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The studio is humming with preparations for our December 9-11 Annual Holiday Show and Sale. For one weekend a year, we transform the Yourist studio and gallery into a sparkling holiday showplace. Then we fill it with the finest work by our Yourist Studio Gallery resident artists and selected students. You'll find a wide variety of beautiful handmade pieces, from dinnerware to decorative, that are perfect for everyone on your gift list.
Our Holiday Show and Sale is festive, fun, a welcome retreat from mall madness, and a seasonal celebration of ceramics. So make time in your busy holiday schedule to join us for exceptional ceramic art, good company, delectable food and drink, and seasonal conviviality.
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The 16 participating artists in the 2016 Yourist Holiday Sale include Darcy Bowden, Jerry Bricker, Nancy Bulkley, Mary Callum, Gabriel Duque, Marilyn Edington, Rose E. Gomez, Stephen Kerr, Deborah Renner, Cara Rosaen, Josette Steele, Marilyn Tripp, Caron Valentine-Marsh, Fred Weiss, Kevan Wilson, and Kay Yourist.
Yourist Studio Gallery is pleased to host the
Winter Art Tour, which features more than 350 artists at nine locations in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. We've got more information for you about the Winter Art Tour in this issue and
on the web.
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Studio and Gallery holiday hours
Yourist Studio Gallery will be closed for the holidays from
December 25 through January 9. We will reopen on
January 10.
In December we will add the following
extended hours to our regular schedule:
Monday December 12, 12 noon-6:00 pm
Sunday December 18, 12 noon-8:00 pm
Monday December 19, 12 noon-6:00 pm
We will be open on
Saturday, December 24, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
To our fall semester students: Thank you for taking your pottery class at Yourist Studio. We hope that you enjoyed yourself and plan to take more classes in 2017.
All works glazed by your last class will be fired within 8 days of your last class. If you glaze later than your last class, we will load our last cone six kilns on
December 20 and unload
December 22. Pick your pots up by
December 24 between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm.
If you cannot glaze your work before December 20, we will hold your bisque ware through
January 30. We will clear our shelves on January 30, so come in between
January 10-30 to glaze your final pots. Also be sure to pick up your glazed and bisque pots before the January 30 shelf-clearing deadline.
Thank you, everyone, for making Yourist Studio such a great place to work. No matter how you celebrate the holidays,
may you and your families enjoy all of the best
that this holiday season has to offer!
Sincerely,
Kay and the Yourist Studio Team
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The early bird catches the discount!
Have you resolved to save money and be more frugal in 2017? We can help you!
The proverbial early bird just gets a worm, but we have a much better offer for you because when you sign up for winter term 2017 classes before the deadline for our Early Bird Enrollment Discount, you'll save $10.00 off the class fee. And the worm will live to see another day.
Here are the enrollment deadlines to receive this discount, so get yourself registered for class now:
December 10
Advanced and Intermediate Clay
Advanced / Intermediate Independent Study
December 15
Coffee and Clay
Introductory and Continuing Wheel (3 sessions to choose from!)
January 16
Introductory and Continuing Wheel Sundays
Sign up today!
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Studio calendar
Ready, load, fire
It's time to get your glazing done for our next
gas kiln firing.
Here's the tentative schedule for the next firing:
Loading: Sunday, December 4.
Firing: Tuesday, December 6.
Unloading: Thursday, December 8.
Be aware that this schedule
could change depending on the amount of work that's ready for firing.
Tool time demo
Tool time is off visiting the family for the holidays and will return in February. Check our February issue for the demo topic.
Got an idea for a demo you'd like to see Kay present? Let us know. We're interested in hearing from you.
Upcoming classes
Our first class term of 2017 begins on January 10 with Advanced and Intermediate Clay, taught by master potter Alex Pratt. Our
Early Bird Enrollment Discount is available through December 10 for 14-week classes, through December 15 for 6-week classes, and through January 16 for our next Introductory and Continuing Wheel Sundays class.
So act fast and book your class today.
Advanced and Intermediate Clay
Tuesdays, Jan 10 through Apr 11, 7:00-9:30 pm, with Alex Pratt.
Enroll by December 10 for the Early Bird Discount.
Advanced / Intermediate Independent Study
Wednesdays, Jan 11 through Apr 12, 6:30-9:00 pm, with Kay Yourist.
Enroll by December 10 for the Early Bird Discount.
Coffee and Clay
Saturdays, Jan 14 through Feb 18, 9:30-11:30 am, with Nancy Bulkley.
Enroll by December 15 for the Early Bird Discount.
Introductory and Continuing Wheel
Mondays, Jan 23 through Feb 27, 7:00-9:00 pm, with Kevan O. Wilson.
Thursdays, Jan 19 through Feb 23, 12:30 to 2:30 pm, with Nancy Bulkley.
Thursdays, Jan 19 through Feb 23, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, with Kay Yourist.
Enroll by December 15 for the Early Bird Discount.
Introductory and Continuing Wheel Sundays
Sundays, Feb 26 through Apr 2, 2:00-4:00 pm, with Kevan O. Wilson.
Enroll by January 16 for the Early Bird Discount.
Try It Once on the Wheel
Saturday, January 14, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm with Nancy Bulkley.
Saturday, February 11, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm with Nancy Bulkley.
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Dry footin', we're dry footin'
Q.
I can't seem to get a nice even glaze line at the bottoms of my pots, which I feel detracts from their appearance. Is there something I can do about this?
So, what's "dry footing?" It's simply keeping the bottoms of your pots clean of glaze so they don't stick to the kiln shelf when they're fired. You might do this by waxing the bottoms of your pots before glazing or by sponging off the glaze afterward. But both of these methods have their own problems.
Lowell Baker, retired head of the ceramics department at the University of Alabama, shows a nifty alternative method of dry footing that will both quickly clean off the bottoms of your pots and leave a clean glaze line.
Readers, if you have a burning pottery question for Kay,
ask away
. We'd like to know what you want to know.
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Brief notices
Clay community digest
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Bitter|Sweet: Coffee, Tea & Chocolate
Did the arrival of coffee, tea, and chocolate in Europe spark a revolution in ceramic and other serving, drinking, and storage vessels? Explore this question at Bitter|Sweet, a new exhibit at the
Detroit Institute of Art.
The exhibit runs from November 20, 2016, through March 5, 2017. The DIA bills Bitter|Sweet as ". . . the first exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts to engage all five senses. In addition to seeing art, you can touch, hear, smell and even taste coffee- and tea-related beverages." You'll find details
here.
Dates:
November 20, 2016-March 5, 2017
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI
313-833-7900
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Potters Guild Winter Sale
The holiday event calendar is filling up fast.
The Ann Arbor Potters Guild holds its annual Winter Sale the first weekend in December.
The sale opens on Friday, December 2, with a reception from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, and continues on Saturday and Sunday, December 3-4, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Learn more
here.
Dates:
December 2, 5:00-8:00 pm (Opening reception)
December 3-4, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Ann Arbor Potters Guild
201 Hill Street
Ann Arbor, MI
734-663-4970
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Yourist Studio Gallery Annual Holiday Show and Sale
At Yourist Studio Gallery, we're known for throwing great parties, and our upcoming annual Holiday Show and Sale on December 9-11 will be no exception. This is your invitation to join us for dazzling new works of ceramic art by our Studio Resident Artists and selected students,
good company, festive food and drink, and seasonal conviviality.
We're hosting the December 9-11
Winter Art Tour this year. So be sure to get a Passport and make Yourist Studio Gallery your
first stop on the Tour.
Dates:
Friday, December 9, 5:00-8:00 pm (Opening reception)
Saturday, December 10, 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Sunday, December 11, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Yourist Studio Gallery
1133 Broadway
Ann Arbor, MI
734-662-4914
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Passport to the Winter Art Tour
From pottery to prints to pashminas - you'll find a lot to choose from when you take the
Winter Art Tour on December 9-11. Shop handmade products from 350 different artists and craftspeople at nine diverse venues around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, all at your own pace.
This concentration and access to local art only happens once a year!
You'll also have the opportunity to win art pieces donated by participating artists. Just pick up or print our Winter Art Tour
Passport to Art. Visit four or more Winter Art Tour stops. Stamp your Passport at each stop. Then enter to win. It's that easy. You'll find photos and more information about the art prizes on the
Tour web site. A printable version of the Passport is also available there.
Stops on the Tour include artists' home studios, galleries, the Riverside Arts Center, and the downtown Ann Arbor District Library. Your Passport contains a map directing you to all the venues, where you'll be able to meet artists personally and learn more about what they do. To add to the fun, many Tour venues are offering customers more than shopping - like music, eats, and creative activities.
Participating art shows include the Ann Arbor Art Center, Art on Adare!, Clay Work Studio, DIYpsi, Front Porch Textiles, Kate Tremel and Friends Art Studios Sale, Tiny Expo, Yourist Studio Gallery, and Ypsi Alloy Studios.
See the Winter Art Tour story on
MLive.
Tour dates:
December 9-11
9 art shows in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti
Visit the
Winter Art Tour web site for details.
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John Glick: A Legacy in Clay
Cranbrook Art Museum is presenting "the first major exhibition and publication to survey the immense range of ceramic vessels, tableware, and sculpture that has made Glick one of today's premier figures in American studio pottery." The exhibition features nearly 200 pieces from throughout Glick's career as a potter.
For details, visit
Cranbrook Art Museum. View a catalog of the exhibit
here.
Dates:
June 18, 2016-March 12, 2017
Cranbrook Art Museum
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI
248-645-3323
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Stop, look, listen . . . and learn
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Discover a wicked clever glazing technique
Joe Molinaro, ceramics artist and professor at Eastern Kentucky University, captured this easy glazing technique at Talavera Castillo in Dolores Hildago, Mexico. The glazer puts a paper cup in the mouth of the pot, which allows him to easily hold the pot as he dips while keeping the glaze from the inside of the pot. Watch closely because this video flies by!
If you want to do some binge-ogling of ceramics over the holidays, check out Instagram's engrossing potsinaction. See Joe Molinaro's photos of his research in Ecuadorian, Jamaican, and Mexican ceramics here. And admire the ceramics works of Talavera Castillo here.
Grateful shout-out to Cara Rosaen for suggesting this video.
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Holiday treat
Martha and Evie at the wheel
Prepare to be charmed as you watch Martha and Evie, two delightful young potters in training, make their first pots.
"We're going to keep things in them. We're going to put things in them." The girls are clearly pleased with their pots and proud of what they've accomplished.
Keep up the good work, Martha and Evie!
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Yourist Studio Gallery | 1133 Broadway, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-662-4914 |
www.youristpottery.com
Inspiring classes and workshops for new and experienced students | Bright, modern, fully equipped community studio workspace | Comprehensive selection of pottery tools for sale | Gallery exhibiting the works of celebrated artists |
Online gallery shop for the purchase of ceramic art
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