Don't miss it
Drink (c)UP! exhibit under way
We're raising a cup to toast the opening of our new show, Drink (c)UP!, Celebrating Art and Ritual in Our Daily Lives. Come browse our collection of captivating, creative cups from resident and guest artists. The show is on display until Sunday, May 24, 2015.
Our gallery hours are Tues 12-6 pm, Wed-Sat 10 am-6 pm, and Sun 4-8 pm. We look forward to your visit.
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RNR August workshop
Kip O'Krongly on surface design
Potter Kip O'Krongly's work is enriched with custom imagery that she creates herself using a die cutter. In RNR's August, 2015, hands-on hand building workshop, Die Cutting & Clay: A Unique Surface Approach, O'Krongly will teach participants how to cut their own dies and apply the designs to their pots.
The event begins on Friday, August 21, with a reception and artist's talk hosted by TrustArt Studios in Ann Arbor. It continues on Saturday, August 22, and Sunday, August 23, with O'Krongly's hands-on surface design and die cutting workshop held at Yourist Studio Gallery.
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Potter's quick tip
Cutting multiple tiles
Q. I want to make a set of tiles that are identical in size and shape. Is there a simple but reliable way to cut all of them at the same time?
A. In this video from Ceramic Arts Daily, ceramic artist Angelica Pozo demonstrates her tile-cutting method using templates made from Masonite® board. Pozo also gives helpful advice on handling tiles so they don't warp and on preparing the backs of tiles for installation or hanging.
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Brief notices
Clay community digestDates to know about
Save the dates for these upcoming events.
Friday, May 8:
Time for Dinner, a collaborative exhibit and sale of handmade dinnerware and table linens, runs on Friday, May 8, from 12 to 8:00 pm, and continues on Saturday, May 9, from 10 am to 5:00 pm. Ann Arbor artists Brigitte Lang, Nancy Bulkley, and Darcy Bowden have been chosen to create ceramic place settings for the upcoming event. We are proud to say that Nancy and Darcy are Yourist Studio Gallery resident artists as well. Works by weavers, art tile makers, jewelry artists, and found art makers are also featured, along with selections from The Dinnerware Museum. The exhibit takes place at Front Porch Textiles Studio, 1219 Traver Street, Ann Arbor. For more information, visit Front Porch Textiles Studio web site. Sunday, May 10:Does the thought of trimming your pots tie you in knots? Learn to conquer your fears and begin trimming with confidence at this trimming demo by Kay Yourist on Sunday, May 10, at 4:30 pm. This demo is free and open to the public. Come join us here in the studio at demo time; you don't have to sign up in advance. (Experienced trimmers, this is your opportunity to pick up some helpful trimming tips, too.) Sunday, May 10:
 The deadline is looming for entering the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center's 2015 Michigan Fine Arts Competition. Artists 18 and older living and working in Michigan and the other Great Lakes states are invited to participate. The competition awards $5,000 in cash prizes. Submit your entry here. Get details and a prospectus here.Wednesday, May 13: class with Kay Yourist begins. This 10-week class allows advanced and intermediate students to pursue their own objectives with clay under the direction of Kay Yourist. An optional critique is available at the end of the class. You can register here. Monday, June 15:
Nancy Bulkley solo exhibit opens
at Gifts of Art Gallery (GOA). Yourist Studio Gallery teacher Nancy Bulkley will show a collection of her snowflake and flower bowls and plates at the GOA from June 15 to August 23. Each wheel-thrown piece serves as a canvas for Nancy's designs, which are cut out of paper by hand, then applied using blue slip. You can see Nancy's exhibit at
Gifts of Art Gallery Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor.
Photo by David Velez Felix. Monday, June 15:
Get your kids elbow deep in clay and give them a weeklong experience with art they'll never forget at our Kids' Clay Mornings class. Guided by teacher Nancy Bulkley, kids will make plates and mugs from slabs, pinch teapots, try out the potter's wheel, and even create a small sculpture. This class runs from 9:30 to 11:00 am on Monday, June 15, through Friday, June 19. Enroll here.Share what you know
Do you know of resources or upcoming events of interest to the clay community? We invite you to pass the information along to us so we can feature it here.
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Commit yourself to chance
The cosmos in a Raku tea bowl
The Raku family has been hand building tea bowls in the same way since its founding in the 16th century by Tanaka Chōjirō. Chōjirō made tea bowls for tea ceremony master Sen no Rikyu, and his pieces are now esteemed cultural treasures.
Today Raku Kichizaemon XV carries on this tradition as the 15th generation of the Raku family to make tea bowls. The family aesthetic has been to produce tea bowls whose surfaces reflect the cosmos to their users.
As Kichizaemon XV himself explains, ". . . the interior of a piece of Raku ware shows us 'the cosmos in a tea bowl,' evoking everything from a black hole in the infinite vastness of space to the faint trickle of a tiny brook."
In this brief video, Kichizaemon XV creates a tea bowl just as his forebears did, beginning with a flat patty of clay, which he pinches and coaxes upward to form the wall of the cup. He then shapes the cup and foot by carving, creating a classic Raku tea bowl.
A longer video, " Cosmos in the Hand," shows the making of a Raku tea bowl from forming through firing, or, as the narrator puts it, "the birth of a micro-universe." This video also includes an extensive demonstration by Kichizaemon XV and discussion of Raku tea bowls with host, Kato Shuichi. During their talk, Kichizaemon XV makes an observation with which every ceramic artist will identify: "You have to commit yourself to chance."
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Next cone 10 firing -
tentative schedule
The schedule for the next cone 10 firing is
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Tool time demo
Are you terrified by trimming? Kay will help you get over it with a demonstration of best trimming practices on Sunday, May 10, at 4:30 pm at the studio. This demo is free and open to the public, with no need to sign up in advance. Just join us here in the studio at demo time.
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Upcoming classes
Registration is now open for summer classes. Sign up on our web site.
Beginning/Cont. Wheel Throwing
Jun 15-Jul 20Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Instructor: Kevan O. Wilson Jun 11-Jul 16Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley Jun 11-Jul 23Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Instructor: Centurium Frost Coffee and Clay
Jun 13-Jul 25Saturdays, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley
Kids' Clay Mornings
Jun 15-19
Monday-Friday, 9:30 to 11:00 am. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley
Adv./Intermediate Independent Study
May 13-Jul 22
Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Instructor: Kay Yourist
Try it Once on the Wheel
May 9
Saturday, 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Instructor: Shannon Nelson
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Our April issue
The April newsletter was abloom with news and great features:  Our Drink (c)UP! cup show opens. A field trip to 3 Days of Clay. Tips for trimming pots without fear. A digest of events and information for clay artists. Video: Kintsugi pottery repair. Grab a second look at the April issue here. |
Yourist Studio Gallery
Inspiring classes and workshops for new and experienced students
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Comprehensive selection of pottery tools for sale
Gallery exhibiting the works of celebrated artists ceramic art
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