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I [] I enclose remittance of $8.00 ] DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED [ (Ohio add 3% Sales Tax) ] 2 CERAMICS MONTHLY Volume 4, Number 1 JANUARY • 1956 50 cents per copy in this issue A Letter from the Publishers ........................ 4 Letters ........................................... 6 Ceramic Shopper .................................. B itinerary ......................................... 10 Penmanship in Pottery by Marguerite Montgomery ........ 13 Throwing Huge Shapes by F, Carlton Ball .............. 14 Enameling: Jewels from Broken Glass by Jo Rebert ...... 16 Lee Burnham's Brahma Bull by ,Jean Groebner ........... 18 Raised Slip Decoration by Pearl Fitzpatrick ............. 20 Flowers from Clay demonstrated by Bea Matney ......... 22 Overglaze Enamels by Zena Hoist ..................... 24 CM Briefs: Make a Mucj ............................ 25 Marbelized Gold ........................ 27 "Cool" Spray Booth ..................... 27 Clips for Mold Forms .................... 29 Enameler's Column: Dipping in Slush by Kathe Berl ...... 26 Throwing Tips by Tom Sellers ......................... 28 Answers to Questions conducted by Ken Smith ........... 31 Sucjgesfions from our Readers ....................... 33 Ceram Activities .................................. 34 The Underglaze Series by Madge Tummins .............. 35 Index to Advertisers ............................... 37 Editor Louis G. 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