Studio: international art (26.1902)

Home Arts and Industries

lines. From Eastwood and Cockfortess there was the quiet and conscientious work of Mr. D. J. Mac-
also sound and unpretentious work, and from Miss kenzie and his class of fisher-lads at Newlyn,
Heath's class at Leigh, Kent, came one of the best Cornwall, whose progress has all along been on the
pieces of decorative carving in relief—a small oak true lines of design and craftsmanship. This class
picture-frame, with a design from the beautiful and has escaped the tendency to thin and flashy
unwearying " honesty " plant. ornament, and has consistently treated metal as

With the exception of the ever-delightful work of having body as well as face. Its reputation for

fenders was kept up by a
good and characteristic
example of their style, in

A WlluM^ wrought brass, with a lish-

ijfl BfcBgBMMM^Wl and-lobster design on the

i wZimggUfgxiiia^^str'k ' ■ curb. There were also

H|9 W^&^&a some excellent jugs in

HBIIv I i^^^V repousse brass and copper,

done by two class mem-
bers, Wright and Nicholls,

U <!■/ "--—- — -* - a handsome copper fire-

Wtf*: ^BBsNEinKBsSESKgl^j j screen by W. Pezzack, and

^™ - - . * a scene executed by Wright

with enamels by Reginald

"shakespeare" bookcase by charlotte campion and t^- , , ,, ,t

h. shaw (stepney) Dlck- a11 from Mr- Mac-

kenzie's designs.

The Keswick group of

the Keswick centre, where the higher branches of metal workers had the advantage of Miss Isabel
the copper and silver smiths' crafts are now well McBean's designs for table-ware, as well as those
established, the exhibits in decorative metal were of their own well tried and resourceful artists,
less than usually good. Praise is due, however, to Harold Stabler and Herbert J. Maryon, and they