Student Augustine Tabeling
constructs a cylinder
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Make your spring...
...positively "mud-lucious" in a 3rd-term pottery class. Springtime early birds who enroll by March 7 will receive a discount on their class tuition. So sign up today to save.
Here's the 3rd-term class lineup:
Introductory and Continuing Wheel
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Mon, Apr 5-May 10, 6:30-8:30 pm, with Kevan Wilson
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Thurs, Apr 1-May 6, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
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Thurs, Apr 1-May 6, 12:30-2:30 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
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Thurs, Apr 1-May 6, 4:30-6:30 pm, with Kay Yourist
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Thurs, Apr 1-May 6, 6:30-8:30 pm, with Kay Yourist
Early bird discount for these classes available through March 7.
Introductory Wheel Sundays
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Sun, Apr 4-May 9, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, with David Timm
Early bird discount available through March 7.
Continuing Wheel Sundays
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Sun, Apr 4-May 9, 1:30-3:30 pm, with David Timm
Early bird discount available through March 7.
Coffee and Clay (In studio or via Zoom)
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Wed, Mar 31-May 5, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
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Sat, Apr 3-May 8, 9:30-11:30 am, with Nancy Bulkley
If you're thinking of taking up pottery or returning to it after an absence, we offer a one-time class to whet your appetite.
Try It Once on the Wheel
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Sat, Mar 27, 1:00-2:30 pm, with Kay Yourist
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Questions?
If you have any questions about our classes, please call Kay at the studio from 1:00-5:00 pm Monday through Friday at 734-662-4914.
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Is it too early...
...to start thinking spring (or even summer) flowers here at the studio? Not if you are hand-building student Julianne Cooney, who made these breathtaking floral coasters. What better way to dispel the winter blahs than by making a floral piece or two?
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Ready, glaze, fire!
Here's the tentative date for loading wares for our March gas kiln firing:
Wednesday, March 24
As usual, we will load and fire in March when we have accumulated enough pieces to fill the kiln. Be sure to check with the studio for March gas kiln firing updates.
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The big squeeze
Our bisque shelves and our glaze shelves are overflowing and need to be cleared of work fired in February by Thursday, March 31. Please pick up your glazed pieces and take them home to enjoy. Please glaze your bisque ware now or take it home for glazing in the future. Regrettably, any unclaimed bisque ware and glazed pieces remaining after that date must be discarded to make room for new work. (And you know we hate doing that!)
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Q. I'd like to try using tape as a glaze resist. Which kinds of tape work best? And how should I apply the tape for the best results?
A. Watch as potter and teacher Karan Witham-Walsh demonstrates how to use tape effectively as glaze resist and explains which kinds of tape work best. You'll find plenty of great tips for using tape resist in this video.
This video is part of our continuing series for beginners.
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Royal Copenhagen vase, 1900
Flint Institute of Arts
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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.
Stacks: Ceramics. Lauren Herzak-Bauman. Gifts of Art Gallery, Taubman Health Center. March 15-June 4. (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. (Note: this exhibition will have both online and in-person components.) 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. July 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.
One Table Oodles of Dishes. This exhibition from The International Museum of Dinnerware Design is now on display. Click on a cup and watch as the table is set with the tableware to which the cup belongs. (Be patient; this takes a second.) Scroll down to learn the story of the tableware.
Rivers, Reflections, Reinventions. 2021 NCECA Virtual Conference, March 17-21. More . . .
Clay Art Center. Pay a virtual visit to the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY, and enjoy their online lectures, demos, and exhibitions. Big thanks to our friend, Joanne Daniels, for this tip. More . . .
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If you are trying to make a set of stacking bowls that are truly stackable, let potter Simon Leach show you how by throwing your bowls to a gauge. Leach demonstrates how to set up a simple gauge and respect it, but not be intimidated by it. As usual, this video is filled with Leach's helpful advice and digressions, including how to remove your bowls from the wheel without distorting them.
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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, Noon-6:00 pm
Please be aware that we will continue to adjust our open studio hours as additional classes on our schedule start and activity restrictions are lifted. As is customary, only registered students will be admitted to the studio during class times.
We have fresh-air tent space available and limit our indoor capacity to 10 students at the pottery wheels, 2 students in the glazing room, and 2 students at the large work table. We will continue to observe all our health and safety precautions during open studio time.
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 also have curbside delivery of clay, tools, and pottery during our regular hours. If you have a specific need, please call Kay at the studio during regular hours, at 734-662-4914.
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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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