Drumroll, please. Yourist Studio Gallery is thrilled to announce that our new online gallery shop is open for business, making work from Kay and Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artists available for purchase via the Web.
 We have stocked our first pieces and will add work from more of our Resident Artists in the coming months.
Be sure to stay tuned as we announce future plans for the online gallery store, including the grand opening.
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Enroll now
Yourist early spring classes start soon
It may not look much like it right now or feel much like it either, but we are steadily marching toward spring. Our early spring classes are the perfect way to greet the new season. They start very soon, but there is still time to register so reserve your place in class today.
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It's all in the toes
Throwing a pot the hard way?
You know that the teachers at Yourist Studio Gallery are a talented bunch, but are you aware of just how talented? Watch as Nancy Bulkley shows us by throwing a pot with her feet and making it look easy.
Talk about digital dexterity!
Thank you to David Velez Felix for this video.
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Potter's quick tip
Fixing settled glazes
Q. Some of my glazes have settled into a thick layer at the bottoms of their containers with a watery layer on top. Can you tell me why this is happening and what to do about it?
A. John Britt comes to the rescue again with this six minute tutorial on fixing hard panned glazes.
Deflocculated? Hmm, a description of sheep that have made a break for it and scattered in all directions? Well, no. It seems that every pursuit has its own specialized vocabulary with some truly exotic-sounding terms. So, if you've ever wondered what "deflocculated" or "thixotropic" means and why it's helpful to know, you'll find out in this video.
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Brief notices
Clay community digestMark your calendar for these upcoming events.
March 8:
From bottomless rim to elegant tray. When you start with a versatile bottomless rim, you can make almost anything. Come to the studio on Sunday, March 8, at 4:30 pm and see how Kay transforms a bottomless rim into one of her signature trays. This demo is free of charge and open to the public.
April 12:
Beads, Buttons, and Pendants makes its return to the Yourist Studio Gallery class lineup from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. If you're eager to create unique jewelry using clay beads you've made yourself, enroll now. This class won't be back until the fall. April 12:We are once again offering a Beginning/Continuing Wheel Throwing class on Sundays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Shannon Nelson will teach this class. Sign up here.
April 25:
Yourist Studio Gallery spring exhibit and sale opens with a celebration of cups, cups, cups in their infinite variety . Tea cups, coffee mugs, tumblers . . . you name it and we'll have it there, just in time for those spring and early summer gift-giving occasions. Watch for more information in the April issue of this newsletter.
June 15:
Nancy Bulkley solo exhibit at Gifts of Art opens. Nancy's exhibit will run through August 10 and feature snowflakes in June. We'll have more details for you as the date for this exhibit approaches .
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Shazam! You're a frog!
From functional pot to animal sculpture
With all of the funny cat videos on the Web, shouldn't there be at least one of a cat "helping" its potter to throw on the wheel? Here's what a diligent search turned up instead:
Join potters Don Ellis and Randy Brodnax as they show you in this Ceramic Arts Daily video how to turn functional wheel-thrown pots into a cat, a frog, or any other animal you can dream up. You'll also enjoy the good-natured kidding that goes on between these two old pals as they work. Bonus videoIf you liked the surface on Randy Brodnax's frog and want to know how he did it, this bonus video gives you the lowdown: 
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Next cone 10 firing - tentative schedule
We have two cone 10 firings scheduled in quick succession in March. The first is loading on Tuesday, March 3, firing on Wednesday, March 4, with unloading on Saturday, March 7.
The schedule for the next cone 10 firing is  Load: Tuesday, March 10
Fire: Wednesday, March 11
Unload: Saturday, March 14
These dates are tentative and depend on having enough work ready for firing.
Get some practical experience with firing a gas kiln by helping out. To volunteer, call Kay at 734-662-4914.
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Tool time demo
From bottonless rim to elegant tray. Come to the studio on Sunday, March 8, at 4:30 pm for a lesson from Kay on how to throw a versatile bottomless rim that you can turn into a tray, a casserole, or other vessel. This demo is free and open to the public. You don't have to sign up; just join us in the studio at demo time.
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Upcoming classes
Early spring classes start very soon, so enroll now on our web site.
Beginning/Cont. Wheel Throwing
Mar 9-Apr 13Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Instructor: Kevan O. Wilson Mar 12-Apr 16Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley Mar 12-Apr 16Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Instructor: Kay Yourist Apr 12-May 17
Sundays, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Instructor:
Shannon NelsonIntermediate
Wheel Throwing
Apr 7-Jun 9 Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Instructor: Sarah Gelsanliter
Mar 7-Apr 11Saturdays, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley
Beads, Buttons, and Pendants
Apr 12-May 17
Sundays. 11:00 am to
1:00 pm. Instructor: Jeanine Center
Mar 14
Saturday, 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Instructor: Shannon Nelson
Apr 11
Saturday, 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Instructor: Kay Yourist
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Our February issue
If you've just emerged from a month-long hibernation nap, here are the items that appeared in the Yourist Studio Gallery newsletter for February: Bead-making class returns. Yourist teacher at The American Made Show. Tip on smoothing hand-built cup rims. Video: John Britt throws a tiny teapot. In search of potter Theophilus Brouwer. |
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 ceramic art
1133 Broadway Ann Arbor, MI 734.662.4914 |
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