2026 Great Lakes Cup Show | | |
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Great Lakes Cup Show!
- Best in Show: Maki Lin
- 2nd Place: Stassia Fulmer
- 3rd Place: Susan O'Connor
- Honorable Mention: Chris Kamykowski, Sonia Svensson
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Exhibition Hours
October 23-November 14
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
12:00-6:00 pm
View the Cupalogue from the 2026 Great Lakes Cup Show!
The Cupalogue features a photo and description of each cup, plus statements from the artists who created the ceramic work on display and for sale. Visit our gallery to view the entire show during open hours: Tues/Wed/Fri/Sat, 12-6pm, through November 14. If your favorite piece from the Cupalogue has already sold, you can still vote for it in the People's Choice Award contest!
See more information here.
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Finding Joy in the Slab: Highlights from Our Handbuilding Workshop with Juliann Roush
Written by Carolyn Adkins
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If you LOVE to throw and can't be bothered to hand-build, please keep reading. There is HOPE for people like you and me.
Yourist Studio recently sponsored an incredible one-day hand-building workshop featuring the immensely talented ceramic artist Juliann Roush. Hailing from northern Michigan, Juliann is celebrated across the clay community for her whimsical art that beautifully highlights slab work with custom wire-formed stamps and inspirational text.
Designed for potters of all experience levels—from wheel devotees to slab newcomers—the class focused on the detailed, step-by-step construction of a functional ceramic butter dish and its matching lid.
Juliann brought exceptional energy to the studio, using clear visual aids and an entertaining, lighthearted teaching style. Her approachable methods helped every participant step outside their comfort zone and create a unique butter dish.
Attendees walked away with a toolbox of new tricks for handbuilding structure and surface design. For wheel throwers especially, the intensive hands-on experience offered invaluable perspectives and versatile design techniques to carry forward into all future clay projects. Plus, it was fun!
More workshops will be coming to Yourist Studio. Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram.
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November Studio, Gallery, and Shop Hours
Studio & Gallery Hours for 2026
- Tuesday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Wednesday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Friday, 12:00-6:00 pm
- Saturday, 12:00-6:00 pm
Student Studio Practice
There are no open studio hours on Thursdays. Saturday open studio hours begin at noon, except on 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 this class date.
Please remember to sign in when you arrive for open studio and sign out when you leave. Make sure to clean your work area thoroughly before leaving.
Pick Up Your Pots!
Pick up your bisque ware and glazed works. All October bisqueware will be discarded on November 30. All October glazeware will be discarded on December 31. Please pick your pieces up before these dates.
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* * Save the Date! * *
YSG Holiday Sale
December 11-13
Look for details in your inbox and @youriststudiogallery
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Sale! Tool of the Month
Get 20% off our tool of the month, Xiem Clay Finishing Tools (Medium): Flex-Firm Silicone Set.
The Clay Finishing Tools are revolutionary tools with double-head tips for sculpting, blending, and finishing clay surfaces with confidence. Beyond being indispensable for hand-building and sculptural clay work, they also excel at texturing surface effects. They are designed and engineered for efficiency, accuracy, and dependability. They are made of pliable silicone material, resistant to extreme temperatures, cracking, and deterioration.
Sale! Clay of the Month
Get 20% off our clay of the month, Aardvark Charcoal.
Specifications: Fired Shrinkage is 13% and Water Absorption is 2% when fired to cone 5/6. Our newest addition is a medium grit black body without the issues of bloating! Works well with most glazes and provides a beautiful black base for decoration. Contains no talc.
Yourist Studio Gallery is the authorized dealer for Aardvark Clays in Michigan. We also offer a great selection of pottery tools in our tool shop. If you're looking for a great gift for your favorite potter, stop by and browse our tool collection.
Clays currently in stock from Aardvark are as follows:
- Charcoal
- Black Mountain
- Aardvark Porcelain
- Rod’s Bod
- Seaside
- Coleman Porcelain
- Woodfire Porcelain
- Nara 5 Porcelain
- Nara 10 Porcelain
- Fat Red
- Cafe Cinco
- Woodfire Stoneware
- Carmel
- Russian River
- Arctic White
- Raku White
Let us know if you are interested in any Aardvark Clays that we don’t have in stock. We will place one more order before winter comes.
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Studio Internship
We're interviewing potential studio interns for the autumn 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 a resume-building opportunity. Please send a letter of interest, including your previous pottery studio experience, to Kay Yourist.
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Yourist Sweatshirts are All the Rage!
Represent the studio in style! Yourist Studio Gallery t-shirts and hoodies are available for purchase at the studio during our business hours. The price for these comfy 100% cotton t-shirts is $20, and $38 for the hoodies.
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How to Make Stamps Out of Clay
In this video, Jessie Bock of Third Day Clay takes you through her process of making ceramic stamps and shows you ways to use them for your pottery! She will give you some of her tips and tricks when working on and with these stamps.
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How to Bubble Glaze on Pottery
Earth Nation Ceramics teaches you how to do the bubble glaze technique on your pottery. If you find the right glaze combination, this technique is excellent for adding flavor to your standard glazes.
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Clay Lover's Events
Here are some clay events to explore:
We'll let you know when new ceramics exhibitions are on display and open to the public.
Michigan & Regional Events
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Surface Matters, an exhibition exploring how contemporary artists use pattern to transform glass and ceramics into complex visual experiences, will be featured at the Flint Institute of Arts from November 7, 2026-April 4, 2027.
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Curious Beasts: A Ceramic Tale by Jennifer Rosseter will be exhibited at the Canton Museum of Art from November 24, 2026-March 7, 2027.
National Events
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From October 23, 2026, through March 17, 2027, the Mulvane Art Museum at Washburn University hosts the 2026 Artaxis National Juried Exhibition, a ceramics exhibition featuring works by members of Artaxis and juried by Dr. Sara Stepp, Tyler Quintin, and Kyla Strid.
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Call for Entries for the International Museum of Dinnerware Design’s Seventh National Biennial Juried Exhibition, Chopsticks, is open until January 31, 2027. This juried exhibition is to showcase the best in contemporary dinnerware as it relates to the theme of Chopsticks.
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Our Pottery Tool Shop
We welcome all ceramic lovers and local potters to shop with us for their pottery needs during our open hours. Students may purchase tools as needed during their classes.
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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