bunnyjadwiga

And then you get the opposite reaction, sometimes I think just to be unreasonable and perverse. One of my apprentices did a beautiful period reproduction of a period chaffing dish, the original of which is still in existance. But the glaze used contained lead. Since the original color can only be achieved using lead in the glaze, one of the judges bashed her entry horribly because she didn't achieve the correct color for the piece. When I read the notes, I went and spoke with the judge about her comments. She truly expected that my apprentice had to use lead in order to be a good reproduction. I argued with her that lead was illegal to purchase now and that using it, even if it weren't illegal, would risk her health so much as to be unacceptable. The judge never grasped my point and I ceased arguing.