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July Studio Hours
The studio will be open by chance during the week of July 2-5 and during Art Fair week from July 17-20. Before coming to the studio on these days, please call first to make sure someone is there.
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Meet us at Art Fair 2013
Now that July has come can the 2013 Ann Arbor Art Fair be far behind? Be sure to put the Yourist Studio Gallery booth on your itinerary when you visit the Art Fair, which runs from Wednesday, July 17, through Saturday, July 20. You'll find us at the South University Art Fair between Church and Forest Streets, in front of Panchero's Mexican Grill. We'll be in booths 13, 15, 17, and 19. Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artists exhibiting their new work at the Art Fair this year are Kris Cravens, Kevan Wilson, Brandon Moore, Renee Baxter, Darcy Bowden, Jeremy Andersen, and Kay Yourist. Click here for a fair brochure and map. We look forward to seeing you there!
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"Hot Stuff!" exhibit opens July 1
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The new exhibit at Yourist Studio Gallery, which runs from July 1 to August 9, features fresh baked clay pots hot off the kiln shelf, the newest work from our Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artists.
The opening celebration and artists' reception will be held on Friday, July 12, from 5 to 7 pm. Come join us and savor some spicy treats while you browse the gallery's latest sizzling fired art.
See the Studio calendar for a list of upcoming exhibits at Yourist Studio Gallery for the rest of the year.
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Hey, do I know you?
Who's who at the studio: Rose E. Gomez
Rose E. Gomez has been with Yourist Studio Gallery the longest of any of its Studio Resident Artists. She started working there when it was still Yourist Pottery, located on Packard Street.
Rose E. Gomez's explorations into clay began in 1998, when she wanted to incorporate clay in a project she had just started. "How could I make a mold of my face," Rose E. asked, "which I would turn into pottery I would call Potheads?" After phoning various studios in the area to ask if they could help her with her vision, Rose E. decided that Yourist Pottery was the best fit for her.
Rose E. had always wondered what went on in that white house on Packard Street across from the Blue Front party store. The sign in front said pottery, but she had no idea what that meant. It was all entirely new to her. Here is where her vision took a major turn, and she saw there was far more to pottery than what she originally wanted to use it for.
Rose E. says she has always been a creative person, exploring various media, but she has found ceramics to be the best outlet for her creativity. She finds inspiration from others who work in the studios and various guilds she belongs to. She also finds inspiration all around her, even from the streets--literally!
Plaque on a parking lot fence captured in clay by Rose E. Gomez, Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artist
"They say if you want to get someone's attention, whisper. Well I say show up on the corner of Fourth and Huron in downtown Ann Arbor with a slab of clay, a bucket of water, and plaster to make a mold of a manhole cover. No need for whispering then, especially when the manhole cover lifted off with the mold, exposing the open sewer hole, and I nearly fell in!"
Rose E. finds that expressing herself in pottery doesn't come without its challenges. "Trying to create and develop a body of work while working full time and keeping my personal relationships healthy is quite the balancing act that I have not yet mastered." She is currently focused on hand built work with various textures. If space allows, she hopes to return to working with the larger pieces and develop a body of work for a series.
Rose E. considers herself extremely fortunate in finding pottery as her creative outlet and in the friendships she's made as a result. She says "I hope to never lose either of the two."
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Seen on the Web
How the ancient Greeks made vases
Thanks to pottery, we know a lot about ancient Greece. The black figure, red figure, and older wares the Greeks left behind tell us volumes about their civilization and the way they lived. The Greeks took their pottery seriously. In fact, the J. Paul Getty Museum tells us that, in ancient Greece, the phrase " to make pottery" meant to work hard. To see how ancient Greeks made their vases, take a look at this video from the J. Paul Getty Museum. It shows the whole process from the multi-step job of preparing the clay to decorating and firing the vase. Wedging clay by foot looks like fun; maybe it's a practice we should revive.
If you know of any web sites or videos of interest to ceramic enthusiasts, be sure to share them with us.
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Studio calendar
First Sunday VideoSunday, July 7, 2013, at 4:00 pm. Join us for a second showing of Handbuilding with Mitch Lyons. If you missed all or part of the first showing of this inspiring 60-minute video, now's your chance to see clay artist Mitch Lyons demonstrate original techniques he has developed during his four decade career, including methods for making and decorating seamless ceramic forms and for handbuilding on the wheel.
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Cone ^10 Firing
We've tentatively scheduled firings on Tuesday, July 9, and Saturday, July 13, with loadings on Monday, July 8, and Friday, July 12. We'll fire on one or both of these dates, depending on the amount of work available. To help out, email Kay or call her at 734.662.4914.
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Yourist Studio Gallery 2013 exhibit schedule
Mark these dates on your calendar.
July 1-Aug. 9
Hot Stuff! New work by Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artists. Opening reception on July 12.
Aug. 26-Oct. 4
Thom Bohnert: Ceramic Sculpture. Opening reception on Sep. 13.
Oct. 18-Dec. 8
Dinnerware. Set an inviting table. Opening reception on Oct. 25.
Dec. 13-15
Holiday Sale. Preview and opening reception on Dec. 13.
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Fall class schedule to be announced soon
Look for some new courses to join our lineup of favorites in the fall term.
Register now
for these courses:
Try It Once on the Wheel
July 13, August 10. Saturdays, 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Instructor: Shannon Nelson
Advanced Wheel
Sep. 11-Dec. 18
Wednesdays, 6:30-9:00 pm. Instructor: Sarah Gelsanliter
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Yourist Studio Gallery
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
1133 Broadway Ann Arbor, MI 734.662.4914 |
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