. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 52.—The Door of Spare Berth inSteerage. The by G. C. Haite. CLAY MODELLING. 77 century, which is always associated with the nameof Lucca della Robbia. A certain number of colours,blue, brown, yellow, green, and a dull pink, can begiven to the work, but as it is fired to a great heatthe palette is limited. But coloured, glazed pottery isalmost without the reach of amateurs, for, unless they canget their works glazed and fired at a pottery, it is impossiblefor them to attempt work of this nature. No. 50 is anexample of modelled pottery, and was i
. Art crafts for amateurs . No. 52.—The Door of Spare Berth inSteerage. The by G. C. Haite. CLAY MODELLING. 77 century, which is always associated with the nameof Lucca della Robbia. A certain number of colours,blue, brown, yellow, green, and a dull pink, can begiven to the work, but as it is fired to a great heatthe palette is limited. But coloured, glazed pottery isalmost without the reach of amateurs, for, unless they canget their works glazed and fired at a pottery, it is impossiblefor them to attempt work of this nature. No. 50 is anexample of modelled pottery, and was in the ParisExhibition. Modelled terra cotta, on the other hand, can be fired. No. 53.—Butterfly Hinge on Door. The Volatile. without difficulty at a comparatively small cost, and withlittle risk of damage in the kiln. Modelling for metal casting is usually done in wax, asthis is a material that works easily. The mould, too, isquickly made by casting the model in sand and plaster, andmelting out the wax. Many modellers make their sketch inwax, and then have this cast in plaster of Paris, which theythen tool up with steel scrapers, getting an amount of finishnot possible in any other way, for plaster admits of a highfinish. Such a panel as that by Miss Esther Moore, 78 ART CRAFTS FOR AMATEURS. No. 51, is produced in this way, that being the artistsmethod of work. The relief here is subtle, and the linesof the design are so delicate that only very careful manipu-lation could produce the result we see. Miss Moore makesher finished sketch in clay, and this is then cast in has come to be a special calling, largely in thehands of Italians, and it is
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