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Yourist summer schedule
It's almost time for Yourist Studio Gallery to kick back, take a breather after Art Fair, and enjoy the summer. There's a tempting beach with a comfy hammock that's calling our name. Here's our schedule for the months of July, August, and early September. July
July 21-23: Open 10:00 am to 2:00 pm during Art Fair. At other hours, call to find out if the studio is open. See the Clay Community Digest in this issue for details about Yourist Studio Gallery at the Art Fair.
July 26: Regular studio hours through Tuesday, August 2, at 6:00 pm. Last day for students to glaze their work for firing. July 30: Last fired works of summer can be picked from today until 6:00 pm on August 2.
August
August 2: Student work glazed by July 26 will be available for pickup from July 30 until today at 6:00 pm.
August 3: Studio and gallery closed until September 6. Note: The studio will be available for use by unlimited community studio members during the month of August (except on August 20-21).* To accommodate our studio residents we will extend your monthly membership by two days.
August 20-21: R NR Ceramics workshop with Chandra DeBuse. Contact RNR for more information and to register.
August 24: It's our end-of-summer studio cleaning party from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Studio will be open for cleaning party only. *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 6: Studio and gallery reopen at 12:00 pm.
September 13: Fall term begins with Alex Pratt's class for advanced and intermediate students.
By the way, our fall classes are now open for registration. Enroll today. |
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We couldn't bear it . . .
. . . if you missed out on our Early Bird Enrollment Discount for fall classes. Save $10.00 off the class fee when you register by August 16 for *Advanced and Intermediate Clay with Alex Pratt
*Advanced / Intermediate Independent Study
with Kay Yourist *Coffee and Clay with Nancy Bulkley
*Introductory and Continuing Wheel with Kevan
O. Wilson, Nancy Bulkley, or Kay Yourist. The Early Bird discount deadline for Introductory and Continuing Wheel Sundays with Shannon Nelson is September 7. Register now to reserve your place in class and save. |
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Party at the studio!
And you're invited. It's time for the studio's annual summer cleanup, so we're going to make a party of it. Put on some old clothes and come to the studio on Wednesday, August 24, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm for plenty of food, music, fun, laughter, and . . . cleaning. Lunch will be provided for all who join our cleaning crew. If you've enjoyed the studio facilities this year, please join us and help get the studio ready for the busy fall and winter seasons. Working together, we can do the job quickly and efficiently. On August 24 the studio will be open for our cleaning party only. |
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Studio calendar
Ready, load, fire
Here's the tentative schedule for our next gas kiln firing:
Loading: Tuesday, July 12. Firing: Wednesday, July 13.
Unloading: Friday, July 15.
This schedule could change depending on the amount of work that's ready for firing.
Tool time demo
Throwing an awesome plate. Sunday, July 17, 4:30 pm. Let Kay show you how to master plate throwing. This demonstration is free and open to the public. No registration necessary. Just drop by the studio at demo time. Got an idea for a demo you'd like to see Kay present? Let us know. Upcoming classes
There's a Try It Once on the Wheel class on July 9, and our fall classes are now open for registration. Book your class today.
Advanced and Intermediate Clay
Tuesdays, Sep 13 through Dec 13, 6:30-9:00 pm, with Alex Pratt.
Advanced / Intermediate Independent Study
Wednesdays, Sep 14 through Dec 14, 6:30-9:00 pm, with Kay Yourist.
Coffee and Clay
Saturdays, Sep 17 through Oct 23, 9:30-11:30 am, with Nancy Bulkley.
Introductory and Continuing Wheel
Mondays, Sep 19 through Oct 25, 7:00-9:00 pm, with Kevan O. Wilson. Thursdays, Sep 22 through Oct 27, 12:30 to 2:30 pm, with Nancy Bulkley. Thursdays, Sep 22 through Oct 27, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, with Kay Yourist.
Introductory and Continuing Wheel Sundays
Sundays, Oct 9 through Nov 13, 1:30-3:30 pm, with Shannon Nelson.
Try It Once on the Wheel
Saturday, July 9, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm with YSG team.
Early Bird Enrollment Discount of $10 is available through August 16 for classes starting in September and through September 7 for Introductory and Continuing Wheel Sundays.
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Dealing with drips
Q. I want to use a glaze that I'm afraid might be drippy. Is there some precaution I should take when firing my piece?
A. Yes! Put a drip tray (also known as a "waster") under your piece. The tray will catch the glaze runoff during firing, protecting your piece and the kiln shelf.
Here's our old friend John Britt to give you several methods, including drip trays, for avoiding drips. And, when you want drips, Britt explains how to create and control them. You'll also find out what kiln jewels are and learn an unusual use for couscous or pasta needles. Now go and catch about 10,000 drips.
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 digest
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Simple Forms, Stunning Glazes:
The Gerald W. McNeely Collection of Pewabic Pottery, now through August 28 at Cranbrook
Ends soon. The Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research and Cranbrook Art Museum is currently showing an exhibit of the Gerald W. McNeely Collection, one of the largest private collections of Pewabic Pottery. The exhibit includes 117 works.
Dates: Now through August 28
Cranbrook Art Museum
39221 Woodward Avenue, Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI
248-645-3323
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Indulge yourself in . . . Cake
Ends soon. Fill up on all things cake at the
Dinnerware Museum's exhibition, Cake, which runs through September 4 at the Museum on Main Street. Nancy Bulkley, Kay Yourist, Lineke Zuiderweg, and our friend Mieke Zuiderweg are among the artists displaying cake stands and cake sculpture at the exhibition, which also includes vintage cake stands and other paraphernalia and utensils associated with cake. Get details here.
Dates: Now through September 4
Museum on Main Street
500 N. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI
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Ancient to Contemporary Ceramics, now through October 30 at the Flint Institute of Art
This exhibition explores over 3,000 years of ceramics and "features a glimpse into the many styles and functions of ceramics as well as the forming, glazing, and firing practices that distinguish the medium throughout history." Learn more about the exhibition here.
Dates: Now through October 30
Flint Institute of Art
1120 East Kearsley Street, Flint, MI
810-234-1695
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John Glick: A Legacy in Clay
Cranbrook Art Museum is presenting "the first major exhibition and publication to survey the immense range of ceramic vessels, tableware, and sculpture that has made Glick one of today's premier figures in American studio pottery." The exhibition will feature nearly 200 pieces from throughout Glick's career as a potter. For details, visit Cranbrook Art Museum. View a catalog of the exhibit here. Dates: June 18, 2016 - March 12, 2017 Cranbrook Art Museum 39221 Woodward Avenue Bloomfield Hills, MI 248-645-3323 |
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2016 Ann Arbor Art Fair
Art Fair is right around the corner, and Yourist Studio Gallery will be there. So slather on the sun block, put on a hat and comfortable shoes, and come down and see us. This year our booth will feature works by resident artists Nancy Bulkley, Centurium Frost, Kevan O. Wilson, and Kay Yourist. Be aware that the Art Fair has changed week days and will run from Thursday, July 21, through Sunday, July 24, this year. Yourist Studio Gallery will have its booth at location E176-177 in the "heart" of the Art Fair on South University Avenue. Here's an Art Fair street map to help you find us. Get details about Art Fair here. Dates: July 21-24
Thursday-Saturday, 10:00 am-9:00 pm; Sunday, Noon-6:00 pm Yourist booth: E176-177 South University Art Fair Ann Arbor, MI |
Reception and artist's talk:
Can't make it to Chandra Debuse's Sketch, Stretch & Scratch workshop on August 20-21? Don't fret. You can hear from Chandra and see and buy her work at the reception, gallery sale, and artist's talk, open to the public, on Friday, August 19, 6:60 to 9:00 pm, at trustArt Studios. Meanwhile, browse a portfolio of Chandra Debuse's pieces here.
Date: August 19
Friday, 6:30 to 9:00 pm, open to the public
trustArt Studios, 7885 Jackson Road, Suite 1, Ann Arbor, MI
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Sketch, Stretch & Scratch:
Techniques for Illustrating Clay Surfaces
RnR Ceramics presents ceramic artist Chandra DeBuse in a 2-day workshop on Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, 2016. This workshop will be packed with information, demos, and hands-on experience. Learn more about the workshop and register here. But hurry because this workshop is filling fast! Dates: August 20-21 Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Yourist Studio Gallery, 1133 Broadway, Ann Arbor, MI. Registrants only.
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Ypsilanti Heritage Festival
Every year local potters get together and make bowls to support the SOS Community Services's food pantry. You can help their effort to feed hungry families by visiting the SOS booth at the Ypsilanti Heritage festival and buying a beautiful, handcrafted bowl or two. Get details here.
Dates: August 26-28 Friday, Noon - 8:30 pm; Saturday, 10 am - 8:30 pm; Sunday, 11 am - 6:30 pm
Riverside Park, Ypsilanti, MI
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Stop, look, listen . . . and learn
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A twist of the wrist
Decorating bowls with hakeme slip
Simon Leach reveals his secret for decorating bowls with hakeme slip. (The Japanese Pottery Information Center defines hakeme slip as "White slip that has been applied with a stiff brush." The brush marks are clearly visible.) Leach explains that "Part of the joy of doing this kind of decoration is the freedom, you see." To succeed at this technique, Leach advises plenty of practice, fearlessness, no hesitation, and a twist of the wrist.
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Just for fun
Cat tries its paw at wheel throwing
Is there anything you can do that your cat (if you have one) can't do better?
Well, this cat clearly thinks it would make a better potter than its human and wants to express its own ideas in clay.
"Hey, let me try. I'll show you. That foot needs some work. Smooth the outside a little more." And while we're speaking of cats, there's evidence they were getting their paws in clay as early as 100 AD. |
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Yourist Studio Gallery | 1133 Broadway, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-662-4914 | www.youristpottery.comInspiring 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 | Online gallery shop for the purchase of ceramic art |
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