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JULY 1957 • 50c m|ll V n In n num nnnn -- z ! E l in the national ,tlight! The CM Copper Er Now in It 64 Pages of Instruction* Over 200 Illustrations* Completely Indexed* 8V2 x 11 Format The articles on copper enameling by Jean O'Hara students. The step-by-step projects ill this volume make and by Jo Rebert appearing iu CM since June 1954 have it an excellent working handbook; the text and detailed been proclaimed the best in basic instruction. Twenty- index lnake it a valuable source of reference. one of these articles, representing basic fundamentals as well as illustrated how-to-do-its on jewelry, have now CONTENTS been combined in book form and carefully indexed. Let's Get Started Col)per-Wire Accents The publishers are ln'oud to present this material Tools and Equipment Fitted Necklaces under one cover as a service to teachers, hobbyists, and All About the Enamels Wireless Cloisonne Sift-and-Stencil Method Jewels from Broken Glass Wet-Inlay Method Jewels Plus Foil Gold and Silver Foil Plaques for Compacts CERAMICS MONTHLY BOOK DEPT. How to Get Special Effects Mobile Earrings 4175 N. HIGH ST., COLUMBUS, OHIO Defects--Causes and Cures Simple Link Bracelets Please send me ___ copies of the COPPER F.NAMELIN(~ Designing with Bits of Foil llandbook @ $2 per cop)'. (CM pays postage). 3-D Bracelets Modern Cloisonne Pieces 3[ake Large Plaques NAME lanes for Designs ludex ADDRESS CITY ZN STATE Ohio Residents: add 6c Sales Tax per copy. oRDER TODAY I enclose 7~ Check 7~ M(mey order .......... Other Dealer.~ IV,rite for Inform~ttio~l Ward's new Brush-on glazes are simply fabulous!" 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Lists at MEMPHIS 12, TENH ~I~F |e g I-'~IW DU| I||11~|~1|1 r VT|~, 2 CERAMICS MONTHL ~- Volume 5, Number 7 JULY o 1957 50cenfs per copy in this issue of Letters ........................................... 4 Itinerary ......................................... 6 Suggestions from our Readers ....................... 8 EVERYTHING Show Time ........................................ | 0 Enameling: Cloisonne (Part 2} by Kenneth F. Bates ...... 14 FOR ENAMELING Underglaze: Fruit as a Design Element methods and designs by Marc Bellaire ............... 16 LOW COST KILN • . for beginner or professional. Fires pieces up to Stoneware: Techniques with Encjobes by F. Carlton Ball...19 43/8 ', diameter and 11/2" high. It reaches enameling tem- perature quickly and maintains it constantly. All parts are Glaze Intaglio Technique by Oppi Untracht ............ 20 easily replaced at nominal cost. Slab Pots with 3 Sides by A. W. Clark ................. 24 Briefs: Combine Imagination with Driftwood .......... 26 NEW BY THOMPSON Answers to ~)uesfions conducted by Ken Smith .......... 27 ENAMEL GLAZE PAINTS A superior decorating medium for painting designs Ceramic Shopper .................................. 28 over enamel base coats. Supplied in kits and bulk form. Enameler's Column: The Blessings of 3 in 1 Machine Oil by Kathe Berl .................................. 29 Overglaze: The Hoist Notebook by Zena Hoist .......... 31 ENAMELS Complete line of enamel colors including opalescents. Ceram-Acfivifies .................................. 33 Index to Advertisers ............................... 35 METALS All shapes and sizes in copper and the new silver plated Editor Louis G. Farber steel which requires no pre-cleaning. Business Manager Spencer L. Davis Assistant Editor Shirley Abrahalnson Art Director Robert L. Creager FINDINGS Editorial Associates Thomas Sellers For cuff links, ear rings, brooches etc., and all types of chain Mary Elliott in copper and brass. Editorial Assistant Marilyn Young Circulation Thana Clay Dorothy Mahaney ILLUSTRATED CATALOG Advisors and Special Contributors: Carlton Atherton ; F. Carlton Ball; Write for your copy of our new catalog illustrating our com- Marc Bellaire ; Kathe Berl ; Edris Eckhardt ; John Kenny ; Zena plete line. Includes helpful hints and projects an enameling. Holst; Dorothy Perkins; Jo Rebert; Ken Smith; Don Wood Cover by Robert L. Creager Ceramics Monthly is published each month at the Lawhead Press, Inc., Athens, Ohio, by Professional Publications, Inc., S.