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STAMPEDED BY EAGER CUSTOMERS AT THE ART FAIR?

Not exactly! It was the storm. We took on a little too much rain at the Yourist Studio Artist Tent Friday evening, and it collapsed in on our work. No potters or other humans were harmed in this fiasco, just a bunch of broken pot. Alas, the show must go on. We will be there tomorrow without a tent, in the open air, with the unbroken work we were able to salvage. Please come and see us!

Here are the "Before" images:

Kay Yourist & The Yourist Studio Artist at the ANN ARBOR ART FAIR

July 21 - 24 - Wed-Fri: 10am - 9pm, Sat: 10am-6pm

Kay Yourist will be exhibiting in the State Street Art Fair for the 32nd year. Her booth #112 is on State Street between South University and William, right in front of the LSA building.

The Yourist Studio Artists will be exhibiting for the second year in a large boot, #41-44, in the South University Art Fair. It is on South University between Church and Forest, across from the Starbucks.

The Yourist Studio Artists exhibiting this year are: Darcy Bowden, Barbaranne Branca, Sue Conklin, Robin Cook, Marilyn Edington, Catherine Fillmore, Rose E. Gomez, Sherry Hall, Rachel Jensen, & Jody Owens

Click here to see the postcard.

The Sis Warner Memorial Scholarship Fund is now an integral part of our ever growing YSG community programming.

In May of 2008 we lost our dear friend, Phyllis Warner. Those of us who were fortunate to know her, called her “Sis”. Sis has been a life long “student” of ceramics. Always finding time to take a pottery class in her busy life of gathering with friends, caring for those she was closest to, volunteering at the “Thrift Shop”, golfing, spending time at the family farm and planning the next fishing trip. Not to mention the beautiful scarves that she could crochet and the amazing baskets that she would weave.
At class time she would call me “teacher” before asking a question that she knew the whole class would benefit from hearing the answer to. I would often tell “Sis” that I was the student and she was the “teacher”. She would always have a practical solution to almost any situation. I think of Sis, every Thursday afternoon as class gathers. She would typically arrive fifteen minutes late, making an unintentional grand entrance with her hand full of a peanut butter stuffed dog treat that my dog Odo, could not resist. He adored Sis and often put his chin on her lap as she sat at the pottery wheel pursuing her lifelong practice of making beautiful, practical pots.

We are now in the growing stages of The Sis Warner Memorial Scholarship fund to help students pursue their education in ceramics at Yourist Studio. All donations to this fund will be used to help pay tuition fees for students in need.
Our gratitude goes to Connie Belda for the generous donation of seed money to create the Sis Warner Memorial Scholarship Fund
and to Sis Warner for leaving her great legacy of life long learning and a zestful love for life.

Please help us to grow our Sis Warner Memorial Scholarship Fund so that we can encourage students in need to continue learning.
You can send your donations to :

Sis Warner Scholarship
c/o Yourist Studio Gallery
1133 Broadway
ann Arbor, Mi. 48105

Ann Arbor Art Fair 2009

Yourist Studio Gallery had its own booth on South University street and 11 of our Community studio members, Students and Instructors exhibited and sold their work. Our first year at the art fair with a studio booth was a huge success and we are looking forward to more art fairs to come. Community studio members, Barb Branca and Sharon Graf-Horning shared their own booth on Maynard street for the first year. Instructor and community studio member, Rachel Jensen had a booth on South University for her third year. Instructor, Kate Tremel spent her second year in a booth on North University. Kay Yourist also participated in the Ann Arbor art fair exhibiting her work in the same booth on State street that she has exhibited at for 30 years. Click here to see photos.

Our next POTTERY LOTTERY drawing is TBD.

The prize will be 10,000 cubic inches firing space or a $100 gift certificate. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10.

INTERVIEWS WITH KAY YOURIST

Teeter Totter Interview with Homeless Dave:
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Natural Gas Fired Reduction Kiln News

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Pottery Lottery Raffle and Kiln Brick Builders - Thank you for joining us in our efforts to grow our studio. Our first step of building a gas kiln is in progress. With our new kiln almost complete we are still working to reach our goal of $25,000 . Thanks to the support, from you, our friends, community studio members, students, customers and patrons, our kiln fund has grown and we've reached 25% of our goal! With 75% to go, there are several ways that you can help.

* Keep buying Pottery Lottery tickets. The prize will be 10,000 cubic inches firing space or a $100 gift certificate. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10.

* It takes 1000 bricks to complete our kiln and those bricks cost $3 each. Invest in Kiln Bricks for our kiln and sign your name to our list of kiln builders.

* The ultimate gift would be to purchase a burner for our kiln. We need four burners and each burner costs $500. The premium that we offer in exchange for each burner purchased is five months of free unlimited studio time and a complimentary 25 pound clay/firing package. This is a $630 value.

*Your investment in Kiln Bricks, Burners or the Pottery Lottery Kiln Fund is helping us toward reaching our goal.

Burner, Kiln Brick and Pottery Lottery Donations/Tickets can be purchased at the studio or by phone 734-662-4914.Thank you for your generous support! Soon, we will post images of our kiln in progress.

Congratulations to our POTTERY LOTTERY WINNERS

Renee Baxter John Dolinsky   Amy Thomas   Ben Mattison   Cindy Reedy   Mary Callum
Gary Counterman & Sharon Graf Horning

Class Registration

Download our registration form to register for classes.

First Sunday Film Screenings

Call 734.662.4914 or email Kay for more information.

New Tool Alert

We now carry Wonder Bats a very inexpensive alternative to Hydrocal.

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.