Important notice about upcoming studio hours: We will close at 3:00 pm on Friday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 6. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Try-It-Once students
get a feel for the wheel
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...for our midsummer classes, which have opened for registration. We suggest that you reserve your seat soon. Remember, students registering by Tuesday, July 6, will receive an Early Bird Discount on tuition.
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We're so sorry if you've had difficulty registering for classes online because of the inconsistent loading of the class list on the class page. The class list may load immediately or may take several clicks of the RELOAD button before it appears. We are troubleshooting this issue. In the meantime, you can register for classes by phoning 734-662-4914 during our regular business hours. Here is a PDF file of the class list that you can download and have for reference when you call.
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Here's our midsummer class lineup:
Introductory and Continuing Wheel
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Mon, Jul 19-Aug 23, 6:30-8:30 pm, with Kevan Wilson
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Thurs, Jul 22-Aug 26, 12:30-2:30 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
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Thurs, Jul 22-Aug 26, 6:30-8:30 pm, with Felix Nicol
Early Bird Discount for these classes available through July 6.
Introductory Wheel Sundays
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Sun, Jul 18-Aug 22, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, with Aaron Cole
Early Bird Discount available through July 6.
Continuing Wheel Sundays
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Sun, Jul 18-Aug 22, 1:30-3:30 pm, with Aaron Cole
Early Bird Discount available through July 6.
Coffee and Clay (In studio or via Zoom)
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Wed, Jul 21-Aug 25, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
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Sat, Jul 17-Aug 21, 9:30-11:30 am, with Nancy Bulkley
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Registration is also open for these upcoming classes:
Try It Once on the Wheel
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Sat, Jul 24, 1:00-2:30 pm, with Kay Yourist
Advanced and Intermediate Clay
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Tue, Aug 31-Nov 30, 6:30-9:00 pm, with Alex Pratt
Advanced / Intermediate Independent Study
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Wed, Sep 1-Dec 1, 6:30-9:00 pm, with Kay Yourist
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You are looking at the Wall of Flame from our first cone 6 glaze firing at the new studio. Filled with lively and colorful pieces, isn't it?
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Important notice about upcoming studio hours: We will close at 3:00 pm on Friday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 6. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Q. I'd to make a selection of colored slips using mason stains. Can you give me an A-to-Z description of the process I should follow?
A. Before you make big batches of colored slip, you'll want to test the colors that interest you to see how they turn out when fired. From her "Little Street Pottery Research Facility," potter Ann Ruel describes from start to finish her precise and careful process for making and testing colored slips.
This video is part of our continuing series for beginners.
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David MacDonald, Bacon Dish #2
Breakfast:Fourth Biennial Invitational
and Juried Exhibition.
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On-site exhibitions
Area art museums are beginning to open again. We'll let you know when new ceramics exhibitions are on display. Add these to your calendar.
American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection. Grand Rapids Art Museum. Now-August 28. Includes 80 folk art objects, from paintings and pottery, to quilts, needlework, and sculpture.
Whimsical Creations: Ceramics. Corey and Stacey Bechler. Gifts of Art Gallery, Taubman Health Center. June 14-August 27. (Note: this exhibition is limited to Michigan Medicine patients and their visitors.) More . . .
Breakfast: Fourth Biennial Invitational and Juried Exhibition. International Museum of Dinnerware Design. April 10-August 28. More . . .
3D: Focus on the Figure. Flint Institute of Arts. May 8-August 29. This exhibition features sculptures in various media, including clay. More . . .
Art Nouveau Innovation: Danish Porcelain from an American Collector. Flint Institute of Arts. June 12-November 27. More . . .
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Virtual tours and videos
Here's a selection of pottery events, exhibitions, and museum tours that you can visit and enjoy online. Lots of tasty ceramic eye candy!
Beyond the Vessel: Narratives in Contemporary European Ceramics. Messums Productions. More . . .
Clay. The Gardiner Museum. Toronto, Canada. More . . .
Highlights from the Ceramics collection. Victoria & Albert Museum. More . . .
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Catch up with these two recent articles about pottery from The New York Times.
"Poetic jars by David Drake are setting records at auction and starring in art museums, showcasing the artistry of enslaved African Americans."
". . . a robust, riveting exhibition titled 'Shapes From Out of Nowhere: Ceramics From the Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection.'"
Note: You may hit The New York Times paywall if you've reached their limit for free articles in a month.
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...then throw the pot? That's how Danielle McDaniel, The Clay Lady, does it. In this video she explains her method as she demonstrates it, with plenty of helpful tips along the way.
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Too attached to every pot you've ever made? Danielle McDaniel has the solution—an ugly pot throw. Watch these potters experience ceramic catharsis as they throw their ugly pots against a wall while "Nessun dorma" plays. This video gives throwing a pot a whole new meaning.
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Here are our current open studio hours for 2021:
- Tuesday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Wednesday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Friday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Saturday, 12:00-6:00 pm
There are no open studio hours on Thursday. Saturday open studio hours begin at noon with the exception of one Saturday a month, when the Try It Once on the Wheel class meets from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Check our class schedule for the date for this class.
Please remember to sign in when you arrive and sign out when you leave. And make sure to clean your work area thoroughly before leaving.
We have curbside delivery of clay, tools, and pottery during our regular hours. If you have a specific need, please call us at the studio, during regular hours, at 734-662-4914.
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Yourist Studio Gallery
6087 Jackson Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
•Classes and workshops
•Community studio workspace
•Pottery tools for sale
•Exhibit gallery
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