DOI issue:
No. 89 (Aug. 1900)
DOI article:Studio-talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19785#0227
Studio- Talk
chairs, tables, etc. Good examples of book-binding,
as well as modern embroidery on linen and paint-
ing on silk, were to be seen; while in the metal-
work section a repousse brass plaque by the Presi-
dent was noteworthy. Two pieces of native
pottery by Mrs. Birely, of Hamilton, proved that
pottery was within easy reach of Canadian women,
very suitable clay being at hand. Two clever
designs, one for point lace, and another for a
carpet, were by Miss Marion Living, of Ottawa.
Miss Living has given years of study to the
principles of designing, and has also spent months
in a carpet manufactory, studying the practical
side of the work.
I hope to return to the subject of this interesting
exhibition in my next letter. J. G.
LIVERPOOL.—The exhibition at the
Walker Art Gallery of a selection from
the students' work in the City of Liver-
pool School of Architecture and Applied
Art shows decided general progress since the last
exhibition. The Director, Prof. F. M. Simpson,
and his able staff of assistants deserve full credit
for the result of the year's work, the high standard
of design and the excellence of the craftsmanship
being very perceptible in each of the several
sections.
The work of the architectural students evinces
good practical acquaintance with planning and
design as well as with the details of construction.
R. P. Jones showed a creditable set of sketches of
old work, chiefly from English cathedrals, and a
model of a well-planned country house. One of
the most versatile of the students is Miss G. A.
Williams, who exhibited drawings and paintings
from life, landscape sketches, and quick studies—
copper repousse work, design for leaded glass and
silver work, some excellent modelling from life—
several well-designed altar panels in low-relief
coloured plaster, models for sundial, drinking
trough, and for wall decoration, as well as various
designs and illustrations in pen and ink. Her
industry and skill won her some of the premier
prizes, together with the
City Council ^60 scholar-
ship.
In the decorative design
class under Mr. Herbert
McNair, Miss Christine
Angus and Miss Olive
Allen contributed some
cleverly-executed illustra-
tions in pen and ink,
theatre posters and stencil
friezes, and there was a
good embroidered hand-
kerchief case by Miss A.
Kay. Miss M. Collen's
wallpaper and frieze, and
Miss C. Meyer's stained
glass also deserve com-
mendation.
Mr. Charles J. Allen's
students continue to make
admirable progress in
modelling from life, and
from the cast, and in design-
ing for plaster decoration
to wall surfaces for subse-
quent treatment in colour.
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chairs, tables, etc. Good examples of book-binding,
as well as modern embroidery on linen and paint-
ing on silk, were to be seen; while in the metal-
work section a repousse brass plaque by the Presi-
dent was noteworthy. Two pieces of native
pottery by Mrs. Birely, of Hamilton, proved that
pottery was within easy reach of Canadian women,
very suitable clay being at hand. Two clever
designs, one for point lace, and another for a
carpet, were by Miss Marion Living, of Ottawa.
Miss Living has given years of study to the
principles of designing, and has also spent months
in a carpet manufactory, studying the practical
side of the work.
I hope to return to the subject of this interesting
exhibition in my next letter. J. G.
LIVERPOOL.—The exhibition at the
Walker Art Gallery of a selection from
the students' work in the City of Liver-
pool School of Architecture and Applied
Art shows decided general progress since the last
exhibition. The Director, Prof. F. M. Simpson,
and his able staff of assistants deserve full credit
for the result of the year's work, the high standard
of design and the excellence of the craftsmanship
being very perceptible in each of the several
sections.
The work of the architectural students evinces
good practical acquaintance with planning and
design as well as with the details of construction.
R. P. Jones showed a creditable set of sketches of
old work, chiefly from English cathedrals, and a
model of a well-planned country house. One of
the most versatile of the students is Miss G. A.
Williams, who exhibited drawings and paintings
from life, landscape sketches, and quick studies—
copper repousse work, design for leaded glass and
silver work, some excellent modelling from life—
several well-designed altar panels in low-relief
coloured plaster, models for sundial, drinking
trough, and for wall decoration, as well as various
designs and illustrations in pen and ink. Her
industry and skill won her some of the premier
prizes, together with the
City Council ^60 scholar-
ship.
In the decorative design
class under Mr. Herbert
McNair, Miss Christine
Angus and Miss Olive
Allen contributed some
cleverly-executed illustra-
tions in pen and ink,
theatre posters and stencil
friezes, and there was a
good embroidered hand-
kerchief case by Miss A.
Kay. Miss M. Collen's
wallpaper and frieze, and
Miss C. Meyer's stained
glass also deserve com-
mendation.
Mr. Charles J. Allen's
students continue to make
admirable progress in
modelling from life, and
from the cast, and in design-
ing for plaster decoration
to wall surfaces for subse-
quent treatment in colour.
195