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Covered vessel by Kay Yourist

The Yourist Studio Gallery
FALL POTTERY SALE 
 
Friday, October 3, 5-8 pm 
Preview Sale and Artists' Reception

The sale continues on 
Saturday, October 4, 10 am-5 pm 
Sunday, October 5, 10 am-4 pm  
 

We're getting ready for our own autumn art fair and sale here at Yourist Studio Gallery, and you are invited. Join us on Friday, October 3 from 5 to 8 pm for our opening and enjoy delicious seasonal refreshments while you browse the latest works by Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artists. The sale continues on Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5.

This event is a great opportunity to for you to get out, enjoy the golden days of autumn, and get a jump on your holiday shopping. It's also perfectly timed for those of you who will soon move to warmer climes over the winter.

Best of all, there's no home football game that weekend, so you won't have to fight football traffic to get here.
Beaded gifts for everyone
Beads: not just for jewelry any more

Ceramic pod beads
Ceramic pod beads
Our 6-week Beads, Buttons, and Pendants class, which runs on Sundays from 11 am to 1 pm, starts on October 5. If you like to make gifts for your friends and family (and maybe even yourself), here are just a few of the items other than jewelry that you can create with beads:

Diamond bulletCreative bookmarks for readers

Diamond bullet Decorative holiday ornaments and garlands

Diamond bullet Trendy purse, cell phone, or key chain dangles

Diamond bullet Stylish eyeglass lanyards

Diamond bullet Handy wine glass charms

Diamond bullet Artful wall hangings

Diamond bullet Boho chic door curtains

Diamond bullet Whimsical wind chimes

Diamond bullet Hair accessories for Captain Jack Sparrow wannabes

You'll also learn how to make buttons in this class, which you can give to the sewing and knitting fans you know. Register today.

Potter's Pipeline
More coming studio attractions

Gifts of Art show opens October 13
Yourist Studio Gallery is proud to present a group exhibit of work created here by our students, resident artists, and teachers through Gifts of Art at the University of Michigan Hospital. The exhibit runs from October 13 to December 8 and is located in the Taubman Health Center South Lobby, First Floor

Buddha by student  
Caron Valentine-Marsh 
Gifts of Art is an inspiring program that brings art and music into the hospital. It is a great opportunity for us to show off our work and share the joy we had in making our pieces.

Kudos to Yourist teacher Nancy Bulkley for arranging for this exhibit and to resident artist David Velez Felix for the photography.

Next tool time class: throwing off the hump 
Throwing off the hump can be a useful technique when you are making small or multiple pieces. If you are interested in learning this technique or simply seeing what it's all about, then you'll want to be at the studio on Sunday, September 21, at 4:30 pm to see Kay demonstrate. This demo is free and open to the public. No camels required.
 
Potter's quick tip
Pop another pot on the barbie?

Q. I love the look of pit-fired pottery, but I'm afraid I'd freak out the neighbors if I started digging pits and lighting bonfires in my back yard. Is there any other way I can get this look?

A. You bet. If you have a charcoal grill, you can fire your pots in it. No pits or bonfires needed. For instructions, see this article by Sumi von Dassow on Ceramic Arts Daily.
Sumi explains the process from start to finish and also gives several suggestions for producing alternative decorative effects, including burnished and glossy black surfaces.
 
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.

 

Jeff Blandford workshop
Throwing a globe vase

If you weren't one of the lucky ones able to attend the recent two-day workshop with Jeff Blandford presented by RNR Ceramics at Yourist Studio Gallery, you can still get a taste of the proceedings in this video:

August 22, 2014

Watch as Jeff demonstrates and explains his method for throwing a globe vase. Jeff is a Michigan potter who was the sensation of NCECA 2014.

A big thank-you to Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artist Rose E. Gomez for this video.
Studio Calendar
Next cone 10 firing

Diamond bullet Loading: Tuesday, September 30

Diamond bullet Firing:
Wednesday,
October 1

Diamond bullet Unloading: Friday, October 3.

We always need helpers. To volunteer to lend a hand with the firing, call Kay at
734-662-4914.
 
Tool time class
Throwing off the hump. Want to learn how to throw off the hump? Or simply find out what it's about? Then come to the studio on Sunday, September 21 at 4:30 pm, to see Kay demonstrate off the hump throwing. Free and open to the public.

Away this summer?
Visit our newsletter archive to catch up on the studio news in our July/August issue:

Diamond bullet Did you know that Yourist student Matthew Krivan was selected for the Kids' Art Fair?

Diamond bullet Have you met Melinda Mercer, teacher of our fall Advanced Wheel class?

Diamond bullet Are you familiar with the remarkable ceramics of Christine Nofchissey McHorse, the potter of dark and light?   

Upcoming classes 
Registration for fall classes is now open. Sign up on our web site. 
 
Beginning/Cont. Wheel Throwing

Sep 15-Oct 20
Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Instructor: Kevan O. Wilson

Sep 18-Oct 23
Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley

Sep 18-Oct 23
Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Instructor:
Kay Yourist
 
Coffee and Clay

Sep 20-Oct 25
Saturdays, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley
Kids Clay Class

Sep 22-Oct 20
Mondays, 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Instructor: YSG Team
 
Try it Once on the Wheel

Sep 13, Oct 11
Saturday, 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Instructor: YSG Team 
Advanced Wheel

Sep 10-Dec 10
Wednesday, 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Instructor:
Melinda Mercer
 
Intermediate Wheel Throwing 

Sep 23-Nov 25
Tuesday, 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Instructor: Sarah Gelsanliter
 
Beads, Buttons, and Pendants

Oct 5-Nov 9
Sunday, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Instructor: Jeanine Center

Visit our class schedule to learn more and enroll.   
A potter's hands at work

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