A butterfly deigns
to come and dance...
summer flowers
Kobayashi Issa
Here is the summer schedule for Yourist Studio Gallery:
July
July 14-17: Open 10:00 am to 2:00 pm during Art Fair. At other hours, call to see if the studio is open. July 18: Open 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. July 19: Regular studio hours through Sunday, August 2, at 8:00 pm. July 29: Last day for students to glaze their work for firing and pickup before the studio closes on August 3. August
August 1-2: Student work glazed by July 29 will be available for pickup on Saturday afternoon until 6 pm and Sunday evening until 8 pm. August 3: Studio and gallery closed until September 3. Note: The studio will be available for use by unlimited community studio members during the month of August (except on August 22-23). * To accommodate our studio residents we will extend your monthly membership by two days. August 22-23: R NR workshop with Kip O'Krongly . Contact RNR for more information and to register. August 29: Studio and gallery open from 10 am to 4 pm for River Hop special event. See the Clay community digest for details about this event. * Advanced and intermediate students are eligible to purchase a monthly unlimited studio membership for August. You must purchase the membership by August 2. The term of the membership runs through September 4. September
September 3: Studio and gallery reopen at 10:00 am. September 9: Fall class term begins. By the way, our fall classes are now open for registration.
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See you there!
Join us at Art Fair
Yourist Studio Gallery is buzzing with preparations for the 2015 Ann Arbor Art Fair, which runs from Wednesday, July 15, through Saturday, July 18. When you visit Art Fair, be sure to stop by the Yourist booth (E176/E177) on South University to see fresh, new ceramic works by Kay and her booth mates, Yourist instructors and artists Centurium Frost and Kevan O. Wilson. Here's a map to help you find us. For more information about Art Fair, go to the Art Fair home page and the South University Art Fair page. |
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Mug and Magnets
by Centurium Frost
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The results are in!
Yourist Studio Gallery takes second spot
Yourist Studio Gallery beat out 54 competitors to land second place in the Detroit A-List's 2015 poll for top area art gallery. A big thank you to everyone who voted and helped win this recognition for the Yourist Studio Gallery ! In our hearts we know we're best. |
Potter's quick tip
Don't fear the mold!
Q. I haven't tried making plaster molds because it seems to be a mysterious process requiring special frames and a knowledge of mixing plaster, which doesn't play well with clay. Is there a fool-proof way to make plaster molds?
A. John Britt comes to the rescue with what he calls his "down and dirty" method of making one- and two-piece plaster molds using easily available frames like plastic containers and aluminum flashing. Britt takes a practical approach to mixing plaster and to the whole process of making molds. These two videos run about seven minutes each. Be sure to watch both of them, starting with making the one-piece mold, to get the whole picture. We predict you'll be making your own molds in no time. Making a one-piece plaster mold Making a two-piece plaster mold
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.
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Brief notices
Clay community digestDates to know about
Save the dates for these upcoming events.
Ongoing:
There's still time to catch Nancy Bulkley's solo exhibit of snowflake and flower ware at Gifts of Art Gallery (GOA). The exhibit runs until August 23, when it melts away.
Gifts of Art Gallery
Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor. Sunday, July 12
Where's Centurium Frost today? You'll find him displaying his ceramic works at All Things Detroit, Detroit Eastern Market Shed 5, from noon to 6:00 p.m.
 Detroit Group by Centurium Frost Click to view a larger image
 The annual artstravaganza known as the Ann Arbor Art Fair begins today and runs through Saturday, July 18. Make sure your itinerary includes a visit to the Yourist Studio Gallery booth (E176/E177) on South University.
RNR Ceramics' hands-on, hand building workshop, Die Cutting & Clay: A Unique Surface Approach with Kip O'Krongly, begins on Friday, August 21, with a reception and artist's talk at TrustArt Studios in Ann Arbor. It continues with workshop sessions on Saturday, August 22, and Sunday, August 23, at Yourist Studio Gallery. Learn more and register at the RNR Ceramics web site. SOS Community Services holds its Empty Bowl Sale at the SOS booth during Ypsilanti Heritage Festival on Friday, August 21, through Sunday, August 23. SOS is a non-profit organization that provides emergency services for residents in Washtenaw County. All proceeds from the sale support the SOS food program. To volunteer to work at the sale booth, contact Jessie Dunjavant at SOS.
Saturday, August 29:
River Hop 2015! The homes and businesses near the Huron River by Broadway and Pontiac Trail make up the "River District." It's an eclectic neighborhood, and the River Hop is an eclectic celebration: the weekend of August 29-30 will be chock full of a diversity of fun events. Whether you're into garage sales, home-grown music, area history, local artists, nature, gardening, boating or bicycling, there's something for you! Yourist Studio Gallery will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on August 29 for River Hop. Come see a new exhibit of work by Yourist Studio Gallery Resident Artists, take a tour of the studio, and make a clay stamp to take home.
Tuesday, September 1:
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Caron Valentine-Marsh
glazes a nicho
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Hand building with clay, an exhibit by The Clay Art Friends, will run from Tuesday, September 1, to Thursday, October 15, at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library. The participants, who will show works produced with pinching, coiling, slab work, molding, extruding, slip casting, mixed media, and sculpting techniques, have been classmates in Nancy Bulkley's hand building class at Yourist Studio Gallery for several years.
Resources for potters
Looking for those elusive diamond grinding bits for your Dremel® tool? You can now purchase them at Yourist Studio Gallery. Among other uses, they're great for removing glaze on stuck lids and bits that have stuck to your pots but don't belong there. Another new item in stock is the guitar foot stool, which enables throwers to adjust the height to which they raise their legs and brace their arms as they throw. We also carry a wide selection of colorful 4 oz. Speedball underglazes, which can be fired as high as cone 10.
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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Next cone 10 firing -
tentative schedule
The schedule for the next cone 10 firing is
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Tool time demo
Everyone deserves a summer vacation, including the tool time demo. Watch for the announcement of our next tool time demo, which will come back in September - tanned, refreshed, and ready.
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Upcoming classes
Registration is now open for fall classes. Enroll here.
Beginning/Cont. Wheel Throwing
Sep 14-Oct 19
Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Instructor: Kevan O. WilsonSep 17-Oct 22Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley Sep 17-Oct 26Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Instructor: Centurium Frost Oct 11-Nov 15
Sundays, 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Instructor:
Shannon Nelson Intermediate Wheel ThrowingSep 15-Nov 17Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Instructor: Sarah Gelsanliter
Coffee and Clay
Sep 19-Oct 24Saturdays, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Instructor: Nancy Bulkley
Beads, Buttons, and Pendants
Oct 18-Nov 22 Sundays, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Instructor: Jeanine Center
Adv/Intermediate
Independent Study Sep 9-Dec 16
Wednesdays, 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Instructor: Kay Yourist
When are the Kids' Clay Class and the Try-It-Once Class for September? We're posting new classes as we arrange for them, so be sure to check our class page for the latest class listings .
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Our June issue
Here's what our June issue covered:  Cast your vote to make Yourist Studio Gallery No. 1. Bead class tries a variety of surface
decoration methods.
Video: The stack and slam wire wedging method. A digest of coming events of interest to clay artists. Video: Throwing by a Japanese master. Stay in the know on the local ceramics scene. Check out the June issue here. |
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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