News, Events, Inspiration ◊ October 2024 | |
Inside this issue: Enrollment call for last term of 2024. Holiday Show and Sale dates announced. Florian Gadsby's comprehensive handle pulling guide. Ceramic World Destinations virtual platform. Charming future potters. Plus more exhibitions, events, and informative videos. | |
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Clay cordon bleu?
Meghan Shaw adds ravioli squares
to her artisanal pasta collection
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End the year...
...artfully by getting your hands in clay during our final class term of 2024. If you've resolved to add art to your life in 2025, why not get a jump start on it? There's no time like the present to do so. Whether you're new to clay or an experienced potter, we have classes and community studio programs that we've designed to suit your needs. And there are still a couple of days left to get that Early Bird tuition discount.
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Here's the class schedule:
Introductory and Continuing Wheel
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Mon, Oct 28-Dec 2, 6:30-8:45 pm, with Kevan Wilson
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Wed, Oct 23-Nov 27, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, with Jenneva Kayser
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Thu, Oct 24-Dec 5, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
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Thu, Oct 24-Dec 5, 6:30-8:30 pm, with Nick Glynos
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Sat, Oct 26-Nov 30, 9:45 am-11:45 pm, with Laila Chalati
Early Bird discount effective through Oct 2.
Intermediate Wheel Throwing
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Thu, Oct 24-Dec 5, 12:30-2:30 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
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Sun, Oct 27-Dec 8, 1:00-3:00 pm, with Jenneva Kayser
Early Bird discount effective through Oct 2.
Coffee and Clay (In studio or via Zoom)
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Wed, Oct 23-Nov 27, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, with Nancy Bulkley
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Sat, Oct 26-Nov 30, 9:30-11:30 am, with Nancy Bulkley
Early Bird discount effective through Oct 2.
Hand Building
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Thu, Oct 24-Dec 5, 6:30-8:30 pm, with Elliott Kayser
Early Bird discount effective through Oct 2.
Reserve your seat now.
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October Try It
Take a test drive on the pottery wheel in our Try It class.
Try It Once on the Wheel
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Sat, Oct 26, 1:00-2:30 pm, with Laila Chalati
Register now.
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Our graphic features work by some of the 2024 Holiday Show and Sale artists, including Nancy Bulkley, Laila Chalati, Savanah Conrad, Judith Hogue, Avery Phan, Tiffani Tosch, Deb Wood, and Kay Yourist. | |
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The dates for the festive 2024 Yourist Studio Gallery Holiday Show and Sale have been set, and the show and sale crew is busy planning all the details. If you've attended this event in the past, you know how much fun it is, so save these dates now: Friday, December 13 through Sunday, December 15.
We'll have more information for you soon, including a complete list of participating artists, daily hours, and the opening reception schedule. We look forward to seeing you there!
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What a difference a year makes! | |
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...this month, the soda kiln was under construction. Since October, 2023, when this photo was taken, we've finished the soda kiln, enclosed it in a shed, and had four successful firings, with more to come.
Seen in the photo from left: Dave Timm, Kay Yourist, Sue Rauschl, and Elliott Kayser.
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Pottery pickup
Our bisque and glazed ware shelves have begun 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 September will be kept until October 31.
If you have items on our shelves from September, 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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Job opportunity
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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Q. I haven't pulled handles in quite a while and I want to get back to it. Can you get me started with a refresher?
A. Potter Florian Gadsby will help you revive your handle pulling skills in this clear, comprehensive A to Z guide. And even if you are an old hand at handle pulling, you might find some helpful new tips in this video.
These videos are part of our continuing series for beginners at all levels.
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Future potters of the world | |
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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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Surface As Form: a look at the history of ceramics at EMU, featuring the works of Margeaux Claude, Andrea Gill, Gail Kendall, Diana Pancioli, Susanne Stephenson, and Patti Warashinaa. Eastern Michigan University Gallery. Now–October 21, 2024. More . . .
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 . . .
Spotlight—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. October 9, 2024–January 12, 2025. More...
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Pottery perspectives
Opportunities to expand your knowledge of ceramics past and present.
Need a large helping of charming right now? Enjoy this video of adorable youngsters learning how to make pots at the Yanggu Porcelain Museum in Korea. Yanggu has been noted for its porcelain pottery for hundreds of years. More . . .
Highlights of the Ceramic Art London 2024 exhibition. Another quick look at the art and artists at the Ceramic Art London exhibition, celebrating CAL's 20th year in 2024. More . . .
Dining on the Concorde: In Flight Dining at Twice the Speed of Sound. International Museum of Dinnerware Design. The video of IMODD's first online lecture of the season is now available. More . . .
And three from Colossal:
Vintage porcelain knick-knacks take on new life by Debra Broz. More . . .
Chunky clay vessels ooze with vivid color by Brian Rochefort. More . . .
Delicate clay pods hold seeds and other fruit by Sally Kent. More . . .
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Kayser Ceramics Studio Open House + Seconds Sale
You are invited. There will be pottery, jewelry, sculpture, snacks, and friends! 111 N. Clubview Dr., Ypsilanti, MI, October 5, 1:00-4:00 pm. More . . .
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Rose Garden sculptural dinnerware set
with 12 place settings
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The Celebration of the Dinner Party
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design's free on-line lecture series continues with a program featuring pottery artist Eddie Dominguez discussing "the reasons he makes dinnerware and the approaches that guide his work." Dominguez, professor emeritus of ceramics at the University of Nebraska, "has explored cultural and social issues such as ethnicity, political tension and gender in his art."
Wednesday, October 9, 6:30 pm
Learn more here.
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It's now under way. Celebrate Michigan Ceramics 2024 at its biennial juried exhibition and competition, which features work submitted by MCAA members and Michigan-related ceramicists, and judged by noted ceramic artist George Rodriguez. Check the MCAA website for details.
Michigan Ceramics 2024
Now-October 31
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
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Take a world tour of ceramics | |
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It's free. No vaccines or passports are required. And you can tour ceramics museums, galleries, and studios around the world from the comfort of your recliner.
The Museum of Ceramic Art, New York, brings you Ceramic World Destinations (CWD), which it labels the "Google Map" of ceramics. MOCA-NY explains that its virtual platform "reveals the global, diverse, and universal appeal of clay. The thousands of destinations listed are an alternative means to 'travel,' opening new opportunities, prospects, and inspirations."
Just bring up the CWD interactive map, choose your destination, and go.
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Mathematicians will tell you that you can't square the circle, and mathematically speaking they are right. But potters know that you can throw a cylinder on the wheel and then square it off, as demonstrated here by potter Sarah Wells Rolland. For added interest, Rolland applies surface decoration to her piece using a thumb tool before she changes its shape.
You can see more of Rolland's work on her Instagram page.
Want to know why mathematicians say you can't square the circle? The answer's here.
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Hey, hand builders, are you looking for new shapes to try? Here's potter Ann Ruel of Little Street Pottery with three projects, each created using a different technique, and free downloadable templates for you as a bonus. | |
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
www.youristpottery.com | Instagram
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