperienced to be realised. The mere fact that your workis made permanent in silver or bronze gives it a qualityand value that you never dreamed it possessed in i
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