Studio: international art (84.1922)

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS STUDENT

for him; as only the craftsman can fashion

LONDON'S V- T\^ingSA- 1 d0 not Tn' w^gh'

w. ^ » ■* » ■» r--fhat- tVii> oi-Hinarv man wants a r nthps-

that the ordinary man wants a clothes-
"TRAlVtWAYS brush of beaten silver; the handle

cunningly contrived with the leaves and
tendrils of a vine and an emotional design
of putti taking flying exercise on the back.
He does not; it is the last thing he wants.
What he wants, and can so rarely come by,
is an instrument that is ideal for its pur-
pose ; it should fit admirably to the hand ;
it should have just that perfect balance
and weight that mark the good tool from
the bad; it should be made strongly
and simply of a wood that is pleasant to
handle and that can be washed . . .
but why continue ! The simple fact is
that such objects can only be made by the
real craftsman. We have the craftsmen,
but they will not deign to make ordinary
CmCVVV WTUV CKTK\ things for the ordinary man. No, they

vKlvKLl rli IHfc UVAL are all competing for a place of honour

TFAWf CY 'TC A\fW2iY on that mantelpiece \ a a a

IFUWLLm iiVruviYYn.1 Artists' work, however, must be judged

by the artist's aims ; and the aims of the

students of the Central School are mainly

to supply us with charming objects of

decoration. In this they have been

poster for l.c.c. tram- , — . . j

ways by f. p. rest all successful. Perhaps the most attractive