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: Welcome :

Yourist Studio Gallery is the working and teaching studio of clay artist Kay Yourist.

· Gallery
· Classes for adults and children
· Clay workshops by visiting 
  artists
· Community Studio Program
· Pottery Tools
· Film screenings

Our hours are:
Tues 12-6
Wed, Thurs & Sat 10-6,
Fri 10-9
Sun 4-8

 

 


: News & Events :

ATTENTION CERAMIC ARTISTS! - Yourist Studio Gallery announces our upcoming Autumn Exhibition "POURING VESSELS".

Entries are now being accepted for "POURING VESSELS" October 11 - November 22. Prizes will be awarded for Best of Show Functional & Best of Show Nonfunctional. Please send 3-5 digital images & $10 jury fee and your contact information to:  Yourist Studio Gallery, 1133 Broadway, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
DEADLINE: August 1

Work of Leslie Sobel            the work of Leslie Sobel

Gallery Featuring the Work of LESLIE SOBEL - Please stop by our gallery to see the encaustic paintings of artist Leslie Sobel.

Pottery Lottery Raffle - Please join us in our efforts to grow our studio. Our first step will be to buy a gas kiln. Your investment in Pottery Lottery Kiln Fund will help us toward reaching our goal of $25,000. In gratitude for your gift You will be included in a drawing for the month.

April's featured prize is a $100 gift certificate towards your choice Gallery/Tools/Class at Yourist Pottery Studio. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10.  Our Pottery Lottery drawing will be on May 6.

Donations/Tickets can be purchased at the studio or by phone 734-662-4914.
Thank you for your generouse support!

CONGRATULATIONS TO Mary Callum! Mary has won a $100 shopping spree at our tool shop in the March Pottery Lottery Raffle.

CONGRATULATIONS TO GARY COUNTERMAN! Gary has won a $200 gift certificate to the Earle Restaurant in the February Pottery Lottery Raffle.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SHARON DRAF-HORNING! Sharon has won a class of her choice at Yourist Studio in the January Pottery Lottery Raffle.

Classes make great gifts! - Or sign up with a friend for one of our upcoming classes. Please check the classes page for dates and times. Feel free to call the studio at 734.662.4914 for more information.

Workshops - What a great way to spend a day with clay!  Each Summer Yourist Studio offers a Summer Workshop Series running from June- August.  Our upcoming Summer series for 2008 is now enrolling. Please check the workshop page for details. Feel free to call the studio at 734.662.4914 for more information.

First Sunday Film Screenings - On the first Sunday of each month at 4 PM, Yourist Pottery Studio offers free film screenings. Contact us for more information!

New Tool Alert - We now carry Masonite bats a very inexpensive alternative to Hydrocal. (More tool information below.)

Introducing Kate Tremel - Kate Tremel has  been teaching ceramics to students of all ages and abilities for nearly twenty years. Her work has ranged from functional tableware to mixed media installation. She has participated in
residencies in Peru, Japan and France and holds an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Pottery Tools - We are expanding our selection of handmade tools.  Wooden profiling tools from Jepsen, faceting and beveling tools from Kentucky Spring have just arrived. Also in stock are lots more wooden stamps from Mecca.

- A bigger selection of Michael Sherrill's Mud tools have arrived. We now have Clay Carving Bows and flexible stainless steel ribs along with lots of the ever popular and colorful ribs that we have always loved.

- We now have four styles of bats to choose from: Hydrobats from the Ceramic shop. These amazing bats, made of hydrocal, are absorbent and strong.
The WonderBat system comes with six, six inch square, interchangeable bats. WonderBats come in simple rounds as well. They are absorbent, practically unbreakable, and the most economical of our bat choices. The 20 inch round is under $20. These are made from recycled wood mixed with a plastic material. We also carry the old fashioned Masonite bats and Creative Industries plastic bats.