NEW POTTERY.
THE USE OP ASHES.
Simple pottery vases and bowls which have captured the fancy of hostesses ae settings for their winter flower decorations appeared in a new guise at a recent London exhibition, writes Marianne Mayfayre in the "Daily Telegraph." Ashes from such trees as the mulberry, golden elm, Scotch fir, and olive from Italy are mixed with the clay to give delicate subtleties of shading to this pottery, which is designed and made by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vyse. Differing shaaws or soft ceiadon green, which makes a perfect background for flower settings, appear in bowls in which the clay has been mixed with golden elm and apple tree ashes. The ashes of an evergreen shrub are mingled with iron to produce the soft rust colour of another vase. Women are discovering new ideas in decoration from this exhibition. Coppercoloured beech leaves and eilvery pampas grass are arranged in a slim-necked vase in tones of soft brown and greyishblue. Tiny bowls, made In the form of a water lily flower will hold nosegays of spring flowers. Single flower heads are arranged in the shallow surrounding trough.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 26, 1 February 1937, Page 10
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189NEW POTTERY. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 26, 1 February 1937, Page 10
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