. . . to start 2019
than by making art. We're kicking off the 2019 winter term with a full slate of classes for everyone from beginners to advanced students.
Book your class
by
December 5
to
receive our Early Bird enrollment discount on classes lasting six weeks or longer.
Here's our upcoming class schedule:
Advanced / Intermediate Clay
- Tue, Jan 8-Apr 9, 6:30-9:30 pm, with Alex Pratt
Advanced / Intermediate Independent Study
- Wed, Jan 9-Apr 10, 6:30-9:00 pm, with Kay Yourist
Introductory and Continuing Wheel
- Mon, Jan 7-Feb 11, 7:00-9:00 pm, with Kevan O. Wilson
- Thurs, Jan 10-Feb 14, 12:30- 2:30 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
- Thurs, Jan 10-Feb 14, 6:30-8:30 pm, with Kay Yourist
Introductory and Continuing Wheel Sundays
- Sun, Jan 6-Feb 10, 1:30-3:30 pm, with David Timm.
Coffee and Clay
- Sat, Jan 5-Feb 9, 9:30-11:30 am, with Nancy Bulkley
Try It Once on the Wheel
- Sat, Jan 12, 1:00-2:30 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
Silk Screening on Clay Refresher
- Sun, Jan 13, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, with Darcy Bowden. See details below.
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Silk Screening on Clay Refresher
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A mini-workshop for those who have taken the August or October silk screening workshop. This followup session offers you more practice and reinforces your workshop learning.
Sunday, January 13
9:30 am-12:30 pm
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December 7-9
If you like pottery . . .
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. . . if you like art
, if you like beautiful tableware, if you like original and lovingly handmade objects, then the
Yourist Studio Gallery Holiday Show and Sale
is the perfect holiday event for you. Mark these dates on your calendar:
Friday, December 7, 5-8 pm
Festive Preview Sale and Artists' Reception
The sale continues on
Saturday, December 8, 10 am-6 pm
Sunday, December 9, 11 am-5 pm
Now entering its 18th year, our
Holiday Show and Sale has become a true Ann Arbor holiday tradition. Be sure to make time in your busy holiday schedule to join us for exceptional ceramic art, good company, delectable food and drink, and seasonal conviviality. Bring your family and friends, too!
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Ending November 16
Clay Gallery on Exhibit
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Platter by Susanne Stephenson
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The Clay Gallery returns in a special
Clay Gallery on Exhibit
pop-up show running October 16-November 16 at Yourist Studio Gallery. If you haven't experienced this eclectic exhibition yet, make it a point to visit now.
Browse an outstanding selection of the latest works by Clay Gallery artists, from beautiful functional ware like plates, bowls, cups, and teapots to stunning decorative works like animal figures, tiles, sculptures, and wall pieces.
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We are excited to share the many pathways each of us has been exploring in clay since the closing of our 30 year cooperative gallery in Downtown Ann Arbor.
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Participating Clay Gallery artists include Royce Disbrow, Craig Hinshaw, Shirley Knudsvig, Yiu-Keung Lee, Brigit Macomber, Susanne Stephenson, Kris Stewart, Joe Szutz, Debbie Thompson, Shirley White-Black, and Donna Williams.
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Hey, move over . . .
. . . don't crowd me! If you have bisqueware on our shelves, please come glaze it for firing or collect it and take it home by
November 30
. To free our shelves for new bisqueware, we must discard any unclaimed bisqueware remaining after that day.
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Ready, load, fire
Here's the schedule for our next gas kiln firing:
Loading
: Tuesday
, November 6
Firing
:
Wednesday, November 7
Unloading
: Friday
, November 9
Our goal is to fire again the last week of November
if
we have enough pieces to fill the kiln. Check with the studio for the latest schedule.
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Bump tools and bowl ribs
As Michael Sherrill explains, the bump tool, a bendable aluminum shaft with a sponge on the end, allows you to "
move clay in those tricky places that you cannot get your hand
." Bowl ribs serve a number of different functions in throwing bowls.
Drop by the studio on
Sunday, November 18, at 4:30 pm
for a free tutorial on most effective use of these tools. If you have topics you'd like Kay to cover in her free
Tool Time
demonstrations,
please let her know
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Q.
When it comes to throwing tall cylinders, I'm a flop. Do you have any suggestions for me?
A
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Take a look at this
Ceramics Arts Network
video showing potter
Adam Field's
method for throwing tall cylinders. It's loaded with helpful tips. You can
learn more about Adam Field and see his work here
. He carves exquisite, delicate patterns in porcelain and also makes giant onggi pots. Quite a contrast.
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Clay lover's events calendar
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Sculpture by Craig Hinshaw
Clay Gallery on Exhibit
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Exhibitions
Breaking With Tradition: Contemporary Ceramics
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Now-January 27, 2019. Harris–Burger Gallery, Flint Institute of Arts.
More . . .
Animal Friends: Ceramic Sculpture by Marcia Polenberg.
September 17- December 7, Taubman Health Center.
More . . .
The Clay Gallery Returns
. October 16–November 16, pop-up show at Yourist Studio Gallery. Artist reception Friday, October 19, 5-8 pm.
More . . .
Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped
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November 17, 2018– March 10, 2019. Cranbrook Art Museum.
More . . .
Ian McDonald: In No Particular Order.
January 19-March 10, 2019. Cranbrook Art Museum.
More . . .
Butter
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April 6–August 25, 2019.
Third Biennial National Juried Exhibition presented by the International Museum of Dinnerware Design. Museum on Main Street.
More . . .
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Holiday sales
Yourist Gallery artists
Darcy Bowden
and
Linda Heckenkamp
join five other local artists in a Holiday Show and Sale Saturday, December 1, from 11 am-6 pm and Sunday, December 2, from 11 am-5 pm. In addition to their unique clay work, Darcy will show work on paper and sewn from fabric, and Linda will show her earrings. 1311 Brooklyn Street, Ann Arbor.
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Quick and easy slump molds
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Need a slump mold with a certain shape but can't find what you want? Potter
Brenda Quinn
shows you a fast way to make clever, no-fuss molds from inexpensive materials in this
Ceramic Arts Network
video. For more about Brenda and her art,
visit Artaxis
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Yourist Studio Gallery
1133 Broadway
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
•Classes and workshops
•Community studio workspace
•Pottery tools for sale
•Exhibit gallery
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