Word: glazes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wooden leg, brandishing his one frayed wing like a plucked and grumpy rooster. Other artists of Klee's time, a Bonnard or a Matisse, could and did summon up with a few brush strokes a whole universe of specific experiences-the golden, fuzzy weight of a peach, the glaze of china, the density and pink warmth of an odalisque's leg. Klee was not interested; he abstracted, and made ideograms. Botanical Theater, 1924-34, is aptly named, for the ceremonious dance of leaf and bloom, formal as an Islamic tile, stands to real plants as puppets...
Used because of their low melting point, lead compounds give pottery the smooth glaze favored by professionals and amateurs alike. They also produce disastrous side effects. Lead glazes probably caused the chronic poisoning and sterility that contributed to the decline of 5th century Rome. More recently, a physician's own case of lead poisoning was traced to cola drunk nightly from a cup his son had made in a university ceramics class...
...ailing; Sommer makes clear that the King is not only tired of state business but also just plain tired, as he gives a slight grunt from the exertion of stepping up to the throne. When he is led to reminisce about Bertram's deceased father, his eyes glaze over as nostalgia takes him back to better times long gone. After Helena has cured him, the two of them execute a dance; he launches into his speech on honor with the vigorous irresistibility of a bulldozer, and gets a fine laugh through the exasperated way he says to Bertram. "Speak. Thine...
...lieutenant colonel in the army). Although his organ playing has been more publicized, those who have heard him consider his piano playing more accomplished. He contributed toward the organ at Balliol College, and still likes to return to play it. Says one acquaintance: "I've seen Ted's eyes glaze when he's talking with even the most attractive woman. The only time he really lights up is when he's conversing with someone bright about music...