News, Events, Inspiration ◊ November 2024 | |
Inside this issue: Holiday Sale details. 2025 first-term classes just posted. Thanksgiving holiday hours. Abandoned outerwear. Opening for ceramics instructor. Special request for pottery donations for a good cause. Plus exhibitions, events, and informative videos. | |
Our holiday show and sale... | |
...is a festive celebration of ceramics and the holiday season. So make time in your busy holiday schedule to escape the mall madness and join us for all the fun. | |
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Opening and Artists' Reception
- Friday, December 13, 12-8 pm,
- Artists' Reception, 4-8 pm
The Show and Sale continues on
- Saturday, December 14, 10 am-5 pm
- Sunday, December 15, 12-5 pm
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Our holiday event kicks off with a lively Artists' Reception featuring great company, delectable food and drink, and lots of seasonal conviviality. It's your opportunity to chat with our artists about their work and show your support for them while you tour the displays and enjoy toothsome holiday treats.
We're showcasing a wide array of unique, carefully hand-crafted ceramic works by 35 of our talented participants:
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Kathleen Anastasia | Alison Bank | Hosanna Broner | Nancy Bulkley | Cheryl Cameron | Laila Chalati | Ireen Cleaton-Jones | Savanah Conrad | Rose Gomez | Kristina Greenstone | Astrid Giese | Amanda Heckenkamp | Linda Heckenkamp | Judith Hoge | Jessica Krivan | Lynn Kryska | Elan Lange | Amy Lesemann | Jacob Longmeyer | Jennifer MacLeod | Michelle Massey | Robin Mendenhall | Tempest NeuCollins | Beth Peterson | Averi Phan | Amy Roehrig | Brenda Shea | Katie Schroeder | Keith Shoultz | Elisha Talley | Tiffani Todd | Jeff Warrow | Kevan Wilson | Deborah Wood | Kay Yourist
You'll find an ample variety of beautiful handmade pieces, from dinnerware to decorative, that are perfect for everyone on your gift list (including yourself).
This festive holiday event only happens once a year, so do join us. There is plenty of free parking on site. You'll find a map to our location on our web site. We look forward to greeting you.
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The sale continues in the gallery during regular hours through December 23, with special hours on December 24 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. | |
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Generations: Mary McAllister's sculpture
joins her hand with those of her
two daughters and her granddaughter
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...our first-term class schedule for 2025. As the days fly by and we approach the end of the year, we've been busy arranging the lineup of classes for the first term of 2025. We've just posted our entire schedule of 2025 first-term classes on our web site and opened them for registration. Here are a few schedule highlights:
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Elliott Kayser will be back to teach our Advanced and Intermediate Clay class.
- Starting in January, Kristina Greenstone will teach a new specialty class on making pouring vessls.
- Beginning in late February, Kay Yourist will teach an atmospheric soda firing class.
And that's just for starters. Of course, we're also offering our full complement of wheel throwing and hand building classes. So pay a visit to our class registration page and sign up now for a new year of classes.
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Thanksgiving holiday hours
Yourist Studio Gallery will be closed for Thanksgiving on the following days:
Thursday, November 28
Friday, November 29
We will reopen for regular hours on Saturday, November 30.
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Long lost coats
Do I belong to you?
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...a coat or jacket? The studio coat closet is overflowing with unclaimed outerwear. Take a close look at this photograph. If you recognize a coat or jacket as yours, please come and claim it now. The weather will soon turn cold, and you'll need it. We will donate any coats and jackets that are left over. | |
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Job opportunities
New! Ceramics instructor
We are seeking career ceramicists interested in teaching at our modern, fully equipped studio during the winter/spring, 2025, term. November 15 is the deadline for application. If you wish to be considered, please send your bio and images of your work to Kay Yourist.
Studio intern
We're interviewing potential studio interns for fall and winter to help with studio maintenance in exchange for studio use. The successful applicant should know how to mix glaze, load kilns, mop floors, and perform other typical studio duties. An internship is a great experience and resume building opportunity. Please send a letter of interest, including your previous pottery studio experience, to Kay Yourist.
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Pottery pickup
Our bisque and glazed ware shelves are filling up fast in preparation for the holiday season, so we must move earlier pieces on to make room for the latest ones. Here is our deadline for picking up bisque and glazed ware on studio shelves:
Glaze and bisque ware from October
will be kept until November 30.
If you have items on our shelves from October, please pick up your glazed pieces and take them home to enjoy. Please glaze your bisque ware now or take it home for glazing in the future.
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Q. When I roll coils, they have a tendency to go flat and flip flop or they thin out in the middle. How do I fix these problems?
A. Ceramic artist Karina Smagulova builds shapely sculptures from coils, so she has plenty of coil rolling experience to share with you. In this video, she demonstrates her techniques for rolling coils and dealing with these common problems.
You can see examples of Karina Smagulova's sculptures here.
These videos are part of our continuing series for beginners at all levels.
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Bringing the benefits of clay to all | |
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On-site exhibitions
We'll let you know when new ceramics exhibitions are on display and open to the public. Before you go to an on-site exhibition, be sure to check the art museum's web site for any current health precautions.
Pewabic: Detroit's Pottery: documents the pottery's past while celebrating the present. Pewabic Pottery. Ongoing. More . . .
Playful Dining: a virtual exhibition that is mostly about toy dish sets belonging to children of the past. International Museum of Dinnerware Design. Ongoing. More . . .
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Ceramics Soul Lab by Cristina Joya. A self-discovery journey with clay. Michigan Medicine Gifts of Art. Taubman Health Center, Now–December 6, 2024. Also viewable online. More . . .
Spotlight—Motor City Griots. Faces of the superheroes that will protect and save Detroit by Steven Glazer. UM North Campus Research Complex, Now–December 14, 2024. More . . .
From Asia to the World: Ancient to Contemporary Art. Display includes blue-and-white porcelain, celadon, and enamel ceramics from China, Korea, and Japan. Toledo Museum of Art. Now–June 29, 2025. More . . .
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The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World. Paintings of elaborate feasts, sumptuous vessels for food and drink, and historical cookbooks. Detroit Institute of Arts. Now–January 5, 2025. More . . .
Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within. Chronological retrospective for "one of the most accomplished artists to work with clay in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries." Cranbrook Art Museum. Now–January 12, 2025. More...
Spotlight—Making Her Mark. "...highlights the achievements of women ceramicists since the early 20th century." Flint Institute of Arts, December 21, 2024–September 28, 2025. More . . .
Umbrian Ceramics: From Etruria Through Novecento and Today. A deep dive into the history and craft of Umbrian ceramics with Rob Raphael, 2018 NEA Ceramics Fellow (and pal of Nancy Bulkley). Umbertide, Italy, March 30–April 6, 2025. More . . .
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Pottery perspectives
Opportunities to expand your knowledge of ceramics past and present.
Enough for 15 days. That's how much funding ceramic artist Janna Edwards had when she set up 15 Days of Clay, a studio that's still going strong 20 years later. Janna's studio gives everyone the opportunity to shine—and shine they do under Janna's heartfelt and caring tutelage! More . . .
Thrown Together: Tradition, Apprenticeship & Individualism. An exhibition of work by ceramic artist Mark Hewitt and his apprentices. "You can't kiss the Mona Lisa." But you can drink from Hewitt's mug. More . . .
The Celebration of the Dinner Party. International Museum of Dinnerware Design. The video of IMODD's October online lecture is now available. More . . .
And three from Colossal:
Ceramic sculptures evoke the elements by JiSuk Jung. More . . .
Tiny ceramic ghosts of mammals and sea life by Lisa Agnetun. More . . .
Multimedia sculptures of consumption and gluttony by Genesis Belanger. More . . .
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Prime Painted Canyon by KleinReid,
glazed porcelain and hand-turned walnut
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KleinReid: Clay Confidential
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design's free November on-line lecture series features pottery artists James Klein and David Reid, founders of the pioneering KleinReid Studio, "an influential workshop is renowned for its elegant shapes, translucent porcelain, artisanal glazes, design integrity and impeccable craftsmanship." Klein and Reid collaborated with "design legend" Eva Zeisel during the last 12 years of her life.
Wednesday, November 13, 6:30 pm
Learn more here.
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"Formation, the theme of the 59th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), invites us to dig deep into the historical and cultural significance of ceramics worldwide." See full details at the NCECA website.
NCECA Formation
March 26-29, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Potter Yoon Hee Kim of Yoon Lab, who excels at throwing tall, shares her tips and tricks for throwing a 20-inch tall cylinder. Don't miss her clever method for showing how she holds her inner and outer hands as she pulls the cylinder up.
You can take a look at more of Yoon Hee Kim's work on her Instagram page.
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From the potter at Ondo Studio comes this fun and different way to make a stylish basket—with cookie cutters and some strategic carving. | |
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Please consider donating pots from excess inventory you may have accumulated to the Pioneer High School ceramics department. Your pots will be sold at the department's annual pottery sale, which will take place on December 13. All proceeds from the sale will help supplement the ceramics department budget.
Please bring all donations to Yourist Studio Gallery by Saturday, December 7. For answers to any questions or concerns you may have, contact Steve Rodriguez at (734) 417-4349.
Thank you so much for your willingness to help support student potters.
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Ceramics Now has relaunched Ceramics Now Magazine as a premium monthly publication in digital format. The magazine is designed "to promote and celebrate contemporary ceramics . . . highlighting the latest in the field." Learn more and subscribe here.
Ceramics Now has also published its list of Ceramic Art Competitions, Biennales, Festivals and Fairs in 2025. You can see it here.
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Studio, Gallery, and Shop hours | |
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Here are our open studio, gallery, and shop hours for 2024:
- Tuesday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Wednesday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Friday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Saturday, 12:00-6:00 pm
There are no open studio hours on Thursday. Saturday open studio hours begin at noon with the exception of one Saturday a month, when the Try It Once on the Wheel class meets from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Check our class schedule for the date for this class.
Please remember to sign in when you arrive for open studio and sign out when you leave. And make sure to clean your work area thoroughly before leaving.
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We welcome all ceramics lovers and all area potters to shop with us for their pottery needs during our open studio hours. Students may purchase tools as needed during their classes as well. | |
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To help us keep our studio safe and healthy for all students and members, please keep track of current advisories on the transmission risk and hospitalization numbers for COVID and other communicable respiratory diseases in Washtenaw county at this link:
Washtenaw County Health Department page
We have curbside delivery of clay, tools, and pottery during our regular hours. If you have a specific need, please call us at the studio, during regular hours, at 734-662-4914.
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Yourist Studio Gallery
6087 Jackson Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
734-662-4914
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