New program
Tool time with Kay
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If you've ever wondered just how to use a slingshot facet tool, then join us at the studio on Sunday, October 20, at 4:30 pm to see Kay demonstrate this tool and explain its use. Kay will show you how to use the tool for faceting wetware pieces as part of the throwing process. As a bonus, attendees will be able to purchase the tool that evening only for 15% off the regular price. This is the first in a continuing program of monthly tool demonstrations by Kay. These demonstrations are free and open to the public. We'll announce the dates of upcoming demonstrations in this newsletter and on Facebook.
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New gallery exhibit opens soon
Setting an inviting dinner table
Great meals deserve a great presentation. It's what we call the sumptuous table. Our upcoming exhibit is a display of stylish handmade ceramic dinnerware by Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artists and will include place settings and serving pieces designed to complement your good cooking and grace your table.
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The Sumptuous Table:
Exhibit and
Artists' Reception
Friday, October 25,
5 to 8 pm
Dinnerware on exhibit from October 18 to December 8
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So come feast your eyes on our dinnerware exhibit, with pieces perfect for your own home, for wedding presents, and as holiday gifts for family and friends.
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Get fired up about firing the gas kiln
Firing the gas kiln is a labor-intensive job, and we need you to get fired up about volunteering to help. Our next firing is scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 10, with loading on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 8 and 9. Please sign up to lend a hand with loading the kiln, preparing the kiln shelves, or monitoring the firing. Give Kay a call at 734-662-4914 if you can participate. And may the kiln gods bless you with perfect pots. |
Rescuing a flopped pot
Q. Is there any way to save a pot that's flopped on the wheel, or is my only choice to smoosh it up and start over? A. Not necessarily. There may be times when you'd like to try to save a flopped pot. Potter David Cuzick talks about why pots flop when you throw them and shows how he rescues his flopped pots. He says that if you try this method, you might have "one of the coolest pots you've ever made."
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Please help me!
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Be sure to watch this video through to the end. The potter says goodbye a couple of times during the video, but the video is not over. Readers, if you have a pottery question for Kay, ask away. And if you want to revisit a past tip, you'll find earlier issues in our studio newsletter archive on the News and Events page of Yourist Studio Gallery web site. |
Seen on the Web
Throwing a pumpkin
What better time than autumn to learn how to throw a pumpkin with potter Hsin-Chuen Lin?
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A great pumpkin
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Lin, who is originally from Taiwan, holds an MFA in ceramics from the University of Iowa. He currently lives in California, where he teaches at in the Sunnyvale Community Center and works at his home studio in Fremont.
Lin's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, has appeared in numerous publications, and resides in museums and private collections in both Taiwan and the United States.
Lin takes his inspiration from Zhou dynasty bronzes, elegant Song dynasty pottery, and other aspects of eastern culture. He is also influenced by the freedom and spontaneity of contemporary American pottery.
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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Pottery throwing baby
Now for a little fun: watch and chuckle as 19-month-old Aiyella, a potter in the making, shows the clay who's boss.
Keep on practicing, Aiyella!
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Studio calendar
First Sunday VideoSunday, October 6, 2013, at 4:00 pm.
M.C. Richards: The Fire Within. An inspirational look at the life and art of Mary Caroline Richards, poet, potter, writer, and painter, who believed there is "something in the human being that shouldn't be tamed, should be a wilder-ness." From her early days at Black Mountain College until the end of her life, M.C. Richards was a visionary whose guiding principle was the relationship of creative life to all of life. Richards was the author of Centering in Poetry, Pottery, and the Person, a book that has influenced countless artists and educators. Free and open to the public.
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Cone ^10 Firing
The next gas kiln firing is set for Thursday, October 10, with loading on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 8 and 9. To volunteer to help with the firing, call Kay at 734-662-4914.
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2013 schedule of exhibits
Aug 26-Oct 4Thom Bohnert: Drawings and Sculpture. Only days left to catch this exciting exhibit. Oct 18-Dec 8Dinnerware. Set an inviting table. Artist reception on Friday, Oct 25, 5 to 8 pm. Dec 13-15Holiday Sale. Preview and artist reception on Dec 13, 5 to 9 pm.
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Fall class schedule
There's still time to sign up for these classes.
Register now.
Beginning/Cont. Wheel Throwing
Oct 6-Nov 10
Sundays, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Instructor: Shannon Nelson
Beads, Buttons, and Pendants
Oct 6-Nov 10
Sundays, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Instructor: Jeanine Center
Late fall classes
The late fall class schedule is set. Register now.
Beginning/Cont. Wheel Throwing
Oct 31-Dec 12
Thursdays, 12:30-2:30 pm. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley
Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 pm. Instructor: Inge Merlin
Nov 4-Dec 09
Mondays, 7:00-9:00 pm. Instructor: Kevan Wilson
Intermediate Wheel Throwing
Nov 5-Dec 10 Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 pm. Instructor: Sarah Gelsanliter
Coffee & Clay
Oct 30-Dec 4
Wednesdays, 9:45 to 11:45 am. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley Nov 2-Dec 7Saturdays, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley Kids Clay ClassNov 4-Dec 2Mondays, 4:30-5:30 pm. Instructor: Shannon Nelson
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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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